The Buller Volunteer Surf Rescue Society Incorporated — Health Charity in Westport
The Buller Volunteer Surf Rescue Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Westport, Westport. CharityData rates this charity D- (44.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2024.
Mission: The primary object of the Club is to promote, develop, and deliver Surf Life Saving as a charitable service and prevent drowning and injury of those swimming and undertaking activities at beaches and other aquatic environments by providing lifesaving, patrol services, and provide aquatic rescue services in the Buller District beaches and rivers at other locations as determined by the Club for the safe recreation of the general public and to provide rescue and recovery services in search and rescue situations.
- Registration Number
- CC44347
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2010-06-08
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D- (44.5/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Westport, Westport
- bullersurfrescue@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2024
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 32.1 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2024-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.1M | - |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2015 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D-
- Overall Score
- 44.5/100
- Financial Score
- 50
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- Holding 32.1 months of expenses in reserves ($0.4M) — above the 18-month threshold (moderately over threshold)
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (6)
- Scott Freeman — Club Captain
- Alexandra Menzies — Secretary/treasurer
- Christopher Coll — Club Captain (departed 2023-09-14)
- Glenn Irving — Coxswain (departed 2015-12-16)
- Jan Coll — Secretary/treasurer (departed 2021-12-08)
- Alexander Menzies — President
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The Buller Volunteer Surf Rescue Society Incorporated
Financial data as at March 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (2)
These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~76 months of expenses on $61K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
- Current annual return overdueThe newest annual return we hold is 29 months old — a more recent return may already be on the Charities Services register
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D- is 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.
About
The primary object of the Club is to promote, develop, and deliver Surf Life Saving as a charitable service and prevent drowning and injury of those swimming and undertaking activities at beaches and other aquatic environments by providing lifesaving, patrol services, and provide aquatic rescue services in the Buller District beaches and rivers at other locations as determined by the Club for the safe recreation of the general public and to provide rescue and recovery services in search and rescue situations.
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Ranked against 230 peers · Health · Under $100K
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