Driving Creek Railway Arts and Conservation Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Coromandel
Driving Creek Railway Arts and Conservation Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Coromandel, Coromandel. Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at March 2016.
Mission: Promotion of conservation, arts & crafts, particularly pottery within NZ, and the works of Barry Brickell as a painter, potter, engineer, conservationist and writer. It operates a wildlife sanctuary and is the site of the Driving Creek Railway which is the operational side of the Trust
- Registration Number
- CC38656
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-03-19
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Coromandel, Coromandel
- Website
- https://drivingcreek.nz/
- jo@coroaccounts.com
- Data as at
- March 2016
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.6M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2016-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.6M | $0.1M | - |
| 2015 | $0.3M | $0.0M | - |
| 2014 | $0.5M | $0.0M | $1.3M |
| 2013 | $0.2M | $0.0M | - |
| 2012 | $0.2M | $0.0M | $0.6M |
| 2011 | $0.2M | $0.0M | $0.4M |
| 2010 | - | - | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- Overall Score
- /100
- Financial Score
- 0
- Governance Score
- 0
- Transparency Score
- 50
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (16)
- Justine Olsen — Trustee
- Stephanie Parkyn — Trustee
- Phillida Perry — Trustee
- Laurie Steer — Trustee (departed 2025-09-16)
- Peter Sephton — Trustee
- Neil Oppatt — Trustee (departed 2024-05-31)
- Christopher Brickell — Trustee
- David Black — Trustee (departed 2020-10-30)
- Michael Noonan — Chair (departed 2021-12-16)
- Alison Carter — Trustee (departed 2018-08-01)
- Colin Abernethy — Trustee (departed 2025-09-22)
- Ian Brickell — Trustee (departed 2016-01-23)
- John Davies — Trustee (departed 2013-09-04)
- Derek Brickell — Trustee (departed 2016-05-29)
- Wailin Elliott — Trustee (departed 2024-07-05)
- Thomas Elliott — Trustee (departed 2016-09-18)
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Driving Creek Railway Arts and Conservation Trust
CC38656Coromandel, CoromandelRegistered 19 Mar 2009
Data updated: Today
Financials31 Mar 2016Rating9h ago
Financial data as at March 2016. Sourced from Charities Services register.
NR
Not rated — Last filing over 3 years old
The most recent financial filing with Charities Services is more than three years old. Until a current return is filed, a rating is not assigned.
How ratings work →Revenue
$622.9K
Expenses
$58.0K
Assets
$2.1M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2016). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Mission
Promotion of conservation, arts & crafts, particularly pottery within NZ, and the works of Barry Brickell as a painter, potter, engineer, conservationist and writer. It operates a wildlife sanctuary and is the site of the Driving Creek Railway which is the operational side of the Trust
Key Statistics
Annual Revenue
$622.9K
Total Expenses
$58.0K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
1
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (7 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Financial Health Dashboard
Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
29.4mo
Could operate 29.4 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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
17
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,262
High Concentration: 91% of revenue from Trading / Services
Trading / Services90.5%
Other8.4%
Donations1.1%
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 115 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M
Rating Score
0
Revenue
$623K
Reserve Months
0.0
Surplus
$565K
Staff Cost %
0%
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Registration
Registration NumberCC38656
Entity TypeTrust
Registered19 Mar 2009
StatusRegistered
Sector & Activities
Primary Sector
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