# Lakes District Museum Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC22757
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-09
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Arrowtown
**NZBN:** 9429042660729
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide a professionally run history museum for the benefit of the residents of and the visitors to the Queenstown Lakes District. The museum will, to the highest level possible; curate, educate and inform.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (76.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (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 2025-07-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$2.12M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.82M
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$7.06M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$98k
- **Net assets:** NZ$6.96M
- **Government grants:** NZ$66k (3.1% of revenue)

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | NZ$2.12M | NZ$1.82M | not disclosed | NZ$6.96M |
| 2024-07-31 | NZ$1.64M | NZ$1.49M | not disclosed | NZ$6.67M |
| 2023-07-31 | NZ$1.83M | NZ$1.17M | not disclosed | NZ$6.52M |
| 2022-07-31 | NZ$2.17M | NZ$549k | not disclosed | NZ$5.73M |
| 2021-07-31 | NZ$2.03M | NZ$556k | not disclosed | NZ$4.23M |
| 2020-07-31 | NZ$953k | NZ$779k | not disclosed | NZ$2.74M |
| 2019-07-31 | NZ$735k | NZ$653k | not disclosed | NZ$2.57M |
| 2018-07-31 | NZ$1.45M | NZ$617k | not disclosed | NZ$2.49M |
| 2017-07-31 | NZ$791k | NZ$583k | not disclosed | NZ$1.65M |
| 2016-07-31 | NZ$1.14M | NZ$1.02M | not disclosed | NZ$1.44M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 11 current (31 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Ashton Wheelans
- **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=CC22757) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-24
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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/lakes-district-museum-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/lakes-district-museum-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/lakes-district-museum-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22757

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/lakes-district-museum-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 2026-10-01T06:06:20.195Z.