The West Lynn Garden Society Incorporated — Environment Charity in Auckland
The West Lynn Garden Society Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Environment sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: West Lynn Garden is a public garden covering 3.6 acres in urban New Lynn, this area is created and run by volunteers. Formed in 1981 on land originally owned by the Eden Garden Society, the West Lynn Garden Society is now an independent organisation of people with a love of gardening. Anyone can join as a member or as a volunteer and help sustain the vision of providing a wondrous place of beauty and peace for all who visit. The entry fees and membership subscriptions are used to maintain the plants, trees, butterfly house and the many features which are special to West Lynn Garden.
- Registration Number
- CC33885
- Charity Type
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.westlynngarden.org.nz
- wlg.volunteers@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 4
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.6M |
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.6M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.1M | - |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.6M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.6M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.6M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Dyson | Vice President | 2015-06-21 |
| Jardine (Jock) Jamieson | Chair | 2012-06-24 |
Former Officers (40)
- Gabrielle Beaton — Committee Member
- Ruth Carr — Committee Member (departed 2025-06-21)
- Ann Foley — Secretary
- Norma Ebsworth — Committee Member
- Joash Ramania — Committee Member (departed 2026-02-28)
- Kes Stuart — Committee Member
- Jillian Gamble — President (departed 2024-06-22)
- Yvonne Huizing — Treasurer
- Beverley Brown — Secretary/committee Member (departed 2024-06-22)
- Tracy Mulholland — Committee Member (departed 2023-07-01)
- Joe Joseph — Committee Member (departed 2024-06-22)
- Barbara Joy — Committee Member (departed 2023-07-01)
- Melissa Hermsen — Treasurer/committee Member (departed 2023-07-01)
- Geoffrey Holmes — Committee Member (departed 2020-06-30)
- Marguerite Durling — Secretary / Committee Member (departed 2020-06-30)
- Joy Huint — Committee Member (departed 2020-06-30)
- Gary Hall — Committee Member (departed 2016-06-27)
- Doreen Keats — Committee Member (departed 2017-04-30)
- Len Sharp — Committee Member (departed 2014-04-01)
- Beryl Haydon — Committee (departed 2014-06-22)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $10,000
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $5,000
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The West Lynn Garden Society Incorporated
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
XRB Tier 3 lets smaller charities (total expenses of $5M or less; $2M for periods ending before 28 March 2024) file a simple-format performance report instead of full PBE standards. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below our $2M rating threshold. (Whether the accounts must be audited is a separate Charities Act test: audit from $1.1M of operating expenditure, review from $550K.) A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — set at the pre-2024 Tier 3 ceiling; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~139 months of expenses on $123K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
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About
West Lynn Garden is a public garden covering 3.6 acres in urban New Lynn, this area is created and run by volunteers. Formed in 1981 on land originally owned by the Eden Garden Society, the West Lynn Garden Society is now an independent organisation of people with a love of gardening. Anyone can join as a member or as a volunteer and help sustain the vision of providing a wondrous place of beauty and peace for all who visit. The entry fees and membership subscriptions are used to maintain the plants, trees, butterfly house and the many features which are special to West Lynn Garden.
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