# Whanganui Creative Space

**Charities Register number:** CC45353
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2010-09-16
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**Region:** Whanganui
**NZBN:** 9429043115549
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Promoting inclusive communities and barrier free opportunities for creative expression.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$88k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$88k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$117
- **Total assets:** NZ$13k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$7k
- **Net assets:** NZ$6k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$13k
- **Donations:** NZ$13k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$58k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=71b5a63c-4a56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$88k | NZ$88k | NZ$117 | NZ$6k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$106k | NZ$97k | NZ$9k | not disclosed |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$91k | NZ$95k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$72k | NZ$82k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$57k | NZ$65k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$90k | NZ$69k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$51k | NZ$57k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$28k | NZ$31k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$33k | NZ$27k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$14k | NZ$14k | not disclosed | NZ$505 |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (43 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **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=CC45353) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$11k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Central Limited** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Regions Trust** (foundation) — NZ$500, year ended 2019-06-30
- **Four Regions Trust** (foundation) — NZ$130, year ended 2021-06-30

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-27

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/whanganui-creative-space
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whanganui-creative-space/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whanganui-creative-space/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC45353

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/whanganui-creative-space. 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 2026-09-27T23:13:56.426Z.