Bowls Southland Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Invercargill

Bowls Southland Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Invercargill, Invercargill. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at April 2026.

Mission: Recognising the need of our lawn bowls participants by putting in place a programme for all ages and abilities, we do this by: - Providing opportunities for players from Grassroots to representative level - Developing communication channels suitable for members and non-members - Growing opportunities fro increased participation for full members, and those trying the sport for the first time - supporting and up skilling of volunteers including Umpires, Coaches, Green keepers, Controllers.

Registration Number
CC48311
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2012-05-14
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Invercargill, Invercargill
Website
http://www.bowlssouthland.co.nz
Email
office@bowlssouthland.co.nz
Data as at
April 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.2M NZD
Net Assets
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Financial Year End
2026-04-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2025$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2024$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2023$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2022$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$0.3M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (8)

NameRoleAppointed
Robyn ClarkeBoard of Directors2026-07-26
Kerry HefferBoard of Directors2026-07-26
Karyn FlettExecutive Officer2024-09-04
Paul McEntyreBoard of Directors2023-08-31
Murray HeathBoard of Directors2021-06-27
Shane ElliottChairperson of Board of Directors2018-06-24
Stephen SandersPresident2015-02-26
Lynne BeardsleyBoard of Director2011-06-26

Former Officers (17)

  • Jason Heffer — Board of Director (departed 2026-07-26)
  • Simon Flett — Executive Officer (departed 2024-08-02)
  • Sue Kincaid — President (departed 2026-06-10)
  • Graeme Soper — Board of Director (departed 2022-04-30)
  • Jim Fensom — Board of Director (departed 2018-06-24)
  • Dave Burgess — President Bowls Southland (departed 2017-05-31)
  • Gary Johnstone — Board of Director (departed 2020-06-28)
  • Janet Pollard — Board of Director (departed 2016-06-23)
  • Karen Witham — Executive Officer (departed 2018-03-20)
  • Rosalie Maxwell — Director (departed 2016-06-23)
  • Stu Le Breton — Director (departed 2015-01-28)
  • Karen Ralston — Centre Manager (departed 2014-03-31)
  • Craig Merrilees — Board of Director (departed 2021-06-27)
  • Olive Bell — Trustee (departed 2014-07-31)
  • Philip Cross — Chair (departed 2016-06-23)
  • Maree Jones — Trustee (departed 2012-06-26)
  • Jim Fish — President (departed 2015-06-22)

Funding Sources

  • ILT Foundation — $143,246
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $23,852
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $18,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $18,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $17,083.6

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Bowls Southland Incorporated

CC48311Invercargill, InvercargillRegistered 14 May 2012
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials5mo agoRating2d ago

Financial data as at April 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. 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 the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. 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 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

How ratings work →
Revenue

$231.1K

Expenses

$213.2K

Assets

$230.5K

Staff

1

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

Recognising the need of our lawn bowls participants by putting in place a programme for all ages and abilities, we do this by: - Providing opportunities for players from Grassroots to representative level - Developing communication channels suitable for members and non-members - Growing opportunities fro increased participation for full members, and those trying the sport for the first time - supporting and up skilling of volunteers including Umpires, Coaches, Green keepers, Controllers.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$231.1K
Total Expenses
$213.2K
Net Assets
$219.1K
Staff
1
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (14 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
1.7mo
Could operate 1.7 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

45
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,526
Other72.1%
Donations13.3%
Trading / Services12.0%
Investment Income2.6%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#29/118
Revenue
$231K
#56/118
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/118
Surplus
$18K
#52/118
Staff Cost %
32%
#118/118

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 30 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 30 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC48311
Entity TypeTrust
Registered14 May 2012
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated23 Feb 1996
Registered office
148 Bowmont Street, Invercargill, 9810

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 28 September 2026.