Gore District Historical Society Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Gore

Gore District Historical Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Gore, Gore. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Care for the cultural heritage of Eastern Southland and provide a public museum facility

Registration Number
CC41938
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Gore, Gore
Email
jgeddes@goredc.govt.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2024$0.1M$0.0M$0.1M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2020$0.1M$0.0M$0.1M
2019$0.0M$0.1M$0.1M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2017$0.0M$0.0M-
2016$0.0M$0.0M-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Isabel O'HaraCommittee Member2015-09-14
Ross DickieSecretary2015-09-14
Stephanie HerringMuseum Assistant2007-07-09
Mary JohnstonCommittee Member2007-07-09
Bruce SavanaghTreasurer2004-05-20
Avis McDonaldGenealogy Rep1997-05-12
Jim GeddesCurator1996-07-01

Former Officers (7)

  • Helen Seaton — President (departed 2025-04-22)
  • Doug Hasler — Committee Member (departed 2016-03-31)
  • Neil Harvey — Committee Member (departed 2016-09-13)
  • Helen Booth — Secretary (departed 2010-12-31)
  • Nancy Morgan — President (departed 2010-06-30)
  • Dorreen Gilchrist — Non Curator (departed 2016-03-31)
  • Helen Bruce — Committee Member (departed 2022-04-02)

Funding Sources

  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $38,820

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Gore District Historical Society Incorporated

CC41938Gore, GoreRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at March 2025. 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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  • No chair recorded on the register
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Revenue

$42.7K

Expenses

$44.5K

Assets

$90.7K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

Care for the cultural heritage of Eastern Southland and provide a public museum facility

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$42.7K
Total Expenses
$44.5K
Net Assets
$80.7K
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
4.2mo
Could operate 4.2 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

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Revenue Diversification

12
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,793
High Concentration: 94% of revenue from Other
Other93.6%
Investment Income5.6%
Trading / Services0.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 360 peers · Arts & Culture · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#57/361
Revenue
$43K
#90/361
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/361
Surplus
$-2K
#255/361
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/361

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Gore, Gore

Registration

Registration NumberCC41938
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated28 Apr 1970
Registered office
74 Koa Street, Gore, 9710

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceOther - Acts an Umbrella body

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