# Harmony Singers Waitaha Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC44580
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2010-07-07
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429042869931
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Chapter is established and maintained exclusively for charitable purposes (including any purposes ancillary to those charitable purposes), namely enhancing education by: (a) promoting education in barbershop four-part harmony (acapella) singing by providing quality training in all aspects of the barbershop craft; (b) making that training available to all members of the public who wish to participate; (c) facilitating such education by establishing and maintaining barbershop choruses and barbershop quartets; (d) educating such choruses and quartets by providing competent, trained, and qualified music directors to instruct the choruses and quartets in vocal and musical skills through holding regular training sessions and rehearsals; (e) aiming for a higher standard of educational achievement in the barbershop craft by measuring the Chapter’s performance through regularly competing against other barbershop choruses and quartets affiliated to Barbershop Harmony New Zealand Inc.

## 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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$99k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$81k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$18k
- **Total assets:** NZ$65k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$0
- **Net assets:** NZ$65k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$41k
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=c9e83d24-d8e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$99k | NZ$81k | NZ$18k | NZ$65k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$52k | NZ$51k | NZ$1k | not disclosed |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$61k | NZ$62k | NZ$-145 | not disclosed |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$43k | NZ$49k | not disclosed | NZ$18k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$57k | NZ$65k | not disclosed | NZ$24k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$38k | NZ$29k | not disclosed | NZ$32k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$31k | NZ$45k | not disclosed | NZ$22k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$37k | NZ$30k | not disclosed | NZ$37k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$11k | not disclosed | NZ$30k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$17k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | NZ$30k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (49 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=CC44580) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$7k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2024-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- 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/harmony-singers-waitaha-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/harmony-singers-waitaha-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/harmony-singers-waitaha-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC44580

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/harmony-singers-waitaha-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 2026-09-29T22:20:21.667Z.