# Able Music Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC51510
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2015-04-07
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043270019
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

1) To purchase high quality (professional level) musical instruments to offer as loan to gifted musicians who experience financial hardship and when we feel that the lack of a suitable instrument could hamper their development as musicians; 2) To provide scholarships for gifted musicians undertaking undergraduate performance courses at tertiary institutions; 3) To sponsor performance opportunities for gifted musicians. 4) To sponsor recording opportunities for musicians. 5) To provide cour

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — No financial activity recorded in the most recent filing.
- **Status code:** `dormant_or_inactive`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$0
- **Total expenses:** NZ$0
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$0
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$213
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=33f24944-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$0 | NZ$0 | NZ$0 | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$2 | not disclosed | NZ$2 | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$505 | NZ$477 | NZ$28 | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$2k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$233 | NZ$39k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$442 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | not disclosed | NZ$914 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$250 | NZ$3k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$4k | NZ$4k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-03-31 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC51510) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Milestone Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Blue Sky Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$477, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Dragon Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$454, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Dragon Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$443, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/able-music-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/able-music-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/able-music-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC51510

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/able-music-charitable-trust. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-30T00:09:18.421Z.