The Going West Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland
The Going West Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: The Trust was established in 2006 as the guardian of the Going West Books and Writers Festival (originally established in 1996). It has the following main purposes: 1) To celebrate, support, and promote the literary arts by bringing together the best of NZ's writers, performers and cultural commentators. 2) To provide a mix of free and low cost events to enable participation by a wide cross section of the community. 3) To preserve the Festival's substantial archival material for public benefit. 4) To encourage and support Maori, Pacifica and other cultural writers. The Trust celebrates and supports all literary arts and encourages Maori, Pacifica and migrant writing by bringing together writers, performers and cultural commentators to provide a mix of free and low cost events to enable participation by a wide cross section of the community. The Trust preserves the Festival's archival material for public benefit and supports other projects that promote literary arts.
- Registration Number
- CC29587
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- https://goingwestfest.co.nz
- jan@goingwestfest.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- Overall Score
- /100
- Financial Score
- 0
- Governance Score
- 0
- Transparency Score
- 50
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Arts & CultureTrust
The Going West Trust
CC29587Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: Today
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating10h ago
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade
Charities Services Tier 3/4 reporting allows smaller charities to file a summary annual-return form rather than separately audited financial statements. 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 the $1M threshold at which audited accounts are expected. 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.
How ratings work →Revenue
$98.1K
Expenses
$97.5K
Assets
$321.8K
Staff
1
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Mission
The Trust was established in 2006 as the guardian of the Going West Books and Writers Festival (originally established in 1996). It has the following main purposes: 1) To celebrate, support, and promote the literary arts by bringing together the best of NZ's writers, performers and cultural commentators. 2) To provide a mix of free and low cost events to enable participation by a wide cross section of the community. 3) To preserve the Festival's substantial archival material for public benefit. 4) To encourage and support Maori, Pacifica and other cultural writers. The Trust celebrates and supports all literary arts and encourages Maori, Pacifica and migrant writing by bringing together writers, performers and cultural commentators to provide a mix of free and low cost events to enable participation by a wide cross section of the community. The Trust preserves the Festival's archival material for public benefit and supports other projects that promote literary arts.
Key Statistics
Annual Revenue
$98.1K
Total Expenses
$97.5K
Net Assets
$64.6K
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
0
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (17 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Expense Breakdown
API DataBased 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
39.3mo
Could operate 39.3 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
10
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,968
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Donations
Donations94.6%
Investment Income4.1%
Trading / Services1.3%
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 333 peers · Arts & Culture · Under $100K
Rating Score
0
Revenue
$98K
Reserve Months
0.0
Surplus
$649
Staff Cost %
0%
Top Peers in Group
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: 0 | Transparency: 50
CurrentC-
2024
Score: 56.0
Financial: 65 | Governance: 50 | Transparency: 50
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Registration
Registration NumberCC29587
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered
Sector & Activities
Primary Sector
Arts & CultureData 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: 23 April 2026.
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