# The Nicholas Tarling Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC53402
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2016-04-18
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Promoting the study of the South East Asia region especially its history and demonstrating and advancing New Zealand’s interest in the subject, by assisting academic staff, teachers, researchers, students and tertiary students to advance their knowledge and understanding of that region; facilitating and advancing the standard of performance of serious musical works in New Zealand, particularly in the orchestral, choral and operatic fields, with special emphasis on the lesser-known; Initiating or assisting in the purchase or legitimate copying of any books, manuscripts, musical scores, materials and any apparatus necessary for any course of study or research in the musical, historical or South East Asian sphere or for performance in the musical sphere; Initiating or assisting in the publication of any other publications in order to support any of the foregoing activities.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (79.7 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 86/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **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$137k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$327k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-190k
- **Total assets:** NZ$4.25M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$17k
- **Net assets:** NZ$4.24M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$62k
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$25k
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=c6d28508-912d-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$137k | NZ$327k | NZ$-190k | NZ$4.24M |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$133k | NZ$295k | NZ$-163k | NZ$4.20M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$136k | NZ$221k | NZ$-85k | NZ$4.24M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$135k | NZ$206k | not disclosed | NZ$4.00M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$127k | NZ$135k | not disclosed | NZ$4.20M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$100k | NZ$90k | not disclosed | NZ$4.13M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$67k | NZ$56k | not disclosed | NZ$3.30M |
| 2019-03-31 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-03-31 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (11 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC53402) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- 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/the-nicholas-tarling-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-nicholas-tarling-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-nicholas-tarling-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC53402

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-nicholas-tarling-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 2026-09-30T07:04:46.773Z.