# East Coast Museum of Technology Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC40332
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Gisborne
**NZBN:** 9429042699262
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide, develop and maintain a museum of Transport, Industrial and Agricultural Technology of the East Coast. To preserve and display items from the agricultural, commercial, industrial, transport and home technologies that reflects our culture and heritage, focusing on the East Coast. To purchase, accept gifts and legacies, or otherwise acquire exhibits of any kind which shall be considered suitable for the purposes of the society. To purchase, take on, lease or otherwise, acquire any land, buildings, rights or property which may be requisite for the purposes of the society. To sell, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any of the property of the society.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B- (71.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 70/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **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$89k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$56k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$33k
- **Total assets:** NZ$6.50M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$43k
- **Net assets:** NZ$6.45M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$99k
- **Donations:** NZ$7k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=9dd2ae21-922d-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$89k | NZ$56k | NZ$33k | NZ$6.45M |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$89k | NZ$43k | NZ$47k | NZ$4.98M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$68k | NZ$62k | NZ$6k | NZ$5.15M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$57k | NZ$29k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$57k | NZ$29k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$39k | NZ$25k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$26k | NZ$21k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$30k | NZ$20k | not disclosed | NZ$127k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$39k | NZ$16k | not disclosed | NZ$214k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$53k | NZ$39k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (31 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=CC40332) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-05

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/east-coast-museum-of-technology-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/east-coast-museum-of-technology-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/east-coast-museum-of-technology-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC40332
- Charity website: https://ecmot.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/east-coast-museum-of-technology-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 2026-10-05T13:27:09.255Z.