# The Randell Cottage Writers Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC22788
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-09
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429043080441
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The purpose or mission of the Trust is to offer fellowships and residency for one NZ and one French writer for six months each year in the historic Randell Cottage in Thorndon, Wellington. To support the writers and maintain the Randell Cottage as a fully-furnished, secure heritage building and garden. To manage sponsors' funding (notably from Creative NZ, the Arts Foundation of NZ and the Wellington City Council) in an efficient and accountable manner, ensuring all compliance requirements are met. To encourage creative interchange between the visiting writers and the public; to promote literary exchanges within New Zealand and with France; to contribute to Wellington's reputation as NZ's arts and cultural capital; to widen public appreciation of the works by the NZ and French writers; and to encourage synergies with other Wellington arts residencies and organisations, VUW, and the French Embassy.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **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$59k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$95k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-37k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$60k
- **Government grants:** NZ$5k (7.6% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$40k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4

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$59k | NZ$95k | NZ$-37k | not disclosed |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$85k | NZ$75k | NZ$10k | not disclosed |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$50k | NZ$73k | NZ$-23k | not disclosed |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$92k | NZ$79k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$70k | NZ$52k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$63k | NZ$67k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$63k | NZ$54k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$62k | NZ$58k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$54k | NZ$55k | not disclosed | NZ$438k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$64k | NZ$60k | not disclosed | NZ$439k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (26 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=CC22788) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

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

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-randell-cottage-writers-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-randell-cottage-writers-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-randell-cottage-writers-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22788

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-randell-cottage-writers-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 2026-09-11T16:14:44.275Z.