# Christchurch Arts Festival Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC24002
**Status:** Deregistered (2023-09-30)
**Registered since:** 2008-05-06
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429042610175

## Purpose

The Christchurch Arts Festival programmes a large range of high quality national and international arts events to showcase artistic talent, and develop arts audiences while highlighting Canterbury as a vibrant cultural region

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — No longer on the Charities Register.
- **Status code:** `deregistered`
- **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 2020-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$253k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$160k
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$211k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$72k
- **Net assets:** NZ$139k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$209k
- **Donations:** NZ$252k
- **Volunteers:** 1
- **Financial report audited:** yes
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=4d5cae29-f74b-eb11-b43a-00155d6b7730&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$253k | NZ$160k | not disclosed | NZ$139k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$1.11M | NZ$1.12M | not disclosed | NZ$46k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$331k | NZ$302k | not disclosed | NZ$57k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$1.43M | NZ$1.75M | not disclosed | NZ$28k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$382k | NZ$330k | not disclosed | NZ$361k |
| 2015-12-31 | NZ$2.31M | NZ$2.35M | NZ$-36k | NZ$363k |
| 2014-12-31 | NZ$579k | NZ$362k | NZ$217k | NZ$399k |
| 2013-10-31 | NZ$2.22M | NZ$2.16M | NZ$62k | NZ$182k |
| 2012-10-31 | NZ$744k | NZ$597k | NZ$147k | NZ$223k |
| 2011-10-31 | NZ$2.29M | NZ$2.12M | NZ$167k | NZ$75k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (30 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=CC24002) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-04-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-05

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/christchurch-arts-festival-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/christchurch-arts-festival-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/christchurch-arts-festival-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC24002

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/christchurch-arts-festival-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 2026-10-05T14:55:41.717Z.