Mainline Steam Heritage Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Porirua
Mainline Steam Heritage Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Porirua, Porirua. Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: To encourage and foster the restoration and preservation of historical steam and other locomotives, rolling stock and other railway equipment and to provide premises for the maintenance, storage and display of said locomotives and equipment To promote and encourage the running of historical steam and other locomotives in New Zealand and to further the awareness to the public of New Zealand's railway heritage. Equipment for the restoration, repair and maintenance of said locomotives, rolling stock and ancillary equipment and to make such facilities available for display for educational and recreations purposes for the general public. Without restricting the scope of the foregoing, to provide financial and other assistance for the above purpose.
- Registration Number
- CC43536
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2010-02-02
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Porirua, Porirua
- ian.welch@xtra.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $1.3M |
| 2024 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $0.4M | $0.2M | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $0.5M | $0.3M | $0.9M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.8M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.9M |
| 2019 | $0.6M | $0.0M | - |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.5M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $-0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Farquhar | Trustee | 2016-05-25 |
| Stuart Walker | Trustee | 2015-11-01 |
| Graham Wilson | Trustee | 2013-09-29 |
| Christopher Mackenzie | Trustee | 2009-05-06 |
| William Welch | Trustee | 1994-05-20 |
| Julie-anne Drayton | Trustee | 1994-05-20 |
Former Officers (5)
- Michael Wilcox — Trustee (departed 2016-10-23)
- Robert Martin — Trustee (departed 2013-09-29)
- Gloria Welch — Trustee (departed 2010-11-29)
- Ian McKay — Trustee (departed 2022-08-31)
- Grant Hjorth — Trustee (departed 2012-11-30)
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Mainline Steam Heritage Trust
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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$1.4M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To encourage and foster the restoration and preservation of historical steam and other locomotives, rolling stock and other railway equipment and to provide premises for the maintenance, storage and display of said locomotives and equipment To promote and encourage the running of historical steam and other locomotives in New Zealand and to further the awareness to the public of New Zealand's railway heritage. Equipment for the restoration, repair and maintenance of said locomotives, rolling stock and ancillary equipment and to make such facilities available for display for educational and recreations purposes for the general public. Without restricting the scope of the foregoing, to provide financial and other assistance for the above purpose.
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