Wellington Symphonic Bands Incorporated — Education Charity in Wellington
Wellington Symphonic Bands Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: The Society is established and maintained exclusively for charitable purposes to benefit the community. Its purpose is to promote and encourage music, improve our musicianship, and entertain and inspire our audiences by: a. providing an opportunity for brass, woodwind and percussion players of all ages and levels in greater Wellington to play, enjoy and perform music; b. fostering the development of musicians of all ages; c. providing a fun and enjoyable environment that caters for the musicians that play with us; d. providing a progressive path from a youth band to a senior band; e. entertaining and educating the greater Wellington community through a range of performances each year; and f. doing anything necessary or helpful to the above purposes. Pecuniary gain is not a purpose of the Society. Any income, benefit, or advantage must be used to advance the charitable purposes of the Society.
- Registration Number
- CC47935
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2012-04-05
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- https://wsb.nz/
- wellingtonsymphonicbands@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2021 | $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 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- Overall Score
- /100
- Financial Score
- 0
- Governance Score
- 0
- Transparency Score
- 50
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (40)
- Andre Mūrnieks — Treasurer (departed 2025-09-21)
- Sunita Singh — President (departed 2025-09-21)
- Katherine Hall — Committee Member
- Neil Lindsay — Band Manager
- Christine Hanks — Committee Member (departed 2025-10-20)
- Deborah Gough — Committee Member
- Paul Emsley — Committee Member
- Lauren Lancaster — Secretary
- Joanna Higgins — Committee Member (departed 2025-09-21)
- Kenneth Muir — President (departed 2025-09-21)
- Derek Johnson — Committee Member (departed 2024-09-22)
- Adrian Cartwright — Committee Member
- Jessica Dewhurst — Committee Member (departed 2022-01-17)
- Kate Hall — President (departed 2023-09-18)
- Sarah Dillon — Co-President (departed 2024-09-22)
- Bill Abbiss — Committee Member (departed 2022-01-17)
- Tracy Miller — Secretary (departed 2021-02-09)
- Helen Quaggin — Band Manager (departed 2019-08-05)
- Clare Ward — President (departed 2022-09-11)
- Megan Brownlie — Band Manager (departed 2025-02-01)
Funding Sources
- One Foundation — $16,599.76
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $8,300
- Pelorus Trust — $7,825.45
- Pub Charity Limited — $5,147
- Lion Foundation — $3,258
- The Lion Foundation — $337
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EducationTrust
Wellington Symphonic Bands Incorporated
CC47935Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 5 Apr 2012
Data updated: Today
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating15h 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
$57.6K
Expenses
$44.6K
Assets
$39.8K
Staff
2
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Mission
The Society is established and maintained exclusively for charitable purposes to benefit the community. Its purpose is to promote and encourage music, improve our musicianship, and entertain and inspire our audiences by: a. providing an opportunity for brass, woodwind and percussion players of all ages and levels in greater Wellington to play, enjoy and perform music; b. fostering the development of musicians of all ages; c. providing a fun and enjoyable environment that caters for the musicians that play with us; d. providing a progressive path from a youth band to a senior band; e. entertaining and educating the greater Wellington community through a range of performances each year; and f. doing anything necessary or helpful to the above purposes. Pecuniary gain is not a purpose of the Society. Any income, benefit, or advantage must be used to advance the charitable purposes of the Society.
Key Statistics
Annual Revenue
$57.6K
Total Expenses
$44.6K
Net Assets
$27.7K
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
0
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (13 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
0mo
Could operate 0 months with zero revenue
Critical
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
55
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,544
Trading / Services53.7%
Donations40.5%
Other4.3%
Investment Income1.4%
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 351 peers · Education · Under $100K
Rating Score
0
Revenue
$58K
Reserve Months
0.0
Surplus
$13K
Staff Cost %
49%
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 NumberCC47935
Entity TypeTrust
Registered5 Apr 2012
StatusRegistered
Sector & Activities
Primary Sector
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