# Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC57841
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2020-05-11
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Gisborne
**NZBN:** 9429047952232
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The promotion amongst the Tairāwhiti community of the educational, spiritual, economic, social and cultural advancement or well-being through the arts; the maintenance and education of cultural traditions and history in the Tairāwhiti region through the arts; the promotion of health and well-being and other purposes considered by the Trust to be beneficial to the development, advancement, protection and growth of the arts in Te Tairāwhiti.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Liabilities exceed assets, which the scoring template cannot represent fairly.
- **Status code:** `structural_negative_equity`
- **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$1.00M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$971k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$31k
- **Total assets:** NZ$85k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$85k
- **Net assets:** NZ$-129
- **Donations:** NZ$11k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$374k
- **Paid staff:** 8
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3

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$1.00M | NZ$971k | NZ$31k | NZ$-129 |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$1.37M | NZ$1.74M | NZ$-369k | NZ$-193k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$1.39M | NZ$1.55M | NZ$-163k | NZ$176k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$618k | NZ$1.54M | not disclosed | NZ$340k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$2.91M | NZ$2.16M | not disclosed | NZ$1.26M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$1.55M | NZ$1.03M | not disclosed | NZ$514k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (8 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC57841) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-11
- Rating: computed 2026-09-11
- This document generated: 2026-09-11

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/te-tairwhiti-arts-festival-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/te-tairwhiti-arts-festival-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/te-tairwhiti-arts-festival-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC57841
- Charity website: https://www.ttaf.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/te-tairwhiti-arts-festival-charitable-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 2026-09-11T11:43:31.408Z.