# Fortune Theatre Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC20024
**Status:** Deregistered (2018-07-09)
**Registered since:** 2007-11-07
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Dunedin
**NZBN:** 9429042626305

## Purpose

‘Fortune’ delivers diverse and sustainable arts experiences by: engaging audiences in high quality work in a variety of locations, presenting New Zealand work through partnerships, developing the skills of young and emerging theatre artists and professionals.

## 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 2016-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.33M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.34M
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$121k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$159k
- **Net assets:** NZ$-38k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$18k
- **Donations:** NZ$705k
- **Paid staff:** 12
- **Volunteers:** 3
- **Financial report audited:** yes
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=7a80ff6f-4656-e711-a5ed-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$1.33M | NZ$1.34M | not disclosed | NZ$-38k |
| 2015-12-31 | NZ$1.34M | NZ$1.37M | NZ$-32k | NZ$-24k |
| 2014-12-31 | NZ$1.41M | NZ$1.49M | NZ$-75k | NZ$8k |
| 2013-12-31 | NZ$1.45M | NZ$1.47M | NZ$-22k | NZ$83k |
| 2012-12-31 | NZ$1.57M | NZ$1.53M | NZ$39k | NZ$105k |
| 2011-12-31 | NZ$1.41M | NZ$1.40M | NZ$3k | NZ$66k |
| 2010-12-31 | NZ$1.23M | NZ$1.13M | NZ$100k | NZ$63k |
| 2009-12-31 | NZ$1.19M | NZ$1.14M | NZ$49k | NZ$-37k |
| 2008-12-31 | NZ$1.22M | NZ$1.31M | NZ$-88k | NZ$-87k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (25 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** PwC
- **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=CC20024) 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: 2026-10-02

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/fortune-theatre-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/fortune-theatre-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/fortune-theatre-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC20024

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/fortune-theatre-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 2026-10-02T08:38:33.173Z.