# Buller Electricity Scholarship Trust Board

**Charities Register number:** CC22075
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-03-24
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Westport
**NZBN:** 9429042958772
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Buller Electric Power Board and Buller Electricity Limited celebrated providing 50 years of service to the people of the Buller on 11 December 1997. To commemorate this achievement, the company established the scholarship which was offered for the first time in 1999. The aim is to assist students from the Buller region to attend university and obtain qualifications of relevance to the electricity industry.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$10k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$10k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-336
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$151k
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=2e998275-922d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$10k | NZ$10k | NZ$-336 | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$10k | NZ$-815 | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$10k | NZ$-2k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$5k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$5k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$10k | NZ$10k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$5k | NZ$5k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$5k | NZ$5k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$5k | NZ$9k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$6k | NZ$3k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current (13 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22075) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-12
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-13

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/buller-electricity-scholarship-trust-board
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/buller-electricity-scholarship-trust-board/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/buller-electricity-scholarship-trust-board/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22075
- Charity website: www.bullerelectricity.co.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/buller-electricity-scholarship-trust-board. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-13T18:55:11.342Z.