# The Canterbury Railway Society Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC21633
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-03-06
**Sector:** Animal Welfare
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429042797333
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Society promotes a knowledge of, and interest in matters of railway interest by means of meetings, visits, discussions, excursions. lectures, exhibitions, publications and other forms of publicity, instruction and entertainment.

## 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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$80k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$88k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-8k
- **Total assets:** NZ$579k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$2k
- **Net assets:** NZ$578k
- **Donations:** NZ$28k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$80k | NZ$88k | NZ$-8k | NZ$578k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$67k | NZ$86k | NZ$-18k | NZ$586k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$98k | NZ$90k | NZ$7k | NZ$605k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$43k | NZ$71k | not disclosed | NZ$597k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$45k | NZ$59k | not disclosed | NZ$622k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$29k | NZ$89k | not disclosed | NZ$636k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$49k | NZ$87k | not disclosed | NZ$696k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$53k | NZ$42k | not disclosed | NZ$731k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$56k | NZ$44k | not disclosed | NZ$730k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$60k | NZ$100k | not disclosed | NZ$728k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (32 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC21633) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-11
- Rating: computed 2026-09-11
- This document generated: 2026-09-11

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/the-canterbury-railway-society-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-canterbury-railway-society-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-canterbury-railway-society-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC21633

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-canterbury-railway-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 2026-09-11T15:50:21.644Z.