# Friends of Russell Customhouse Trust Board

**Charities Register number:** CC64132
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2026-01-23
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Russell
**NZBN:** 9429053325594
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Friends of Russell Customhouse Trust exists to restore, protect, and sustainably manage the Heritage Category 1 Russell Customhouse at 37 The Strand, Kororāreka Russell. Through community stewardship, partnership with Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and charitable governance, the Trust will secure the building’s future, reinvesting any surplus into its upkeep and supporting other community initiatives for the benefit of Kororāreka Russell.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — No financial activity recorded in the most recent filing.
- **Status code:** `dormant_or_inactive`
- **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.

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (7 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC64132) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Rating: computed 2026-03-07
- 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/friends-of-russell-customhouse-trust-board
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/friends-of-russell-customhouse-trust-board/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/friends-of-russell-customhouse-trust-board/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC64132

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/friends-of-russell-customhouse-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 2026-09-13T08:48:29.497Z.