# Wellington Museums Trust Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC22571
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-06
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429041926390
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To manage and operate Space Place (Carter Observatory), museum and art gallery assets for the benefit of the inhabitants of Wellington, and the public generally.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C (60.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - trustees holding many concurrent board roles

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$2.72M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$110k
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$6.19M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.79M
- **Net assets:** NZ$4.40M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$3.13M
- **Government grants:** NZ$12.14M
- **Donations:** NZ$261k
- **Paid staff:** 127
- **Volunteers:** 0

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

> **Note on this year's figures.** The figures filed for this year do not reconcile: reported government grants exceed reported total revenue. Derived percentages are omitted for this year. Treat the individual figures as filed, and the source annual return as the authority.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$2.72M | NZ$110k | not disclosed | NZ$4.40M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$2.68M | NZ$103k | not disclosed | NZ$2.26M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$2.41M | NZ$6.09M | not disclosed | NZ$2.41M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$3.95M | NZ$6.88M | not disclosed | NZ$1.97M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$14.17M | NZ$14.76M | not disclosed | NZ$1.98M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$2.78M | NZ$5.95M | not disclosed | NZ$1.76M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$4.25M | NZ$13.59M | not disclosed | NZ$-803k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$3.55M | NZ$12.99M | not disclosed | NZ$-508k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$13.10M | NZ$13.88M | not disclosed | NZ$1.78M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$11.90M | NZ$6.03M | not disclosed | NZ$1.76M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 16 current (40 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** KPMG
- **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=CC22571) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$60k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$55k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2019-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$14k, year ended 2021-03-31
- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$7k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Trust House Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **ILT Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

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/wellington-museums-trust-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/wellington-museums-trust-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/wellington-museums-trust-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22571

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/wellington-museums-trust-incorporated. 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 2026-09-28T18:57:08.795Z.