Musical Theatre Dunedin Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Dunedin

Musical Theatre Dunedin Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To produce musical and dramatic entertainment for the benefit of the organisation and or charitable or philanthropic objects. To foster, promote and encourage the study, composition, practice and performance of musical theatre productions and other works. To train and promote generally the interest of actors, singers, theatre technicians, dancers, musicians and other artists, both collectively and as individuals.

Registration Number
CC37244
Charity Type
Incorporated Society
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Dunedin, Dunedin
Website
https://mtd.org.nz
Email
admin@mtd.org.nz
Data as at
March 2026

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
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.4M NZD
Net Assets
$0.4M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
21
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.3M$0.2M$0.4M
2025$0.1M$0.1M$0.3M
2024$0.7M$0.7M$0.3M
2023$0.0M$0.1M$0.4M
2022$0.6M$0.6M$0.4M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.5M
2020$0.8M$0.7M$0.5M
2019$0.7M$0.6M$0.4M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.3M
2017$0.1M$0.2M$0.3M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Andrea ChisholmTreasurer2025-08-18
Clare LewisExecutive Board Member2025-08-18
Daniel CairnsExecutive Board Member2025-08-18
Melanie O'BrienExecutive Board Member2025-08-18

Former Officers (47)

  • Bridget Telfer-Milne — Executive Board Member
  • Shayne Sparks — Executive Board Member
  • Dean Driver — Treasurer
  • Marlise Sparks — President
  • Max Beal — Executive Board Member
  • Anne Gilkison — Executive Board Member (departed 2022-11-14)
  • Jodie Spedding — Executive Board Member (departed 2024-03-31)
  • Olivia Larkins — Vice President (departed 2026-05-31)
  • Patrick Smit — Executive Board Member (departed 2022-06-02)
  • Anna Thomson — Executive Board Member (departed 2023-06-26)
  • Alexander Andreassend — Past President & Administrator
  • John Finlayson — Executive Board Member
  • Brent Bishop — Executive Board (departed 2021-07-12)
  • Charlotte McKay — Vice President (departed 2022-08-15)
  • Kerry Davey — Executive Board Member (departed 2024-03-31)
  • Anna Tarbotton — Executive Board (departed 2019-10-18)
  • Stacey Gribben — Executive Board (departed 2020-08-03)
  • Thomas Sear — Executive Board (departed 2019-03-11)
  • Alethea Chittenden — Executive Board (departed 2019-06-27)
  • Dale Lovett — Administrator (departed 2018-06-29)

Funding Sources

  • Lion Foundation — $12,000
  • Lion Foundation — $12,000

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Musical Theatre Dunedin Incorporated

CC37244Dunedin, DunedinRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials7mo agoRating1mo ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

XRB Tier 3 lets smaller charities (total expenses of $5M or less; $2M for periods ending before 28 March 2024) file a simple-format performance report instead of full PBE standards. 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 our $2M rating threshold. (Whether the accounts must be audited is a separate Charities Act test: audit from $1.1M of operating expenditure, review from $550K.) 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 — set at the pre-2024 Tier 3 ceiling; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

How ratings work →
Revenue

$280.9K

Expenses

$219.6K

Assets

$436.4K

Staff

21

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

To produce musical and dramatic entertainment for the benefit of the organisation and or charitable or philanthropic objects. To foster, promote and encourage the study, composition, practice and performance of musical theatre productions and other works. To train and promote generally the interest of actors, singers, theatre technicians, dancers, musicians and other artists, both collectively and as individuals.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peoplePeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$280.9K
Total Expenses
$219.6K
Net Assets
$362.1K
Staff
21
employees

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
12.5mo
Could operate 12.5 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

3
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,704
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Other
Other98.5%
Investment Income1.0%
Trading / Services0.5%

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
$281K
#46/110
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/110
Surplus
$61K
#33/110
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

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Dunedin, Dunedin

Registration

Registration NumberCC37244
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated18 Nov 1929
Registered office
1 Sullivan Avenue, South Dunedin, Dunedin, 9012

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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