# Mercury Bay Art Escape Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC46075
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2011-01-24
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Tairua
**NZBN:** 9429043152599
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To promote and develop the growth of the visual arts in the Mercury Bay area in particular and the wider Coromandel Peninsula in general

## 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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$38k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$34k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$4k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$59k
- **Donations:** NZ$16k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=d8b5a63c-4a56-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$38k | NZ$34k | NZ$4k | not disclosed |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$37k | NZ$31k | NZ$7k | not disclosed |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$39k | NZ$36k | not disclosed | NZ$48k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$30k | NZ$18k | not disclosed | NZ$46k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$44k | NZ$23k | not disclosed | NZ$33k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$41k | NZ$33k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$50k | NZ$55k | not disclosed | NZ$5k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$41k | NZ$45k | not disclosed | NZ$10k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$66k | NZ$61k | not disclosed | NZ$14k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$39k | NZ$49k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (29 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC46075) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-12
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-12

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/mercury-bay-art-escape-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/mercury-bay-art-escape-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/mercury-bay-art-escape-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC46075

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/mercury-bay-art-escape-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 2026-09-12T21:23:21.325Z.