Wellington Astronomical Society Incorporated — Registered Charity in Paraparaumu

Wellington Astronomical Society Incorporated is a Trust charity, based in Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at August 2025.

Mission: The objects of the society are: (1) To encourage interest in astronomy and related activities. (2) To do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the above objects.

Registration Number
CC36100
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-12-16
Status
Active
Location
Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu
Website
http://www.was.org.nz
Email
treasurer@was.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (society)
Data as at
August 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-08-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M-
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2017$0.0M$0.0M-
2016$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Avishek MajumdarTreasurer2026-03-03

Former Officers (39)

  • Jeremy Robertson — Councillor
  • Holly McClelland — Councillor
  • Demi Kirkpatrick — President (departed 2024-03-05)
  • Matt Balkham — Councillor, Curator of Instruments
  • Susanne Krejcek — Councillor
  • Jacinta Dalgety — Council Member (departed 2025-11-04)
  • Michael Papesch — Treasurer
  • Anne French — Secretary
  • Adam Rosner — President
  • ANTONY GOMEZ — Councillor, Outreach (departed 2025-11-04)
  • Matt Boucher — President (departed 2023-11-07)
  • Becky Bateman — Councillor (departed 2020-08-31)
  • Roland Idaczyk — Councillor (departed 2020-08-31)
  • Andrew Fuller — Councillor
  • Edward Wilcock — Councillor (departed 2017-09-01)
  • Sarah Taylor — Councillor (departed 2017-09-07)
  • Peter Woods — Councillor, Webmaster (departed 2023-11-07)
  • Janine Bidmead — Councillor (departed 2018-11-07)
  • Gerard Coyle — Edtor (departed 2017-12-01)
  • Murray Forbes — Councillor, Membership Secretary

Funding Sources

  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $900

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Wellington Astronomical Society Incorporated

CC36100Paraparaumu, ParaparaumuRegistered 16 Dec 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Aug 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at August 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

$11.0K

Expenses

$18.4K

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
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

The objects of the society are: (1) To encourage interest in astronomy and related activities. (2) To do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the above objects.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$11.0K
Total Expenses
$18.4K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
22.1mo
Could operate 22.1 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

57
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,309
Trading / Services61.2%
Other19.2%
Investment Income10.9%
Donations8.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 322 peers · Other · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#74/323
Revenue
$11K
#177/323
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/323
Surplus
$-7K
#264/323
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/323

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
Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu

Registration

Registration NumberCC36100
Entity TypeTrust
Registered16 Dec 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated28 Aug 1995
Registered office
40 Salamanca Road, Kelburn, Wellington, 6012
Differs from Charities Register address (C/- WAS Treasurer, 8 Avion Terrace, Raumati Beach, Paraparaumu, 5032, Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Other
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Sponsors / undertakes research

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