# New Zealand Railways Staff Welfare Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC39456
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429042708780
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Trust has the purpose of providing assistance and benefits to current and ex-railway workers, to enhance their health and wellbeing.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The charity type has not been classified yet, so no scoring template applies and the grade is withheld.
- **Status code:** `unclassified`
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$4.77M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$4.45M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$321k
- **Total assets:** NZ$47.02M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$454k
- **Net assets:** NZ$46.57M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$542k
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Staff costs:** NZ$516k
- **Paid staff:** 34
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=3add7f5b-4d56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$4.77M | NZ$4.45M | NZ$321k | NZ$46.57M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$4.55M | NZ$4.12M | NZ$424k | NZ$46.25M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$3.68M | NZ$3.46M | not disclosed | NZ$45.82M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$3.77M | NZ$3.21M | not disclosed | NZ$45.60M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$3.34M | NZ$2.99M | not disclosed | NZ$35.28M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$2.89M | NZ$2.55M | not disclosed | NZ$34.94M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$2.90M | NZ$2.80M | not disclosed | NZ$34.59M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$2.69M | NZ$2.52M | not disclosed | NZ$25.50M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$2.63M | NZ$2.43M | not disclosed | NZ$25.18M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$2.57M | NZ$2.41M | not disclosed | NZ$25.03M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (25 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** MooreMarhams
- **Most recent audit opinion:** qualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC39456) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- Moore Markhams — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-04

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/new-zealand-railways-staff-welfare-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/new-zealand-railways-staff-welfare-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/new-zealand-railways-staff-welfare-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC39456
- Charity website: http://www.nzrwelfare.co.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/new-zealand-railways-staff-welfare-trust. 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 2026-10-04T05:25:52.394Z.