# Whau the People Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC51762
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2015-05-12
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043271672
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide an artistic and educational environment that will benefit the Whau area - comprising the suburbs of Avondale, New Lynn, Kelston, Green Bay, Rosebank, Waterview, Blockhouse Bay and New Windsor - through community arts projects and events, bringing together artists and community to empower and educate. We do this by facilitating and carrying out a range of community arts projects, working with specific communities of interest, artists and the wider public. We provide spaces for community based arts events and education programmes to be organised, assembled and a platform to share them with the wider community. Through this we encourage connection and cohesion through the arts and within the community of the Whau area.

## 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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$174k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$198k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-24k
- **Total assets:** NZ$96k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$83k
- **Net assets:** NZ$13k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$96k
- **Government grants:** NZ$25k (14.4% of revenue)
- **Staff costs:** NZ$143k
- **Paid staff:** 3
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=128d0f7a-bf0e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$174k | NZ$198k | NZ$-24k | NZ$13k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$150k | NZ$216k | NZ$-66k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$298k | NZ$166k | NZ$132k | NZ$7k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$194k | NZ$124k | not disclosed | NZ$20k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$171k | NZ$183k | not disclosed | NZ$15k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$184k | NZ$157k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$69k | NZ$63k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$86k | NZ$92k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$157k | NZ$107k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$87k | NZ$77k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (14 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC51762) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Trusts Community Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$18k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-10
- 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/whau-the-people-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whau-the-people-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whau-the-people-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC51762

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/whau-the-people-charitable-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 2026-09-11T04:05:13.461Z.