Awarua Communications Museum Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Invercargill

Awarua Communications Museum Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Invercargill, Invercargill. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To record and interpret the story of the Awarua Radio Station. To preserve material associated with the Awarua Radio Station and the development of telecommunications in Southland. To detail the history of the development of telecommunications in Southland. To retain and display significant films relating to Southland's 20th century history.

Registration Number
CC45439
Charity Type
Incorporated Society
Registration Date
2010-09-26
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Invercargill, Invercargill
Email
info@awaruamuseum.co.nz
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.0M$0.0M-
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M$0.5M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.5M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.5M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.5M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.5M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.5M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.7M
2017$0.0M$0.0M-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (25)

  • Matthew Bridle — Committee Member
  • Veronica Williams — Committee Member (departed 2025-05-20)
  • Rachael Bailey — Secretary (departed 2023-05-17)
  • Rachael Goldsmith — Committee Member (departed 2020-03-31)
  • Dianne Blair — Committee Member
  • Noel Joyce — Committee Member (departed 2024-05-21)
  • Simon Seear — Secretary
  • Michael Bailey — Secretary (departed 2021-08-09)
  • Rex Johnson — Committee Member (departed 2017-01-26)
  • Gordon Duston — Committee Member
  • Alexander Glennie — Committee Member & Museum Manager (departed 2017-01-26)
  • Robin McNeill — President
  • Rebecca Sparks — Committee Member
  • Vonnie Crawford — Committee Member (departed 2019-05-16)
  • Andrea Sparks — Committee Member
  • Patrick Blair — Committee Member
  • Elizabeth Jenkins — Secretary (departed 2017-01-26)
  • Clifford Shirreffs — Treasurer
  • Paula McKenzie — President (departed 2017-01-26)
  • Arthur Williams — Committee Member (departed 2016-05-12)

Funding Sources

  • ILT Foundation — $2,300

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Awarua Communications Museum Incorporated

CC45439Invercargill, InvercargillRegistered 26 Sept 2010
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials7mo agoRating1mo ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.

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Revenue

$9.6K

Expenses

$13.0K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

To record and interpret the story of the Awarua Radio Station. To preserve material associated with the Awarua Radio Station and the development of telecommunications in Southland. To detail the history of the development of telecommunications in Southland. To retain and display significant films relating to Southland's 20th century history.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$9.6K
Total Expenses
$13.0K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
10.6mo
Could operate 10.6 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

62
Score /100
Moderate
HHI: 3,810
Government Grants48.1%
Other37.3%
Donations7.7%
Trading / Services6.8%
Investment Income0.0%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 361 peers · Arts & Culture · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#51/362
Revenue
$10K
#248/362
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/362
Surplus
$-3K
#267/362
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/362

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 30 | Transparency: 65
Current
F
2025
Score: 27.5
Financial: 40 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Latest Audit

FY2016
Clean
Auditor
David Ross

Contact Details

Address
Invercargill, Invercargill

Registration

Registration NumberCC45439
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Registered26 Sept 2010
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated2 Dec 1999
Registered office
376 Centre Street, Rockdale, Invercargill, 9812

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyOther - Acts an Umbrella body

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