Lions Club of Rongotea and District Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Palmerston North

Lions Club of Rongotea and District Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To make grants and provide volunteer help to the community

Registration Number
CC38353
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2009-03-10
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Palmerston North, Palmerston North
Email
bernard.l@inspire.net.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (society)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.2M-
2024$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$0.2M
2022$0.1M$0.1M-
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.2M
2020$0.1M$0.1M-
2019$0.1M$0.1M$0.2M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.2M
2017$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2016$0.1M$0.1M-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (9)

NameRoleAppointed
Daniel JonesHealth and Welfare2026-08-30
Wayne VallenderSocial Director2025-07-01
Gavin ByersBulletin Editor2023-09-05
Roger Kernohan1st Vice President2023-09-05
Bryan BarberImmediate Past President2023-06-30
David CalowPresident2022-06-30
Bernard LilburnTreasurer2018-06-30
John SilvesterSecretary2011-07-20
Phillip LightbourneService Director, Youth, Publicity2008-05-07

Former Officers (41)

  • Neil Chamberlain — Social Director (departed 2025-06-30)
  • David Batchelar — Lion Tamer (departed 2025-06-30)
  • Jim Malone — Social Director (departed 2026-06-30)
  • David Sharland — Social Director (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Neal Chamberlain — H&w Director (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Andrew Higgs — 2nd Vice President (departed 2022-09-30)
  • Edgar Caballero — 3rd Vice President (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Roger Taylor — Almoner (departed 2022-06-30)
  • Chris Russell — Lion Tamer (departed 2024-06-30)
  • Bruce Avery — Almoner (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Linton Hackland — Social Director (departed 2022-06-30)
  • Richard Pedley — Immediate Past President (departed 2024-06-30)
  • Brian Pinker — Immediate Past President (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Neal Duff — President. (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Nicholas Walkley — President (departed 2025-06-30)
  • Ashley Hazlitt — Membership (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Barry Taylor — 2nd Vp (departed 2018-02-01)
  • Richard Hunter — Treasurer (departed 2017-10-31)
  • Graham Christensen — Publicity & Club Visits (departed 2019-06-30)
  • Joe Carroll — Treasurer (departed 2017-06-30)

Funding Sources

  • New Zealand Community Trust — $22,440

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Lions Club of Rongotea and District Incorporated

CC38353Palmerston North, Palmerston NorthRegistered 10 Mar 2009
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

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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Revenue

$184.4K

Expenses

$189.4K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Community Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Manawatū-Whanganui

About

Mission

To make grants and provide volunteer help to the community

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$184.4K
Total Expenses
$189.4K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 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
95c
For every $1 spent, 95c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
7.5mo
Could operate 7.5 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
$0.08
Costs $0.08 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient

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

Revenue Diversification

50
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,021
Donations65.9%
Other25.3%
Investment Income4.9%
Trading / Services3.8%

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
$184K
#75/118
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/118
Surplus
$-5K
#84/118
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/118

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

Rating

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

Address
Palmerston North, Palmerston North

Registration

Registration NumberCC38353
Entity TypeTrust
Registered10 Mar 2009
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated26 May 1969
Registered office
Douglas Square, Rongotea, 9999

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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