# THAMES PUBLIC ART TRUST

**Charities Register number:** CC53929
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2016-11-25
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Thames
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

MĀTĀPONO/PRINCIPLES 2.1 Honour the Treaty of Waitangi within a multicultural society. 2.2 Enable public art in the Thames area by inviting a wide range of public artists to enliven public spaces. 2.3 Work with artists to portray the essential human qualities of all peoples and to remove impediments to full participation in the cultural life of the region. 2.4 Inspiring people to join with others in artistic enterprises. 2.5 Working with community to enhance the enjoyment of shared environments.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The filed financial data is incomplete or internally inconsistent, so a score would not be meaningful.
- **Status code:** `insufficient_data`
- **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$8k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$6k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$3k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$3k
- **Government grants:** NZ$8k (97.4% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$100
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=89fe7f0e-912d-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$8k | NZ$6k | NZ$3k | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$40k | NZ$33k | NZ$7k | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$3k | NZ$189 | NZ$3k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$1k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$4k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$21k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$14 | NZ$21k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$47k | NZ$3k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$15k | NZ$2k | not disclosed | NZ$27k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$61 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (14 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=CC53929) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **We Care Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- 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/thames-public-art-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/thames-public-art-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/thames-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=CC53929

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/thames-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 2026-09-30T18:05:03.385Z.