# The H B Williams Memorial Library Book Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC20661
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-01-24
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Gisborne
**NZBN:** 9429042779025
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The purchase of books, magazines, journals, newspapers, periodicals, or other literary matter and works of art donated to theHB Williams Memorial Library and members and patrons thereof .

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (67.9 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 73.5/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$62k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$45k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$16k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.03M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$4k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.02M
- **Donations:** NZ$148
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$62k | NZ$45k | NZ$16k | NZ$1.02M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$85k | NZ$46k | NZ$40k | NZ$1.01M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$26k | NZ$100k | not disclosed | NZ$966k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$124k | NZ$47k | not disclosed | NZ$1.04M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$112k | NZ$7k | not disclosed | NZ$963k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$89k | NZ$116k | not disclosed | NZ$858k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$43k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | NZ$886k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$45k | NZ$109k | not disclosed | NZ$851k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$48k | NZ$7k | not disclosed | NZ$915k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$47k | NZ$9k | not disclosed | NZ$873k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current
- **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=CC20661) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-03

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-h-b-williams-memorial-library-book-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-h-b-williams-memorial-library-book-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-h-b-williams-memorial-library-book-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC20661

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-h-b-williams-memorial-library-book-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 2026-10-03T16:49:32.959Z.