Circability Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland
Circability Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The purpose of the Trust will include any one or more of the following exclusively charitable purposes in New Zealand, which are declared to be the objects and purposes of the Trust: 3.1 To benefit the community by promoting and developing the social arts in New Zealand especially community circus as a community development model that enhances social and economic participation for people with disabilities and others on the fringes of society. 3.2 To build bridges of understanding and break down barriers for people with disabilities and other disenfranchised groups and individuals, together with their families and dependents, and the promotion of their value, inclusion and participation within the community. 3.3 To provide other support and assistance consistent with this charitable purpose.
- Registration Number
- CC48564
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2012-10-17
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- office@circability.org
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.6M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 32
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.6M | $0.7M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.1M |
| 2023 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.1M |
| 2022 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.1M |
| 2021 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Tjeerd de Vries | Treasurer | 2021-01-01 |
| Christopher Adams | Board Trustee | 2019-04-01 |
| Erwin van Asbeck | Chair | 2012-07-26 |
Former Officers (7)
- Angela Withers — Board Trustee (departed 2024-09-23)
- Margaret Slater — Trustee (departed 2018-12-01)
- Lindsay Batty-Smith — Secretary (departed 2018-04-30)
- Andrea Hotere — Trustee (departed 2016-06-30)
- Frances Kelliher — Advisory Trustee (departed 2014-05-02)
- Tania Anderson — Secretary (departed 2021-11-30)
- Julianne McEldowney — Secretary (departed 2015-03-20)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $569,400
- Foundation North — $100,000
- Foundation North — $90,000
- Foundation North — $73,000
- Foundation North — $60,000
- Foundation North — $40,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $23,846
- Blue Sky Community Trust — $10,080
- Youthtown Incorporated — $9,179.13
- One Foundation — $5,313.42
- New Zealand Community Trust — $4,995
- The Lion Foundation — $3,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $2,250
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $2,250
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Circability Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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The purpose of the Trust will include any one or more of the following exclusively charitable purposes in New Zealand, which are declared to be the objects and purposes of the Trust: 3.1 To benefit the community by promoting and developing the social arts in New Zealand especially community circus as a community development model that enhances social and economic participation for people with disabilities and others on the fringes of society. 3.2 To build bridges of understanding and break down barriers for people with disabilities and other disenfranchised groups and individuals, together with their families and dependents, and the promotion of their value, inclusion and participation within the community. 3.3 To provide other support and assistance consistent with this charitable purpose.
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