# Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC10029
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2007-02-25
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Upper Hutt
**NZBN:** 9429043103850
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To plan, fund, reinstate and operate a tourist heritage railway on former railway route between Upper Hutt and Featherston, and any other directly or indirectly connected railway; Acquire by agreement, lease or purchase such lands as are required to allow the reinstatement of the former railway route between Upper Hutt and Featherston and any other such lands as will further the objectives of the Trust; Acquire by agreement, lease or purchase such items of railway rolling stock, tools and material to facilitate the construction and operation of the tourist heritage railway

## 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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$26k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$34k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-7k
- **Total assets:** NZ$631k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1k
- **Net assets:** NZ$630k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$2k
- **Donations:** NZ$17k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=392dfcf8-4b56-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$26k | NZ$34k | NZ$-7k | NZ$630k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$20k | NZ$37k | NZ$-16k | NZ$653k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$31k | NZ$49k | not disclosed | NZ$653k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$36k | NZ$35k | not disclosed | NZ$671k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$36k | NZ$37k | not disclosed | NZ$665k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$31k | NZ$24k | not disclosed | NZ$665k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$28k | NZ$21k | not disclosed | NZ$657k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$21k | NZ$21k | not disclosed | NZ$645k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$15k | NZ$17k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$21k | NZ$15k | not disclosed | NZ$10k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (13 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC10029) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Trust House Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

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/rimutaka-incline-railway-heritage-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/rimutaka-incline-railway-heritage-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/rimutaka-incline-railway-heritage-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC10029

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/rimutaka-incline-railway-heritage-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 2026-09-30T01:39:30.752Z.