Bandquest Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Nelson

Bandquest Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Nelson, Nelson. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: The objectives of the Bandquest Charitable Trust are to provide for the advancement of education in music and in particular to provide financial and other assistance to and for the promotion of contemporary music in educational institutions located throughout New Zealand. This is achieved primarily in the area of support and assistance in relation to running a national Bandquest event on an annual basis in intermediate schools in New Zealand, and also by way of development of individual and collective musical talents and skills of those students competing in Bandquest from time to time.

Registration Number
CC52472
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2015-07-27
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Nelson, Nelson
Email
pbrain@xtra.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2024$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2023$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$-0.0M
2017$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2016$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Stephen ThomasTrustee2016-06-13
Peter RaineyChair2013-03-21

Former Officers (1)

  • Daniel Kendrick — Treasurer (departed 2016-06-15)

Funding Sources

  • Lion Foundation — $40,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $35,000
  • Foundation North — $12,000
  • Foundation North — $11,250
  • Foundation North — $10,457

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Bandquest Charitable Trust

CC52472Nelson, NelsonRegistered 27 Jul 2015
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

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    2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties

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Revenue

$213.7K

Expenses

$219.5K

Assets

$42.1K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
EducationArts & Culture
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

The objectives of the Bandquest Charitable Trust are to provide for the advancement of education in music and in particular to provide financial and other assistance to and for the promotion of contemporary music in educational institutions located throughout New Zealand. This is achieved primarily in the area of support and assistance in relation to running a national Bandquest event on an annual basis in intermediate schools in New Zealand, and also by way of development of individual and collective musical talents and skills of those students competing in Bandquest from time to time.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$213.7K
Total Expenses
$219.5K
Net Assets
$8.7K

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (11 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based 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
0.6mo
Could operate 0.6 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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,980
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other99.9%
Investment Income0.1%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#38/133
Revenue
$214K
#77/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$-6K
#99/133
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/133

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: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2024
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Nelson, Nelson

Registration

Registration NumberCC52472
Entity TypeTrust
Registered27 Jul 2015
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated20 Mar 2013
Registered office
72a Rutherford Street Nelson, Nelson

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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