# The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts

**Charities Register number:** CC27121
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429042869962
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To foster, promote, facilitate and encourage the interest of music, art, culture, education and other charitable activities.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (75.0 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 75/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.78M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.86M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-74k
- **Total assets:** NZ$20.07M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$903k
- **Net assets:** NZ$19.16M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.12M
- **Donations:** NZ$9k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$308k
- **Paid staff:** 9
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a0e8234e-d8e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$1.78M | NZ$1.86M | NZ$-74k | NZ$19.16M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$1.63M | NZ$1.69M | NZ$-51k | NZ$19.24M |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$1.72M | NZ$1.71M | NZ$7k | NZ$19.29M |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$1.37M | NZ$1.41M | not disclosed | NZ$19.28M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$6.03M | NZ$1.18M | not disclosed | NZ$19.32M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$1.57M | NZ$1.50M | not disclosed | NZ$14.47M |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$1.71M | NZ$1.61M | not disclosed | NZ$14.40M |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$1.60M | NZ$1.55M | not disclosed | NZ$14.30M |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$1.53M | NZ$1.50M | not disclosed | NZ$14.25M |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$793k | NZ$677k | not disclosed | NZ$14.22M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (30 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** PKF Goldsmith Fox Audit Ltd
- **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=CC27121) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$8k, 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: 2026-10-01

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-piano-centre-for-music-and-the-arts
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-piano-centre-for-music-and-the-arts/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-piano-centre-for-music-and-the-arts/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27121

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-piano-centre-for-music-and-the-arts. 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 2026-10-01T06:41:04.896Z.