The Canterbury Railway Society Incorporated — Animal Welfare Charity in Christchurch
The Canterbury Railway Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Animal Welfare sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The Society promotes a knowledge of, and interest in matters of railway interest by means of meetings, visits, discussions, excursions. lectures, exhibitions, publications and other forms of publicity, instruction and entertainment.
- Registration Number
- CC21633
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-03-06
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Animal Welfare
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- accounts@canterburyrailwaysociety.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.6M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.6M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.6M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.6M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.6M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.6M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.7M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.7M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.7M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.7M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Reed | Committee Member | 2025-04-26 |
| Christopher Maciulaitis | Committee Member | 2024-04-20 |
| Penny Trim | Secretary | 2024-04-20 |
| David Maciulaitis | Vice President | 2021-05-31 |
| Peter Jenkinson | Committee Member | 2021-04-27 |
| Rachel Tucker | Committee Member | 2017-04-27 |
| Michael Leefe | Treasurer | 2017-04-27 |
| Lisa Scott | President | 2017-04-27 |
Former Officers (19)
- Nicholas Peszynski — Committee Member (departed 2026-04-18)
- Edward Wiley — Committee Member (departed 2021-12-21)
- Liam Griffiths — Committee Member (departed 2021-04-27)
- Lauchlan Brady — Committee Member (departed 2020-07-07)
- Wayne McClintock — President (departed 2021-04-27)
- Bruce Shalders — Treasurer (departed 2019-04-30)
- Brian Wheatley — Committee Member (departed 2020-07-07)
- Kevin Prince — President (departed 2017-04-27)
- Gordon Bartram — Secretary (departed 2019-05-03)
- Brian Lester — Committee Member (departed 2017-04-27)
- Patrick Clancy — Committee Member (departed 2017-04-27)
- James Gobbe — Committee Member (departed 2025-04-26)
- Alan Burney — Committee (departed 2014-04-29)
- Philip Rowan — Commitee Member (departed 2011-04-27)
- John Peterson — Committee Member (departed 2017-02-28)
- Alison Lorimer — Secretary (departed 2014-04-29)
- Dave Newman — General Manager (departed 2015-04-28)
- Peter Soundy — Committee Member (departed 2008-12-31)
- Nigel Hogg — Committee Member (departed 2017-04-27)
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The Canterbury Railway Society 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 ~79 months of expenses on $80K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
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The Society promotes a knowledge of, and interest in matters of railway interest by means of meetings, visits, discussions, excursions. lectures, exhibitions, publications and other forms of publicity, instruction and entertainment.
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