# Whangamata Volunteer Fire Brigade

**Charities Register number:** CC31841
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Whangamata
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Whangamata Volunteer Fire Brigade is a Volunteer Brigade whose members respond and assist the community with incidents and emergencies 24 hours a day

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$43k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$45k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-2k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$103k
- **Government grants:** NZ$10k (24.2% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$30k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$8k
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=8dd2ae21-922d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$43k | NZ$45k | NZ$-2k | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$26k | NZ$52k | NZ$-27k | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$74k | NZ$64k | NZ$10k | NZ$224k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$35k | NZ$22k | not disclosed | NZ$190k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$26k | NZ$15k | not disclosed | NZ$128k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$43k | NZ$20k | not disclosed | NZ$189k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$71k | NZ$15k | not disclosed | NZ$167k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$30k | NZ$18k | not disclosed | NZ$108k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$39k | NZ$25k | not disclosed | NZ$118k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$38k | NZ$18k | not disclosed | NZ$104k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (6 including former)
- **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=CC31841) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

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/whangamata-volunteer-fire-brigade
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whangamata-volunteer-fire-brigade/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whangamata-volunteer-fire-brigade/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC31841

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/whangamata-volunteer-fire-brigade. 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 2026-09-28T23:13:51.701Z.