# Cantando Choir Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC52538
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2015-10-29
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Ngaruawahia
**NZBN:** 9429043095063
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Cantando Choir aims to achieve musical excellence in all aspects of choral performance, offering its members the joy and pleasure of singing in a large unauditioned choral group, and performing in public. We also aim to assist young musicians and vocalists by providing them an opportunity to perform at our concerts.

## 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:** 1
  - reserves above the methodology threshold for its size and type

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 2025-09-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$50k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$43k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$7k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$98k
- **Donations:** NZ$11k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$16k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=9c0e9bdf-8b9e-f011-bb48-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | NZ$50k | NZ$43k | NZ$7k | not disclosed |
| 2024-09-30 | NZ$42k | NZ$38k | NZ$4k | NZ$94k |
| 2023-09-30 | NZ$54k | NZ$37k | not disclosed | NZ$90k |
| 2022-09-30 | NZ$32k | NZ$27k | not disclosed | NZ$73k |
| 2021-09-30 | NZ$43k | NZ$35k | not disclosed | NZ$63k |
| 2020-09-30 | NZ$30k | NZ$28k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-09-30 | NZ$62k | NZ$44k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-09-30 | NZ$68k | NZ$45k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-09-30 | NZ$41k | NZ$46k | not disclosed | NZ$17k |
| 2016-09-30 | NZ$41k | NZ$44k | not disclosed | NZ$22k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (11 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=CC52538) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-04

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/cantando-choir-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/cantando-choir-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/cantando-choir-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC52538

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/cantando-choir-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 2026-10-04T19:40:03.866Z.