# Cantabrainers Therapeutic Choir Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC55726
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2018-07-23
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429046921307
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

By means of participation in a therapeutic choir, the trust’s purpose is to improve the health and well-being of persons with any neurological condition (including without limitation conditions such as Parkinson’s multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injury) and also people in the wider community generally.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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$141k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$126k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$15k
- **Total assets:** NZ$87k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$4k
- **Net assets:** NZ$83k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$84k
- **Donations:** NZ$5k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$118k
- **Paid staff:** 3
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=fc987ed6-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$141k | NZ$126k | NZ$15k | NZ$83k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$189k | NZ$170k | NZ$19k | NZ$53k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$157k | NZ$153k | NZ$4k | NZ$49k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$95k | NZ$100k | not disclosed | NZ$45k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$79k | NZ$58k | not disclosed | NZ$55k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$72k | NZ$54k | not disclosed | NZ$33k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$32k | NZ$50k | not disclosed | NZ$16k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$34k | NZ$327 | not disclosed | NZ$34k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (17 including former)
- **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=CC55726) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Mainland Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$23k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Mainland Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2024-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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/cantabrainers-therapeutic-choir-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/cantabrainers-therapeutic-choir-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/cantabrainers-therapeutic-choir-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC55726

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/cantabrainers-therapeutic-choir-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 2026-10-01T19:39:37.081Z.