Incorporated societies are governed through a democratic process. They tend to be hands-on organisations, and you could contrast them, say, with trusts, which are typically not so democratic. The trustees of a trust are obliged to work in the names of the beneficiaries, whereas an incorporated society has a democratic process, typically committees and the like. If you put a different cut on it and look at registered charities, around 6,000 to 7,000 of these are incorporated societies in New Zealand. In fact, over 55 percent, I'm advised, are trusts; only around 30 percent of the registered charities in New Zealand are incorporated societies. 