# Methven Search and Rescue Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC43515
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2010-01-31
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:**  Methven
**NZBN:** 9429042767039
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To engage in activities involving searching, rescuing and recovery of missing persons in an area bounded specifically by the main divide of the Southern Alps and the east coast, the Rangitata river in the South and the Rakaia river in the north, but generally in any area where the services of the organization shall be required. To communicate, co-operate and co-ordinate with other organizations and to provide assistance to Civil defense, Police and Fire and Emergency NZ when such assistance shall be requested or required. To participate in field exercises and training days. To engage in fund raising activities to further the objectives of the society. To undertake and/or participate in recreational, sporting and social activities for the benefit of its members. To take on lease, purchase or give security over real property. To generally engage in activities to serve the interests of the citizens of Methven and its surrounding district.

## 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$8k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$13k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-5k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$43k
- **Donations:** NZ$250
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=e3184dc3-922d-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$8k | NZ$13k | NZ$-5k | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$8k | NZ$1k | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$5k | NZ$8k | NZ$-3k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$28k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$28k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$10k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$15k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$5k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current (32 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=CC43515) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-27
- 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/methven-search-and-rescue-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/methven-search-and-rescue-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/methven-search-and-rescue-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC43515

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/methven-search-and-rescue-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 2026-10-01T04:13:38.296Z.