Mainline Steam Heritage Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Porirua, Porirua. CharityData rates this charity F (30/100). Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. 1 red flag detected. 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.
| 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 | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.1M | - |
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$391.6K
$326.0K
$1.4M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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This charity's grade of Fis based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
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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HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Ranked against 119 peers · Education · $100K – $1M
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