# Depot Arts and Music Space Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC50815
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2014-07-25
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043266173
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

1. To foster, promote and increase public interest and participation in the arts, including all forms of the Visual and Applied Arts and Crafts, Performance Art, Literature, Poetry, Music, Film and the study of the Arts. 2. To initiate, conduct, assist, encourage and promote educational programmes and opportunities concerning the arts for all age groups to achieve any or all of the objects of the Trust 3. To issue or promote or assist in the issue of books, papers, pamphlets, periodicals and other documents to inform and educate concerning the arts 4. To promote and communicate to the public through various means including exhibitions, publications and events the creative, cultural and artistic richness of the arts in New Zealand with the purpose of increasing public interest and appreciation. 5. To provide physical premises, infrastructure and services and to receive subscriptions, fees, funding, donations, grants and sponsorships.

## 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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.26M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.32M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-64k
- **Total assets:** NZ$353k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$126k
- **Net assets:** NZ$227k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$125k
- **Government grants:** NZ$658k (52.4% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$470
- **Staff costs:** NZ$742k
- **Paid staff:** 18
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=c880bc8d-4956-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$1.26M | NZ$1.32M | NZ$-64k | NZ$227k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$1.18M | NZ$1.18M | NZ$-3k | NZ$291k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$1.08M | NZ$1.07M | not disclosed | NZ$295k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$987k | NZ$1.02M | not disclosed | NZ$282k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$868k | NZ$865k | not disclosed | NZ$317k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$947k | NZ$900k | not disclosed | NZ$314k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$1.07M | NZ$1.05M | not disclosed | NZ$267k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$747k | NZ$742k | not disclosed | NZ$239k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$711k | NZ$737k | not disclosed | NZ$234k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$689k | NZ$682k | not disclosed | NZ$261k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (22 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** McLaren Guise & Associates
- **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=CC50815) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2021-03-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$13k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2023-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-02

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/depot-arts-and-music-space-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/depot-arts-and-music-space-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/depot-arts-and-music-space-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC50815

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/depot-arts-and-music-space-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 2026-10-02T12:34:29.492Z.