Talking House Charitable Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Dunedin

Talking House Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To provide for the creation and performance of celebratory community events in the community. To create performances and arts events written or devised in consultation with community groups or based on local issues, historical events, institutions or personalities.

Registration Number
CC48227
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2012-08-14
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (70.8/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Dunedin, Dunedin
Email
clareadams02@gmail.com
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
148235.7 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M-
2023$0.0M$0.0M-
2022$0.0M$0.0M-
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2020$0.0M$0.0M-
2019$0.0M$0.0M-
2018$0.0M$0.0M-
2017$0.0M$0.0M-
2016$0.1M$0.1M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
70.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (4)

  • Clare Adams — Trustee
  • Karen Elliot — Trustee
  • Stuart Young — Trustee
  • Simon O'Connor — Trustee

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Talking House Charitable Trust

CC48227Dunedin, DunedinRegistered 14 Aug 2012
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B-
71/100
Financial
78
Governance
55
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$142

Expenses

$92

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

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

About

Mission

To provide for the creation and performance of celebratory community events in the community. To create performances and arts events written or devised in consultation with community groups or based on local issues, historical events, institutions or personalities.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$142
Total Expenses
$92
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (14 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
148235.7mo
Could operate 148235.7 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 350 peers · Arts & Culture · Under $100K

Rating Score
71
#31/351
Revenue
$142
#341/351
Reserve Months
148235.7
#1/351
Surplus
$50
#175/351
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/351

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

Rating

B-
Score: 70.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 64 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
8 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Dunedin, Dunedin

Registration

Registration NumberCC48227
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered14 Aug 2012
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated10 Oct 1995
Registered office
14 Islington Street, North East Valley, Dunedin

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 4 October 2026.