Palmerston North Theatre Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Palmerston North

Palmerston North Theatre Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. Annual revenue: $1.3M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: OUR VISION:To entertain, delight and inspire. MISSION: To be the leaders in professional performing arts for the central North Island.

Registration Number
CC21192
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-02-16
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Palmerston North, Palmerston North
Website
http://www.centrepoint.co.nz
Email
Kate@centrepoint.co.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.1M NZD
Total Assets
$2.6M NZD
Net Assets
$2.3M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
15
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$1.3M$1.1M$2.3M
2024$1.3M$1.1M$2.2M
2023$1.2M$1.2M$2.0M
2022$1.2M$1.1M$2.0M
2021$1.3M$1.1M$1.9M
2020$1.2M$1.1M$1.1M
2019$1.2M$1.1M$1.0M
2018$1.2M$1.0M$0.9M
2017$0.8M$0.9M$0.7M
2016$0.9M$1.0M$0.7M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (8)

NameRoleAppointed
Peter BrooksTrustee2026-04-21
Andrew JamiesonTrustee2026-04-21
James McCaskillTrustee2021-11-16
Deborah HartTrustee2021-02-22
Graeme BealChair2017-02-21
Martin CarrTrustee2008-02-17
Tracey-Lee CroweTrustee2008-02-17
Leigh DomeTrustee2008-02-17

Former Officers (14)

  • Ewan Westergaard — Trustee (departed 2025-10-21)
  • Maree Brannigan — Chair (departed 2026-04-30)
  • Murray Georgel — Chair (departed 2024-06-18)
  • Edith Fraser-Hoskin — Trustee (departed 2018-03-31)
  • Christine Jones — Trustee (departed 2016-07-19)
  • Julie Barnes — Secretary (departed 2017-06-15)
  • Tyson Schmidt — Trustee (departed 2020-12-22)
  • Robyn Boyle — Trustee (departed 2021-06-15)
  • Dean Parkinson — Trustee (departed 2012-06-20)
  • John McFarlane — Trustee (departed 2009-12-01)
  • Graham Slater — Trustee (departed 2020-02-18)
  • Robert Lissington — Trustee (departed 2010-11-17)
  • Catherine Parsons — Trustee (departed 2009-11-30)
  • Anne Hancock — Trustee (departed 2010-12-08)

Funding Sources

  • Lion Foundation — $10,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $10,000
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $7,377
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $4,400
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $2,773.5
  • Lion Foundation — $2,173

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Palmerston North Theatre Trust

CC21192Palmerston North, Palmerston NorthRegistered 16 Feb 2008
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials10mo agoRating1mo ago

Financial data as at December 2025. 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

$1.3M

Expenses

$1.1M

Assets

$2.6M

Staff

15

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

OUR VISION:To entertain, delight and inspire. MISSION: To be the leaders in professional performing arts for the central North Island.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.3M
Total Expenses
$1.1M
Net Assets
$2.3M
Staff
15
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
0.9mo
Could operate 0.9 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

59
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,051
Government Grants53.0%
Other33.4%
Donations10.9%
Investment Income2.7%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 27 peers · Arts & Culture · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#14/28
Revenue
$1.3M
#19/28
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/28
Surplus
$114K
#12/28
Staff Cost %
67%
#28/28

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 30 | Transparency: 65
Current
C+
2024
Score: 69.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

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

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Palmerston North, Palmerston North

Registration

Registration NumberCC21192
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered16 Feb 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated30 Nov 1973
Registered office
280 Church Street Palmerston North 4410, Palmerston North

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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