# The New Zealand Cuban Festival Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC49588
**Status:** Deregistered (2026-08-31)
**Registered since:** 2013-09-03
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Tauranga
**NZBN:** 9429043321919

## Purpose

Encourage all sectors of the community to participate in cross-cultural opportunities with the New Zealand and Cuban cultures in all their forms of dance and music. • To educate, train and support the community in the different forms of Cuban dance and music. • To hold an annual Cuban Festival in New Zealand where participants will up skill their dance and music techniques, network with other like minded individuals who share a similar goal of health and wellbeing through dance and music. • Maintain a stakeholder database and social network forums in order to maintain links with and to connect individuals and groups who wish to participate in educational opportunities. • Through the forms of dance and music, individuals, groups and families within the community will maintain their physical (tinana), mental (hinengaro), spiritual (wairua) and family (whanau) wellbeing. • Community oriented to build & promote physical, mental & cultural activities in a social environment.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — No longer on the Charities Register.
- **Status code:** `deregistered`
- **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$1
- **Total expenses:** NZ$0
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$1
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$10k
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=2ef16926-912d-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$1 | NZ$0 | NZ$1 | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$77 | not disclosed | NZ$77 | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$243 | NZ$3k | NZ$-2k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$20k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$204 | NZ$418 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$229 | NZ$871 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$45k | NZ$37k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$41k | NZ$34k | not disclosed | NZ$2k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$37k | NZ$32k | not disclosed | NZ$-791 |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$46k | NZ$51k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (7 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=CC49588) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2023-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-03

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-new-zealand-cuban-festival-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-new-zealand-cuban-festival-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-new-zealand-cuban-festival-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC49588

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-new-zealand-cuban-festival-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 2026-10-03T00:13:02.828Z.