Southern Demonstration and Research Farm Limited — Education Charity in Invercargill

Southern Demonstration and Research Farm Limited is a deregistered registered charity in the Education sector, based in Invercargill, Invercargill. Annual revenue: $3.7M NZD. Financial data as at May 2024.

Mission: The promotion of dairy farming in the southern region and the advancement of education to assist, support and encourage existing dairy farmers and those interested in joining the dairy industry.

Registration Number
CC21774
Registration Date
2008-03-12
Status
Deregistered (2025-03-31)
Sector
Education
Location
Invercargill, Invercargill
Email
info@southerndairyhub.co.nz
Data as at
May 2024

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$3.7M NZD
Total Expenses
$3.4M NZD
Total Assets
$1.8M NZD
Net Assets
$1.8M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
10
Volunteers
17
Financial Year End
2024-05-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024$3.7M$3.4M$1.8M
2023$3.5M$3.6M$1.5M
2022$3.6M$3.2M$1.7M
2021$3.1M$2.6M$1.2M
2020$2.7M$2.4M$0.7M
2019$2.0M$2.3M$0.4M
2018$2.2M$2.4M$0.7M
2017$0.3M$0.3M$0.9M
2016$1.7M$2.3M$0.8M
2015$2.4M$2.6M$1.5M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Michael FarmerDirector2023-02-03
Simon FloodDirector2022-04-22
Ronald PellowDirector2017-05-22

Former Officers (17)

  • Steven Bamford — Director (departed 2024-05-31)
  • Cecile de Klein — Director (departed 2023-02-20)
  • Cecilia de Klein — Director (departed 2024-05-31)
  • Judith Bevin — Director (departed 2022-10-26)
  • Anthony Cleland — Director (departed 2021-10-19)
  • Nicholas Daniels — Director (departed 2017-11-16)
  • Stephen Korteweg — Director (departed 2020-11-25)
  • Maurice Hardie — Director (departed 2017-09-25)
  • Gordon Platfoot — Director (departed 2017-09-27)
  • Elaine Cook — Director (departed 2016-11-10)
  • Richard Christie — Director (departed 2016-03-15)
  • Kevin Ferris — Director (departed 2017-09-25)
  • Lloyd James McCallum — Director (departed 2010-08-31)
  • Alexander James Hunter — Director (departed 2007-04-30)
  • David Thomas Dodunski — Director (departed 2016-12-22)
  • Abe De Wolde — Director (departed 2012-02-02)
  • Ivan Lines — Director (departed 2011-07-13)

Similar Charities in Education

EducationDeregistered

Southern Demonstration and Research Farm Limited

CC21774Invercargill, InvercargillRegistered 12 Mar 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 May 2024Rating3d ago

Financial data as at May 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.

DR
Deregistered — Deregistered from the Charities Services register

This charity has been removed from the Charities Services register and is no longer obliged to file annual returns. Because the charity is no longer active under the Charities Act, the standard rating is withheld. The figures shown above reflect the last filings made while the charity was registered.

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Revenue

$3.7M

Expenses

$3.4M

Assets

$1.8M

Staff

10

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

The promotion of dairy farming in the southern region and the advancement of education to assist, support and encourage existing dairy farmers and those interested in joining the dairy industry.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.7M
Total Expenses
$3.4M
Net Assets
$1.8M
Staff
10
employees
Volunteers
17

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
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0mo
Could operate 0 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

7
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,305
High Concentration: 96% of revenue from Other
Other96.4%
Donations3.4%
Investment Income0.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 62 peers · Education · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#37/63
Revenue
$3.7M
#20/63
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/63
Surplus
$331K
#10/63
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/63

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
0
Transparency
0
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Invercargill, Invercargill

Registration

Registration NumberCC21774
Registered12 Mar 2008
StatusDeregistered
Deregistered31 Mar 2025

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 4 October 2026.