Brass Band Music Legacy TrustEducation Charity in Wellington

Brass Band Music Legacy Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity D+ (53.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The purpose of the Trust is set out in the Trust Deed and is to promote and foster music education across all performance levels through brass band performance and composition and to promote the advancement and study of brass music in New Zealand.

Registration Number
CC60268
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2022-07-13
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
D+ (53.8/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
bbml@dollyfish.net.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
232.4 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M-
2023$0.0M$0.0M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
D+
Overall Score
53.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 4 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
BBML Trustee LimitedSole Corporate Trustee2022-05-30
Paul WilliamsDirector of Bbml Trustee Limited the Sole Corporate Trustee of the Trust2022-01-25
Martyn SmithDirector of Bbml Trustee Limited, the Sole Corporate Trustee of the Trust2022-01-25
Mark DaveyDirector of Bbml Trustee Limited, the Sole Corporate Trustee of the Trust2022-01-25
James SutherlandDirector of Bbml Trustee Limited, the Sole Corporate Trustee of the Trust2022-01-25

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Brass Band Music Legacy Trust

CC60268Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 13 Jul 2022
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2025Ratingyesterday

Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

D+
54/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
78
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • No chair designated
    Board of 10 with no chair designated on the register

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$159.4K

Expenses

$6.2K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

This rating may reflect incomplete data

This charity's grade of D+ is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

This trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.

About

Mission

The purpose of the Trust is set out in the Trust Deed and is to promote and foster music education across all performance levels through brass band performance and composition and to promote the advancement and study of brass music in New Zealand.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$159.4K
Total Expenses
$6.2K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (3 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
232.4mo
Could operate 232.4 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

5
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,475
High Concentration: 97% of revenue from Donations
Donations97.3%
Investment Income2.7%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 107 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
54
#29/108
Revenue
$159K
#87/108
Reserve Months
232.4
#1/108
Surplus
$153K
#12/108
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/108

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

D+
Score: 53.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 70 → 54 after red-flag penalties → D+.
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Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC60268
Entity TypeTrust
Registered13 Jul 2022
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 11 September 2026.