The Wanaka Bowling Club Incorporated — Sports & Recreation Charity in Wānaka
The Wanaka Bowling Club Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Sports & Recreation sector, based in Wānaka, Wānaka. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: Improving the health of people in the Wanaka community (including but not limited to older people) through playing bowls and provision of club facilities for recreation and leisure activities
- Registration Number
- CC53280
- Charity Type
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2015-10-07
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Sports & Recreation
- Location
- Wānaka, Wānaka
- secretary.wanakabowls@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.3M |
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.2M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.0M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.0M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.9M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Nyholf | Chair | 2026-07-04 |
| Nicola Mcdonald | Trustee | 2026-07-04 |
| Jill Muirhead | Secretary | 2025-12-12 |
| Ross Hammond | Trustee | 2025-06-15 |
| Greg Hurt | Trustee | 2025-06-15 |
| Raewyn Hall | Treasurer | 2024-11-07 |
| Ken Mitchell | Trustee | 2022-06-25 |
| Mark Daniels | Trustee | 2022-06-25 |
| Val Ransom | Vice President | 2021-06-19 |
Former Officers (22)
- Jan Allen — Board (departed 2026-07-04)
- Ian Hall — Trustee (departed 2026-07-04)
- Simon Nyhof — Trustee (departed 2025-06-15)
- Ludmilla Wist — Secretary (departed 2026-07-04)
- Tom Malcolm — Immediate Past President (departed 2025-06-15)
- Murray Finn — Trustee (departed 2026-07-04)
- Fin McRae — Trustee (departed 2023-03-31)
- Robin Griffiths — Vice President (departed 2023-03-31)
- Gaye Beattie — Immediate Past President (departed 2024-06-30)
- Frank Ruddiman — Trustee (departed 2021-06-19)
- Neville Harris — Vice President (departed 2019-06-15)
- Marilyn Steel — Treasurer (departed 2024-11-07)
- Alister Moore — Trustee (departed 2021-06-19)
- Kerry Suckling — Trustee (departed 2018-06-16)
- Rhonda Hurley — Trustee (departed 2019-06-15)
- Madeleine Wilson — Secretary (departed 2023-03-31)
- Tim Scurr — Immediate Past President (departed 2016-06-11)
- Margaret Young — Trustee (departed 2022-06-25)
- Ewan Miller — Vice President (departed 2025-06-15)
- Bruce Macandrew — Trustee (departed 2017-06-16)
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $50,000
- Lion Foundation — $5,000
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The Wanaka Bowling Club Incorporated
Financial data as at March 2026. 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.
How ratings work →Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~88 months of expenses on $228K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
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Improving the health of people in the Wanaka community (including but not limited to older people) through playing bowls and provision of club facilities for recreation and leisure activities
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