The Waterfront Theatre Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland
The Waterfront Theatre Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity C+ (65.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Assisting with donations
- Registration Number
- CC48094
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2012-08-20
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C+ (65.5/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- accounts@atc.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Other charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.6M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $26.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $25.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 10.1 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.6M | $1.4M | $25.7M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $2.4M | $26.6M |
| 2023 | $0.5M | $1.4M | $28.7M |
| 2022 | $0.5M | $1.4M | $29.5M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $1.2M | $30.4M |
| 2020 | $0.4M | $1.5M | $31.2M |
| 2019 | $0.5M | $1.6M | $32.3M |
| 2018 | $0.7M | $1.5M | $33.3M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.6M |
| 2016 | $1.1M | $0.7M | $0.6M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C+
- Overall Score
- 65.5/100
- Financial Score
- 70
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (9)
- Anthony Larsen — Trustee
- Matthew Cockram — Trustee
- Vivien Bridgwater — Trustee (departed 2025-11-20)
- Lohit Kalburgi — Trustee (departed 2023-03-22)
- Linley Wood — Trustee (departed 2019-07-31)
- Anne Hinton — Trustee (departed 2015-02-18)
- Ross Green — Trustee
- Derek McCormack — Trustee (departed 2013-04-08)
- Karen Fistonich — Trustee
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The Waterfront Theatre Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo 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.
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$632.0K
$1.4M
$26.5M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis 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
Assisting with donations
Who We Serve
Key Statistics
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Financial Trends (14 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
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Revenue Diversification
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 102 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M
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