# The Friends of Kawhia Museum Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC27192
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Kawhia
**NZBN:** 9429042874959
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

1. Preserve, present and enhance understanding of the cultural and natural history of the Kāwhia region and facilitate the sharing of stories of Kāwhia and its place in the world. 2. Encourage greater awareness, understanding, appreciation and conservation of the Kāwhia Moana Harbour's environment. 3. Collect, preserve, research, display and interpret objects and information relating to these objectives. 4. To use our collection and staff/volunteers to act as an information source on the Kāwhia region and assist visitors in an appreciation of the local places of interest and tourist sites.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The filed financial data is incomplete or internally inconsistent, so a score would not be meaningful.
- **Status code:** `insufficient_data`
- **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 2025-05-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$41k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$56k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-16k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$17k
- **Donations:** NZ$14k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$23k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=545f5e3c-08c8-ef11-bb3d-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | NZ$41k | NZ$56k | NZ$-16k | not disclosed |
| 2023-12-22 | NZ$49k | NZ$27k | NZ$22k | not disclosed |
| 2022-12-22 | NZ$26k | NZ$29k | not disclosed | NZ$13k |
| 2021-12-22 | NZ$26k | NZ$24k | not disclosed | NZ$16k |
| 2020-12-22 | NZ$26k | NZ$23k | not disclosed | NZ$15k |
| 2019-12-22 | NZ$26k | NZ$28k | not disclosed | NZ$11k |
| 2018-12-22 | NZ$28k | NZ$26k | not disclosed | NZ$10k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$23k | NZ$20k | not disclosed | NZ$9k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$21k | NZ$21k | not disclosed | NZ$9k |
| 2015-12-31 | NZ$20k | NZ$21k | not disclosed | NZ$0 |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (22 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=CC27192) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

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

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/the-friends-of-kawhia-museum-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-friends-of-kawhia-museum-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-friends-of-kawhia-museum-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27192

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-friends-of-kawhia-museum-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 2026-10-01T14:17:09.629Z.