# Capital Blues Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC20697
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-01-27
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429043032891
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

"(a) To provide a focus and centre for blues/roots music in the Wellington region, by forming a public profile, as well as a database on blues/roots music. (b) To disseminate this information relevant to playing, performing, listening to and collecting blues/roots music, by means of meetings, newsletters and live performances to the wider Wellington community (c)To promote blues/roots music in the Wellington region by providing platforms/venues, (d) To be affiliated with the national organization New Zealand Blues Society (NZBS) in order to liaise with the wider musical blues community (e) To network with other organizations in the Wellington region that have similar goals to ours, (f) To liaise with schools and students of musical courses, (g) To create an archive of blues/roots music in the Wellington region, which is to be available to all members of the wider Wellington community, by supporting and promoting recordings, as well as other forms of historical record."

## 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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$93k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$96k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-3k
- **Total assets:** NZ$9k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$9k
- **Net assets:** NZ$-274
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$5k
- **Donations:** NZ$105
- **Volunteers:** 5
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=88db0f21-c60e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$93k | NZ$96k | NZ$-3k | NZ$-274 |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$75k | NZ$78k | NZ$-2k | NZ$3k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$57k | NZ$58k | not disclosed | NZ$5k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$44k | NZ$40k | not disclosed | NZ$6k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$42k | NZ$46k | not disclosed | NZ$3k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$48k | NZ$50k | not disclosed | NZ$7k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$59k | NZ$63k | not disclosed | NZ$9k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$63k | NZ$64k | not disclosed | NZ$13k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$64k | NZ$58k | not disclosed | NZ$14k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$55k | NZ$53k | not disclosed | NZ$9k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (16 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC20697) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-04-25
- 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/capital-blues-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/capital-blues-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/capital-blues-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC20697

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/capital-blues-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 2026-09-29T18:30:22.986Z.