# Wellington Symphonic Bands Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC47935
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2012-04-05
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429043218592
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Society is established and maintained exclusively for charitable purposes to benefit the community. Its purpose is to promote and encourage music, improve our musicianship, and entertain and inspire our audiences by: a. providing an opportunity for brass, woodwind and percussion players of all ages and levels in greater Wellington to play, enjoy and perform music; b. fostering the development of musicians of all ages; c. providing a fun and enjoyable environment that caters for the musicians that play with us; d. providing a progressive path from a youth band to a senior band; e. entertaining and educating the greater Wellington community through a range of performances each year; and f. doing anything necessary or helpful to the above purposes. Pecuniary gain is not a purpose of the Society. Any income, benefit, or advantage must be used to advance the charitable purposes of the Society.

## 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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$52k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$45k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$7k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$45k
- **Government grants:** NZ$1k (2.3% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$9k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=13c700c2-912d-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$52k | NZ$45k | NZ$7k | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$58k | NZ$45k | NZ$13k | NZ$28k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$36k | NZ$44k | NZ$-8k | NZ$34k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$46k | NZ$35k | not disclosed | NZ$42k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$41k | NZ$36k | not disclosed | NZ$31k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$35k | NZ$22k | not disclosed | NZ$27k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$34k | NZ$32k | not disclosed | NZ$22k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$32k | NZ$31k | not disclosed | NZ$8k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$39k | NZ$37k | not disclosed | NZ$12k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$26k | NZ$22k | not disclosed | NZ$10k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current (49 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=CC47935) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **One Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$1k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-27
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-02

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-symphonic-bands-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/wellington-symphonic-bands-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/wellington-symphonic-bands-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC47935
- Charity website: https://wsb.nz/

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/wellington-symphonic-bands-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 2026-10-02T08:57:59.438Z.