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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: The Heritage Tramways Trust.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Heritage Tramways Trust

Registration number:

CC24425

NZBN number:

9429042868170

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

15/05/2008

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

275 Bridle Path Road

Ferrymead

Christchurch

8022

Charity's Street Address:

275 Bridle Path Road

Ferrymead

Christchurch

8022

Charity's other details

Phone:

03 384 1708

Email:

accounts@heritagetrams.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Canterbury

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC24425

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The restoration and maintenance of heritage transport equipment for leasing such equipment for public use in Christchurch City. The following historic assets have been restored and maintained by the Heritage Tramways Trust and leased to The Christchurch Tramway Ltd for use on the Christchurch City Tramway. Trams 178, 15, 244, 11, 24, and 152

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities), Undertakes restoration of tramway artifacts

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(Tramway Historical Society for restoration and maintenance of their assets.)

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	27/09/2026	$510,093	$478,223	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	30/09/2025	$420,558	$409,733	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	22/09/2024	$689,747	$702,352	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	30/09/2023	$371,877	$362,540	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	13/08/2022	$269,523	$279,953	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	7/07/2021	$380,254	$331,189	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	3/09/2020	$237,120	$281,918	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	14/09/2019	$287,739	$272,377	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	27/08/2018	$228,890	$223,825	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	7/07/2017	$201,005	$185,879	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
David Ross Sanders	Chair	18/09/2022
Alan Dean Hinman	Treasurer	1/09/2022
Callum Brieske	Secretary	1/09/2022
Nicholas Ian Allen	Trustee	1/09/2022
Graeme John Bellworthy	Trustee	1/09/2016
Stephen Leslie Taylor	Trustee	31/05/2016

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Charles Manning	Secretary	1/09/2022
Murray David Hobbs	Chairman	1/09/2022
Roger Horton	Treasurer	1/09/2022
Cameron Bruce Lill	Trustee	12/09/2019
Francis Leonard Doherty	Trustee	1/12/2015
Michael Anson Ball	Trustee	1/12/2015
David John Carr	Chairman	9/11/2015
Nelson James Kennedy	Trustee	31/03/2012

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
14/10/2025	NOC025
7/09/2023	NOC020
18/09/2022	NOC019
18/09/2022	NOC018
11/09/2022	NOC017
5/02/2016	NOC006
23/12/2013	NOC005
30/09/2012	AR005

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name