# Bushtown (Waimate) Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC29936
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Waimate
**NZBN:** 9429042998662
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

- We strive to recount the early sawmilling history, native forest, and the Pioneers efforts to establish the farming community of the Waimate District. - To work with other individuals or groups with similar interests to our own to tell the stories of the Waimate District as a sawmilling town until the “Great Fire” of November 1878 and the development of the agricultural region thereafter. - To promote the facility for public display to encourage both international and domestic visitors to Waimate, and for its educational value. - To hold events on a regular basis portraying the gatherings hosted by the Early Settlers. - To establish a Totara forest as a major fundraiser for the Heritage Park and offer families and groups a living legacy. - To establish, develop and maintain a display of sawmilling and the timber industry. - To depict the ancillary amenities needed to support the industry alongside the farming community. - To cater for as wide a range of public interest as possible

## 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 2026-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$44k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$22k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$21k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$41k
- **Government grants:** NZ$11k (25.5% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$12k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=0901f19f-1c75-f111-bb55-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | NZ$44k | NZ$22k | NZ$21k | not disclosed |
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$70k | NZ$48k | NZ$22k | not disclosed |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$54k | NZ$50k | NZ$4k | NZ$183k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$50k | NZ$42k | not disclosed | NZ$179k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$21k | NZ$16k | not disclosed | NZ$28k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$29k | NZ$29k | not disclosed | NZ$166k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$34k | NZ$35k | not disclosed | NZ$166k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$47k | NZ$23k | not disclosed | NZ$167k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$60k | NZ$20k | not disclosed | NZ$142k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$45k | NZ$17k | not disclosed | NZ$514k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (33 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=CC29936) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2024-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-11-08
- Financials: last updated 2026-11-08
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-11-13

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/bushtown-waimate-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/bushtown-waimate-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/bushtown-waimate-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC29936

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/bushtown-waimate-incorporated. 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 2026-11-13T13:25:53.376Z.