Palmerston North Esplanade Scenic Railway Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Palmerston North
Palmerston North Esplanade Scenic Railway Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Volunteer members of this society seek to operate a miniature railway for the pleasure and entertainment of the local community and the visitors/tourists to the Victoria Esplanade Park.
- Registration Number
- CC43358
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Palmerston North, Palmerston North
- Website
- http://www.esplanaderail.org.nz
- info@esplanaderail.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.2M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.1M | - |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.2M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.1M |
| 2018 | $0.3M | $0.1M | $1.1M |
| 2017 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.8M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.8M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sonia Stichbury | Treasurer | 2026-06-25 |
| Neil Johnson | Secretary | 2026-03-29 |
| Colin Dyer | President | 2025-05-15 |
| Ian Pellow | Officer | 2022-03-29 |
| Erin Johnson | Officer | 2021-03-21 |
| Dennis Wan | Officer | 2021-03-21 |
| Nicholas Devereux | Officer | 2021-03-21 |
Former Officers (40)
- Derek Marriott — Officer
- Judy Horrax — Treasurer (departed 2026-06-25)
- Patrick Van Der Made — Committee Member (departed 2025-03-30)
- Janice Wan — Officer
- Peter Cockburn — Committee Member (departed 2023-08-13)
- David Monro — Vice President
- Royce Simmons — Committee Member (departed 2023-03-27)
- Raewyn Cockburn — Vice President (departed 2023-08-13)
- Travis Parry — Committee Member (departed 2024-04-07)
- Nikolas Devereax — Committee Member (departed 2021-03-21)
- Karl Morris — Committee Member (departed 2022-03-27)
- John Grainger — Treasurer (departed 2021-03-21)
- Bryan Yuile — Committee (departed 2021-03-21)
- Barbara Ingram — Secretary (departed 2019-01-17)
- Geprge Shiels — Committee (departed 2018-08-23)
- Alwyn Prosser — Committee (departed 2020-06-28)
- Euan Cant — Committee (departed 2018-02-22)
- Alan Holdaway — Committee (departed 2019-03-25)
- Douglas Turner — Committee Member (departed 2015-12-31)
- Bernard Watson — Officer (departed 2026-03-29)
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Palmerston North Esplanade Scenic Railway Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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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- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~65 months of expenses on $220K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
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$227.5K
$1.2M
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Volunteer members of this society seek to operate a miniature railway for the pleasure and entertainment of the local community and the visitors/tourists to the Victoria Esplanade Park.
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