# Thames Museum Society Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC21990
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-03-19
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Thames
**NZBN:** 9429042845133
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To collect, preserve and display the heritage of Thames, by involving members, volunteers and the wider community; to work with other organisations to promote Thames District Heritage; to maintain high standards of storage and display to ensure optimum preservation, professionalism and community pride.

## 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 2026-05-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$31k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$16k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$15k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$58k
- **Donations:** NZ$4k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a8cfe250-885d-f111-bb53-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | NZ$31k | NZ$16k | NZ$15k | not disclosed |
| 2025-05-31 | NZ$39k | NZ$30k | NZ$9k | not disclosed |
| 2024-05-31 | NZ$73k | NZ$65k | NZ$8k | not disclosed |
| 2023-05-31 | NZ$79k | NZ$54k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-05-31 | NZ$63k | NZ$83k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-05-31 | NZ$27k | NZ$19k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-05-31 | NZ$13k | NZ$16k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-05-31 | NZ$14k | NZ$25k | not disclosed | NZ$212k |
| 2018-05-31 | NZ$43k | NZ$42k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-05-31 | NZ$22k | NZ$12k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current (13 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=CC21990) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$11k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **We Care Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$1k, year ended 2024-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-02

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/thames-museum-society-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/thames-museum-society-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/thames-museum-society-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC21990
- Charity website: https://thameshistoricalmuseum.weebly.com

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/thames-museum-society-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 2026-10-02T12:27:16.180Z.