# Bandquest Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC52472
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2015-07-27
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Nelson
**NZBN:** 9429043243594
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The objectives of the Bandquest Charitable Trust are to provide for the advancement of education in music and in particular to provide financial and other assistance to and for the promotion of contemporary music in educational institutions located throughout New Zealand. This is achieved primarily in the area of support and assistance in relation to running a national Bandquest event on an annual basis in intermediate schools in New Zealand, and also by way of development of individual and collective musical talents and skills of those students competing in Bandquest from time to time.

## 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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$214k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$219k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-6k
- **Total assets:** NZ$42k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$33k
- **Net assets:** NZ$9k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$11k
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=496491b8-d7e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$214k | NZ$219k | NZ$-6k | NZ$9k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$181k | NZ$179k | NZ$2k | NZ$14k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$162k | NZ$150k | NZ$12k | NZ$12k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$68k | NZ$77k | not disclosed | NZ$228 |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$24k | NZ$16k | not disclosed | NZ$10k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$3k | NZ$3k | not disclosed | NZ$1k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$39k | NZ$33k | not disclosed | NZ$1k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$21k | NZ$27k | not disclosed | NZ$-5k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$29k | NZ$29k | not disclosed | NZ$2k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$6k | NZ$4k | not disclosed | NZ$1k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current (3 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=CC52472) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$40k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$35k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$12k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$11k, year ended 2023-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2022-03-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- 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/bandquest-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/bandquest-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/bandquest-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC52472

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/bandquest-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 2026-09-30T17:13:32.799Z.