# The Paihia Historical Legacy Society Incorporated 

**Charities Register number:** CC58488
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2020-10-29
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Napier
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Paihia Historical Legacy Society has the educational and community benefit purposes of increased public understanding of the formative events and relationships that underpinned and surrounded the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, particularly through the work of the CMS missionaries who established the Paihia Mission in 1823, as a legacy of the Paihia Bicentennial in 2023, as more fully detailed in the preamble to the Society's rules.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** F (22.0 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 32.2/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-10 (methodology 3.6)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - trustees holding many concurrent board roles

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 2024-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** not disclosed
- **Total expenses:** NZ$15k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-15k
- **Total assets:** NZ$27k
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** NZ$27k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$27k
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=7339414d-06c8-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | not disclosed | NZ$15k | NZ$-15k | NZ$27k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$310k | NZ$281k | NZ$29k | not disclosed |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$225k | NZ$277k | not disclosed | NZ$13k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$75k | NZ$10k | not disclosed | NZ$65k |
| 2020-12-31 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current (6 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=CC58488) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-04-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-10
- 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-paihia-historical-legacy-society-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-paihia-historical-legacy-society-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-paihia-historical-legacy-society-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC58488

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-paihia-historical-legacy-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 2026-09-11T09:29:43.108Z.