Christchurch Music Theatre Education Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Christchurch

Christchurch Music Theatre Education Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: To foster, encourage and undertake the training of actors, producers, designers and theatrical technicians and give formal instructions.

Registration Number
CC11352
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2007-10-14
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: General public, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.7M NZD
Total Assets
$4.1M NZD
Net Assets
$2.4M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.7M$2.4M
2024$0.2M$0.5M$3.0M
2023$0.2M$0.3M$2.7M
2022$0.3M$0.2M$2.8M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$2.3M
2020$0.2M$0.3M$2.7M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$3.0M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$3.1M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$2.8M
2016$0.2M$0.1M$2.8M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Gavin BaileyTrustee2024-03-27
Markham LeeTrustee2023-03-29
Diane BrodieTrustee2020-03-18
Susan BeardsleyTrustee2015-09-04
Zylpha Evelyn HarrisonTrustee2007-08-01

Former Officers (7)

  • Sarah Buchanan — Trustee (departed 2024-03-27)
  • Robert NaySmith — Trustee (departed 2015-04-15)
  • Shaun Gilmore — Trustee (departed 2009-03-18)
  • Marlene Fay Le Cren — Trustee (departed 2023-03-29)
  • Mae Gladwyn Arnold — Trustee (departed 2009-03-18)
  • Peter Bruce Simmonds — Trustee (departed 2019-03-25)
  • Peter John MacGibbon — Trustee (departed 2007-12-31)

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Christchurch Music Theatre Education Trust

CC11352Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 14 Oct 2007
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials10mo agoRating1mo ago

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

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

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Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
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Revenue

$166.2K

Expenses

$729.0K

Assets

$4.1M

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Education
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Canterbury

About

Mission

To foster, encourage and undertake the training of actors, producers, designers and theatrical technicians and give formal instructions.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$166.2K
Total Expenses
$729.0K
Net Assets
$2.4M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0.3mo
Could operate 0.3 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

50
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,019
Other53.1%
Investment Income46.9%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 109 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#23/110
Revenue
$166K
#76/110
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/110
Surplus
$-563K
#109/110
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/110

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

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2024
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC11352
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered14 Oct 2007
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated4 Aug 1994
Registered office
369 St Asaph Street Central City Christchurch 8013, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

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