# The Mahara Gallery Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC29700
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Waikanae
**NZBN:** 9429042780724
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Our Vision is for an iconic cultural destination which is strongly associated with the internationally and nationally significant Field Collection creating a district gallery which celebrates the treasures and assets of Kapiti. Our purpose is to ensure free access to a wide-ranging high quality programme that provides a regional centre for cultural life in partnership with tangata whenua , providing professional presentation , development and promotion for the arts within an indigenous, local, national and international context for community identity and well-being.

## 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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$758k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$746k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$12k
- **Total assets:** NZ$538k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$498k
- **Net assets:** NZ$39k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$525k
- **Donations:** NZ$3k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$509k
- **Paid staff:** 10
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=1e2ed142-4d56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$758k | NZ$746k | NZ$12k | NZ$39k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$779k | NZ$785k | NZ$-5k | NZ$27k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$443k | NZ$436k | not disclosed | NZ$33k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$270k | NZ$263k | not disclosed | NZ$26k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$355k | NZ$377k | not disclosed | NZ$18k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$350k | NZ$325k | not disclosed | NZ$40k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$323k | NZ$318k | not disclosed | NZ$11k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$338k | NZ$334k | not disclosed | NZ$67k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$301k | NZ$306k | not disclosed | NZ$63k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$356k | NZ$386k | not disclosed | NZ$74k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (32 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Murray Baxter
- **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=CC29700) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$100k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-11-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-11-12

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/the-mahara-gallery-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-mahara-gallery-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-mahara-gallery-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC29700

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-mahara-gallery-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 2026-11-12T09:58:53.585Z.