Prayas Cultural Group Of New Zealand Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland
Prayas Cultural Group Of New Zealand Incorporated is a registered charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: Prayas is a non-profit theatre group engaged in producing original Indian theatre in English, for the wider audience of New Zealand - in an attempt to share, integrate with and enhance the cultural mosaic of this land. Our further endeavour is to break the stereotypical association of Indian Culture with ‘Bollywood’ dancing, exotic curries & mystic spirituality.
- Registration Number
- CC32428
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.prayas.co.nz
- contact@prayas.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2025 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.1M | - |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 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 |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (3)
- Amit Ohdedar — President
- Sudeepta Vyas — Secretary
- Ujjal Ghosh — Treasurer (departed 2012-06-30)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $25,992
- Foundation North — $23,747
- Foundation North — $20,000
- Foundation North — $20,000
- Foundation North — $15,000
- Foundation North — $10,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $4,270
- New Zealand Community Trust — $3,395
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Prayas Cultural Group Of New Zealand Incorporated
Financial data as at March 2026. 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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Prayas is a non-profit theatre group engaged in producing original Indian theatre in English, for the wider audience of New Zealand - in an attempt to share, integrate with and enhance the cultural mosaic of this land. Our further endeavour is to break the stereotypical association of Indian Culture with ‘Bollywood’ dancing, exotic curries & mystic spirituality.
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