Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand Foundation Trust — Education Charity in Wellington

Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand Foundation Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (73.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Provide support for the charitable activities of Choirs Aoteoroa New Zealand Trust , Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir, New Zealand Youth Choir, New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir, and other groups and individuals involved in choral music in New Zealand.

Registration Number
CC54014
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2016-11-03
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (73.8/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
foundation@choirsnz.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: General public, Other charities

Financial Summary

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

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$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$0.1M$0.1M-
2018$0.0M$0.1M-
2017$0.1M--
2017---

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
73.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Brendon ShanksTrustee2026-03-01
Lucy GriffithsTrustee2025-12-18
Trevor KemptonTrustee2021-10-11
Linda WebbTrustee2021-05-13
Warren KilhamTrustee2021-02-18

Former Officers (5)

  • Charlotte Sullivan — Trustee (departed 2026-02-28)
  • Leslie Foy — Trustee (departed 2020-09-01)
  • Judith Harvey — Trustee (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Warwick Mitchell — Trustee (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Stephen Park — Trustee (departed 2020-06-30)

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Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand Foundation Trust

CC54014Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 3 Nov 2016
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

B-
74/100
Financial
78
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No 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.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$14.5K

Expenses

$5.1K

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

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

This trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Arts & CultureCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
Youth
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Provide support for the charitable activities of Choirs Aoteoroa New Zealand Trust , Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir, New Zealand Youth Choir, New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir, and other groups and individuals involved in choral music in New Zealand.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOther charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$14.5K
Total Expenses
$5.1K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 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
230.5mo
Could operate 230.5 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

50
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,000
Donations50.4%
Investment Income49.6%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 289 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score
74
#17/290
Revenue
$14K
#157/290
Reserve Months
230.5
#1/290
Surplus
$9K
#46/290
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/290

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating History

B-
2025
Score: 73.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
D+
2024
Score: 53.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B-
Score: 73.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 70 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2017
Clean

Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC54014
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered3 Nov 2016
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

Data 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: 3 October 2026.