# Arts Canterbury Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC39659
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Rangiora
**NZBN:** 9429042983736
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Our mission - To promote artists of Canterbury Arts Canterbury is committed to profiling artists and art galleries in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is an incorporated charitable organisation, governed by an elected executive committee whose membership is currently made up of artists and businesses. The declared purpose of Arts Canterbury is to: - promote and profile Canterbury arts and culture; - raise understanding of the importance and value of this sector to the region; - raise the perception of the quality and depth of the creative arts already existent in the region; - establish ways of providing useful, reliable and readily accessible information on the region's artists for both local and overseas markets.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$186k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$115k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$71k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$86k
- **Donations:** NZ$6k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=0085edfa-4c56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$186k | NZ$115k | NZ$71k | not disclosed |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$166k | NZ$74k | NZ$92k | not disclosed |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$113k | NZ$109k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$40k | NZ$48k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$104k | NZ$83k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$42k | NZ$57k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$75k | NZ$82k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$90k | NZ$70k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$58k | NZ$54k | not disclosed | NZ$10k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$33k | NZ$34k | not disclosed | NZ$5k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (64 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC39659) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$31k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-29

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/arts-canterbury-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/arts-canterbury-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/arts-canterbury-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC39659
- Charity website: http://www.artscanterbury.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/arts-canterbury-incorporated. 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 2026-09-29T07:43:08.075Z.