Hamilton Operatic Society Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Hamilton
Hamilton Operatic Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2024.
Mission: Promote an appreciation of the performing arts – particularly live theatre - within Hamilton and the Waikato. Present public performances of live theatre, concerts and any other activity which promotes the performing arts. Encourage, nurture and develop the full range of talents associated with the development of the performing arts. Achieve the highest possible production standards with the resources available. Promote Hamilton City as a destination for quality theatrical productions. Be an inclusive organisation and attempt to reach all sectors of the community.
- Registration Number
- CC29919
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Hamilton, Hamilton
- Website
- http://www.hamiltonoperatic.co.nz
- admin@hamiltonoperatic.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2024
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2024-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.2M |
| 2015 | $0.9M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Douglas | Trustee | 2026-08-25 |
| Aaron Chesham | Trustee | 2026-08-25 |
| Natalie Mora | Trustee | 2026-02-13 |
| Claudia Fransen | Treasurer | 2025-11-11 |
| Fiona Bradley | Trustee | 2025-09-09 |
| Victoria Munro | Chair | 2020-07-14 |
Former Officers (29)
- Hannah Doherty — Trustee (departed 2026-08-25)
- Julia Booth — Trustee (departed 2026-08-25)
- Caroline Gill — Chair (departed 2024-08-13)
- Hannah McFarlane — Trustee (departed 2022-12-31)
- Astrid Shouler — Treasurer (departed 2025-11-11)
- Han Byeol Son — Treasurer (departed 2021-02-09)
- Christine Sidwell — Trustee (departed 2022-08-30)
- Nicholas Wilkinson — Trustee (departed 2020-12-08)
- Nicole Hardy — Chair (departed 2022-08-30)
- Patricia Watson — Treasurer (departed 2020-03-31)
- Dellie Dellow — Chairperson-Board-Member-(co-Opted) (departed 2015-10-05)
- Michael Barnes — Trustee (departed 2016-07-06)
- Sam Cleaver — Trustee (departed 2017-02-09)
- Keith Richards — Board Member (appointed) (departed 2019-03-01)
- Michael Lamusse — Board-Member-(co-Opted) (departed 2017-07-31)
- David Smith — Trustee (departed 2017-07-31)
- Jennifer Wyatt Sargent — Co-Opted-Board-Member (departed 2014-06-30)
- Gillian Lyon — Secretary-Board-Member-(co-Opted) (departed 2017-07-31)
- Lisa Fletcher — Committee Member (departed 2012-12-01)
- Joshua Hedley — Trustee (departed 2014-01-01)
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Hamilton Operatic Society Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2024. 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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Promote an appreciation of the performing arts – particularly live theatre - within Hamilton and the Waikato. Present public performances of live theatre, concerts and any other activity which promotes the performing arts. Encourage, nurture and develop the full range of talents associated with the development of the performing arts. Achieve the highest possible production standards with the resources available. Promote Hamilton City as a destination for quality theatrical productions. Be an inclusive organisation and attempt to reach all sectors of the community.
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