# SCAPE Public Art Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC24162
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-05-08
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429043064366
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The purposes of the Trust are promoting, developing and delivering public art and enhancing New Zealand's cultural artistic identity.

## 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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$886k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$868k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$18k
- **Total assets:** NZ$198k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$144k
- **Net assets:** NZ$54k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$133k
- **Donations:** NZ$830k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$339k
- **Paid staff:** 7
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=7725c8e9-c30e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$886k | NZ$868k | NZ$18k | NZ$54k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$829k | NZ$828k | NZ$445 | NZ$36k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$1.19M | NZ$1.18M | not disclosed | NZ$35k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$1.01M | NZ$1.01M | not disclosed | NZ$24k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$979k | NZ$969k | not disclosed | NZ$22k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$976k | NZ$1.02M | not disclosed | NZ$12k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$1.27M | NZ$1.27M | not disclosed | NZ$51k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$935k | NZ$934k | not disclosed | NZ$57k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$987k | NZ$988k | not disclosed | NZ$56k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$1.92M | NZ$1.92M | not disclosed | NZ$57k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (30 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** RPS Accounting Ltd
- **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=CC24162) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$90k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$80k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$21k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$18k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$11k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Mainland Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

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/scape-public-art-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/scape-public-art-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/scape-public-art-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC24162
- Charity website: http://www.scapepublicart.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/scape-public-art-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 2026-09-30T16:48:29.851Z.