Garden City Orchestra Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Kaiapoi
Garden City Orchestra Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Kaiapoi, Kaiapoi. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The purposes of the GCO are to: a) Maintain and enhance the Garden City Orchestra (GCO), a community orchestra, so that players of orchestral instruments may continue to develop skills of music performance in a friendly and supportive atmosphere; b) Promote and hold concerts and other music performances to encourage an appreciation of music in the wider community; c) Carry out other activities consistent with the charitable objectives of the Garden City Orchestra.
- Registration Number
- CC48574
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2012-11-23
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Kaiapoi, Kaiapoi
- gco.chch@gmail.com
- Data as at
- December 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (14)
- Celia Beach — President
- Nicholas Caldwell — Treasurer
- Mark Tomlinson — Treasurer (departed 2024-02-15)
- Rowan Sinton — President (departed 2024-02-15)
- Petra Westropp — Treasurer (departed 2020-03-31)
- Jvala Schelling — Vice President (departed 2019-02-21)
- Lucy Clark — Treasurer (departed 2018-02-08)
- Fiona Bellett — Treasurer (departed 2016-02-25)
- Mike Clayton — Committee Member (departed 2016-02-25)
- Trusha Makwana — Treasurer (departed 2013-06-06)
- Jennifer Rees — Secretary (departed 2017-02-01)
- Ada Campbell — Committee Member (departed 2016-02-25)
- John Goddard — Committee Member (departed 2017-02-01)
- Tracy Melzer — President (departed 2016-02-25)
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Garden City Orchestra Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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The purposes of the GCO are to: a) Maintain and enhance the Garden City Orchestra (GCO), a community orchestra, so that players of orchestral instruments may continue to develop skills of music performance in a friendly and supportive atmosphere; b) Promote and hold concerts and other music performances to encourage an appreciation of music in the wider community; c) Carry out other activities consistent with the charitable objectives of the Garden City Orchestra.
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