# Whangapoua Voluntary Rural Fire Force

**Charities Register number:** CC50844
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2014-07-25
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Whangapoua
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

to provide a building and assets and volunteers to undertake fire prevention measures as deemed necessary and to respond to and extinguish such fires as do occur in vegetation within the designated area of responsibility and where deemed necessary provide initial attack for property fires, and attend other such emergencies. The designated are of responsibility is the area between New Chums Beach, top of the Whangapoua Hill, Hikurangi Hill and Opitonui Road.

## 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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$28k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$28k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$762
- **Total assets:** NZ$396k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$3k
- **Net assets:** NZ$393k
- **Donations:** NZ$3k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=391c0e4c-c00e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$28k | NZ$28k | NZ$762 | NZ$393k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$23k | NZ$28k | NZ$-5k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$21k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$14k | NZ$22k | not disclosed | NZ$408k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$15k | not disclosed | NZ$451k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$17k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | NZ$154k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$14k | NZ$10k | not disclosed | NZ$150k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$11k | NZ$11k | not disclosed | NZ$146k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$19k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | NZ$146k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$17k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | NZ$140k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (9 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC50844) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- 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/whangapoua-voluntary-rural-fire-force
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whangapoua-voluntary-rural-fire-force/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whangapoua-voluntary-rural-fire-force/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC50844

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/whangapoua-voluntary-rural-fire-force. 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 2026-09-11T10:26:44.563Z.