# Prayas Cultural Group Of New Zealand Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC32428
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043037773
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Prayas is a non-profit theatre group engaged in producing original Indian theatre in English, for the wider audience of New Zealand - in an attempt to share, integrate with and enhance the cultural mosaic of this land. Our further endeavour is to break the stereotypical association of Indian Culture with ‘Bollywood’ dancing, exotic curries & mystic spirituality.

## 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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$31k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$50k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-20k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$31k
- **Government grants:** NZ$23k (74.1% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=eb80c809-922d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$31k | NZ$50k | NZ$-20k | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$12k | NZ$-4k | NZ$29k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$44k | NZ$55k | NZ$-11k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$41k | NZ$38k | not disclosed | NZ$44k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$48k | NZ$43k | not disclosed | NZ$42k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$88k | NZ$77k | not disclosed | NZ$21k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$37k | NZ$37k | not disclosed | NZ$8k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$50k | NZ$47k | not disclosed | NZ$26k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$41k | NZ$38k | not disclosed | NZ$23k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$38k | NZ$28k | not disclosed | NZ$20k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current (3 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=CC32428) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$26k, year ended 2022-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$24k, year ended 2021-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2027-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2019-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (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/prayas-cultural-group-of-new-zealand-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/prayas-cultural-group-of-new-zealand-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/prayas-cultural-group-of-new-zealand-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC32428
- Charity website: http://www.prayas.co.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/prayas-cultural-group-of-new-zealand-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 2026-11-13T06:45:18.890Z.