Womad New Zealand Charitable Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in New Plymouth
Womad New Zealand Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in New Plymouth, New Plymouth. CharityData rates this charity D+ (54.5/100). Annual revenue: $4.8M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The primary & main objective of the Trust is to develop support encourage knowledge, awareness, appreciation and understanding of music and the performing arts for the benefit of all New Zealanders. the key objective of the Trust is to establish, promote and present a music, arts and dance festival in New Zealand.
- Registration Number
- CC20075
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-11-18
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (54.5/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- New Plymouth, New Plymouth
- tracey@taft.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $4.8M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $4.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 1
- Volunteers
- 11
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.8M | $4.8M | - |
| 2024 | $5.2M | $5.2M | - |
| 2023 | $5.0M | $5.0M | - |
| 2022 | $2.0M | $2.0M | - |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.3M | - |
| 2020 | $4.9M | $5.0M | - |
| 2019 | $4.8M | $4.8M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $4.4M | $4.3M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $4.3M | $4.3M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $4.1M | $4.1M | $0.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 54.5/100
- Financial Score
- 50
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Connole | Trustee | 2024-10-09 |
| Neil Holdom | Trustee | 2022-11-25 |
| Glenn Brebner | Trustee | 2022-07-06 |
| Chris Smith | Trustee | 2011-04-04 |
| Mike Large | Trustee | 2011-04-04 |
Former Officers (15)
- Dion Tuuta — Chair (departed 2025-08-27)
- Stacey Hitchcock — Trustee (departed 2023-10-03)
- Emere Wano — Trustee (departed 2024-07-15)
- Kelvin Wright — Trustee (departed 2021-06-02)
- Hayden Wano — Trustee (departed 2021-06-02)
- Carla van Zon — Trustee (departed 2021-05-12)
- Katie Wolfe — Trustee (departed 2021-06-02)
- Hemi Sundgren — Trustee (departed 2019-12-04)
- Chris Lynch — Trustee (departed 2024-09-11)
- Marie Pearce — Trustee (departed 2021-06-02)
- Alison Joan Rumball — Trustee (departed 2010-10-13)
- Elaine Gill — Chair (departed 2016-12-14)
- Charles Beswick Wilkinson — Trustee (departed 2022-06-28)
- Bruce Carlaw Richards — Trustee (departed 2015-06-03)
- Lynn Ross Bublitz — Trustee (departed 2019-06-24)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees (in capacity as employees for the festival) | Trustee | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Chris Lynch | Trustee | $20,320 | 2023 |
Funding Sources
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $48,846
- New Zealand Community Trust — $40,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $25,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $10,000
- The Lion Foundation — $10,000
Service Providers
- Baker Tilly Staples Rodway
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Womad New Zealand Charitable Trust
Financial data as at June 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 5. 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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This charity's grade of D+ is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
About
The primary & main objective of the Trust is to develop support encourage knowledge, awareness, appreciation and understanding of music and the performing arts for the benefit of all New Zealanders. the key objective of the Trust is to establish, promote and present a music, arts and dance festival in New Zealand.
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Ranked against 22 peers · Arts & Culture · $1M – $10M
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