# Ashburton Art Gallery Inc

**Charities Register number:** CC21294
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-02-20
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Ashburton
**NZBN:** 9429042582496
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To act as kaitiaki of the taonga entrusted to our care and to foster the arts for our community.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (76.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **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$36k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$19k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$19k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$70k
- **Donations:** NZ$12k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=c8591a65-4c56-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$36k | NZ$19k | NZ$19k | not disclosed |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$35k | NZ$20k | NZ$15k | NZ$439k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$21k | NZ$20k | not disclosed | NZ$424k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$73k | NZ$93k | not disclosed | NZ$422k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$449k | NZ$463k | not disclosed | NZ$443k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$444k | NZ$437k | not disclosed | NZ$457k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$439k | NZ$436k | not disclosed | NZ$449k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$411k | NZ$363k | not disclosed | NZ$446k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$349k | NZ$380k | not disclosed | NZ$398k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$350k | NZ$357k | not disclosed | NZ$429k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current (48 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=CC21294) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$7k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-02

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/ashburton-art-gallery-inc
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/ashburton-art-gallery-inc/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/ashburton-art-gallery-inc/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC21294
- Charity website: http://www.ashburtonartgallery.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/ashburton-art-gallery-inc. 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 2026-10-02T13:36:54.229Z.