The Dust Palace Charitable Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland
The Dust Palace Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $1.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To grow circus as an art form and enable its public appreciation by supporting circus theatre and circus training. Specific purposes are: Supporting Circus Facilities and Learning in Auckland, Supporting Circus Theatre, Up-skilling Circus Professionals in Auckland, Empower indigenous people and people of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds within Tāmaki Makaurau to become a substantial presence in the future of circus and Ensure Te Tiriti o Waitangi is upheld in all actions and relationships.
- Registration Number
- CC50820
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2014-07-11
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- accounts@thedustpalace.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 9
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $0.1M |
| 2025 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Pickering | Trustee | 2026-08-01 |
| Jo Pilkington | Trustee | 2026-08-01 |
| Kaye Reihana | Trustee | 2026-08-01 |
| Alexander Knyazev | Treasurer | 2025-10-27 |
| Frana Divich | Chair | 2013-03-28 |
Former Officers (16)
- Brooke Mitchell — Trustee
- Natanahira Pona — Trustee (departed 2026-07-31)
- Sarah Somerville — Trustee (departed 2026-07-31)
- Grae Burton — Chair (departed 2026-07-31)
- Catherine Bartlett — Trustee (departed 2024-01-24)
- Joseph Liavaá — Trustee
- Grant Humphrey — Chair (departed 2024-01-24)
- Michael Edward — Chair (departed 2023-06-15)
- Edward Peni — Trustee (departed 2022-05-16)
- Elena Mananova — Trustee (departed 2022-05-05)
- Lisa Paterson — Trustee (departed 2022-03-17)
- Tainui Tukiwaho — Trustee
- Eve Gordon — Trustee (departed 2020-05-13)
- Simon Prast — Trustee (departed 2018-05-28)
- Elizabeth Whiting — Trustee (departed 2020-03-09)
- Raewyn Henry — Trustee (departed 2020-03-09)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $40,000
- Pelorus Trust — $39,000
- Foundation North — $30,000
- Foundation North — $10,000
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The Dust Palace Charitable Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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.)
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To grow circus as an art form and enable its public appreciation by supporting circus theatre and circus training. Specific purposes are: Supporting Circus Facilities and Learning in Auckland, Supporting Circus Theatre, Up-skilling Circus Professionals in Auckland, Empower indigenous people and people of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds within Tāmaki Makaurau to become a substantial presence in the future of circus and Ensure Te Tiriti o Waitangi is upheld in all actions and relationships.
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