Harmony Singers Waitaha Incorporated — Education Charity in Christchurch
Harmony Singers Waitaha Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The Chapter is established and maintained exclusively for charitable purposes (including any purposes ancillary to those charitable purposes), namely enhancing education by: (a) promoting education in barbershop four-part harmony (acapella) singing by providing quality training in all aspects of the barbershop craft; (b) making that training available to all members of the public who wish to participate; (c) facilitating such education by establishing and maintaining barbershop choruses and barbershop quartets; (d) educating such choruses and quartets by providing competent, trained, and qualified music directors to instruct the choruses and quartets in vocal and musical skills through holding regular training sessions and rehearsals; (e) aiming for a higher standard of educational achievement in the barbershop craft by measuring the Chapter’s performance through regularly competing against other barbershop choruses and quartets affiliated to Barbershop Harmony New Zealand Inc.
- Registration Number
- CC44580
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2010-07-07
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- lp.renwick@xtra.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Other charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Osselton | Trustee | 2026-02-01 |
| Eli Warren | Secretary | 2023-12-11 |
| Nic Davey | President | 2021-05-24 |
| Laurie Renwick | Trustee | 2020-03-02 |
Former Officers (42)
- Kathryn Ruge — Member At Large (departed 2025-12-31)
- Sandra Hastings — Member At Large
- Patrick Whiting — Trustee (departed 2025-12-31)
- Lochlan Scanlon — Trustee
- John Kemp — Trustee
- Melissa Graham — Secretary (departed 2024-12-16)
- Brylee Mills — Trustee (departed 2024-12-16)
- Peter Watts — Trustee (departed 2023-03-31)
- Lynn Humphrey — Trustee (departed 2024-12-16)
- Robert Gaudin — Trustee (departed 2021-04-26)
- Harry Burt — Board Membe (departed 2021-03-01)
- Will Lynch — Trustee (departed 2021-03-01)
- Sam Gordon — Trustee (departed 2023-03-31)
- William Hotter — Trustee (departed 2020-03-02)
- Bryan Taylor — Vp Music (departed 2023-03-31)
- Andrew Grieve — Secretary (departed 2019-02-27)
- Alan McKinnon — President (departed 2021-03-31)
- Ken Francis — Vp Membership (departed 2023-03-31)
- Andrew Baken — Secretary (departed 2020-03-02)
- Mike Ossleton — Trustee (departed 2019-03-27)
Funding Sources
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $20,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $10,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $6,858
- The Lion Foundation — $3,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $3,000
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Harmony Singers Waitaha Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.
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The Chapter is established and maintained exclusively for charitable purposes (including any purposes ancillary to those charitable purposes), namely enhancing education by: (a) promoting education in barbershop four-part harmony (acapella) singing by providing quality training in all aspects of the barbershop craft; (b) making that training available to all members of the public who wish to participate; (c) facilitating such education by establishing and maintaining barbershop choruses and barbershop quartets; (d) educating such choruses and quartets by providing competent, trained, and qualified music directors to instruct the choruses and quartets in vocal and musical skills through holding regular training sessions and rehearsals; (e) aiming for a higher standard of educational achievement in the barbershop craft by measuring the Chapter’s performance through regularly competing against other barbershop choruses and quartets affiliated to Barbershop Harmony New Zealand Inc.
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