# Newtown Community and Cultural Centre 2009 Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC42960
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2009-11-26
**Sector:** Community Development
**ICNPO group:** Development and Housing
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429043281855
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To operate a Community Centre*. Furnishing and equipping any buildings used in connection with the Community Centre and to make such buildings available for public meetings, entertainment's, social gatherings, welfare, educational and recreational purposes and to regulate all such purposes. To assist community groups and individuals to work together to promote the social, cultural and educational development and health and welfare of the people in the Newtown Community. To co-operate with other bodies having similar or sympathetic aims as are beneficial to the community, and generally to do all such acts as shall further the objects of the Centre and may lawfully be done by a body established only for purposes recognised by the law of New Zealand as charitable. * Community Centre is defined as the physical buildings of Newtown Community & Cultural Centre, Newtown Hall and Network Newtown, and any other premises that may be associated with the Trust at any time.

## 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 2026-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$450k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$493k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-43k
- **Total assets:** NZ$532k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$112k
- **Net assets:** NZ$420k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$187k
- **Government grants:** NZ$269k (59.8% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$27k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$331k
- **Paid staff:** 8
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=d82ae3b7-1c75-f111-bb55-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | NZ$450k | NZ$493k | NZ$-43k | NZ$420k |
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$447k | NZ$518k | NZ$-72k | NZ$463k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$389k | NZ$561k | NZ$-172k | NZ$150k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$643k | NZ$363k | not disclosed | NZ$706k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$383k | NZ$389k | not disclosed | NZ$426k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$433k | NZ$441k | not disclosed | NZ$432k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$416k | NZ$430k | not disclosed | NZ$440k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$422k | NZ$411k | not disclosed | NZ$454k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$415k | NZ$399k | not disclosed | NZ$444k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$407k | NZ$402k | not disclosed | NZ$428k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (17 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Accounting for Charities Trust
- **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=CC42960) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Grassroots Trust Central Limited** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2023-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-11-08
- Financials: last updated 2026-11-08
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-11-13

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/newtown-community-and-cultural-centre-2009-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/newtown-community-and-cultural-centre-2009-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/newtown-community-and-cultural-centre-2009-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC42960

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/newtown-community-and-cultural-centre-2009-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 2026-11-13T05:47:46.367Z.