Christchurch Operatic Incorporated — Education Charity in Christchurch
Christchurch Operatic Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $1.5M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Showbiz Christchurch was founded in 1938 as Christchurch Operatic Society Inc., and for 80 years has specialised in the staging of musical theatre in Christchurch, providing education and development for members and the community, and entertaining Christchurch and Canterbury audiences with many of the world’s top musical shows. The organisation is a not-for-profit registered incorporated society, but is structured and run as a modern small business, managed and resourced to undertake the largest show projects as the performance rights become available. Our major show productions each year provide opportunities for local performers, musicians, stage crew, people young/old, to engage in their passion and learn from senior colleagues, this has been a stepping stone for some to a full time career. It also provides opportunities for the communities of Christchurch and Canterbury to experience performing arts events of world class standard.
- Registration Number
- CC37962
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-07-01
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- finance@showbiz.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $3.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 4
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.5M | $2.0M | $2.9M |
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $3.2M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.7M | $2.8M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.4M | $3.2M |
| 2019 | $1.8M | $2.1M | $3.5M |
| 2018 | $2.6M | $2.0M | $3.6M |
| 2017 | $0.2M | $0.4M | $3.1M |
| 2016 | $2.9M | $0.2M | $-0.6M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Thomson | Trustee | 2026-03-31 |
Former Officers (20)
- Hiliary Schroeder — Trustee
- Jason Reekers — Trustee
- Peter Hewson — Trustee (departed 2026-03-31)
- Gavin Bailey — President
- Timothy Scandrett — Trustee
- Markham Lee — Board President (departed 2019-10-21)
- Nicola Wellbourn — Trustee
- Sarah Roberts — Trustee (departed 2017-06-19)
- Craig Ogilvie — Individual (departed 2016-03-16)
- Sarah Greenwood — Trustee (departed 2011-04-27)
- Deane Simmonds — Trustee (departed 2013-06-04)
- Sarah Buchanan — Trustee (departed 2025-05-21)
- Violet Blay — Trustee (departed 2023-03-29)
- Fiona Buckley — Trustee (departed 2014-03-12)
- Shaun Gilmore — President (departed 2011-04-26)
- Peter Rosewall — Trustee (departed 2011-04-26)
- Peter Guthrey — Trustee (departed 2011-04-26)
- Phillip Blacktopp — Trustee
- Peter MacGibbon — Trustee (departed 2009-03-01)
- Diane Brodie — Trustee (departed 2020-02-24)
Funding Sources
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $111,654
- Pub Charity Limited — $31,703
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $23,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $23,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $20,000
- The Lion Foundation — $10,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $10,000
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $10,000
- Air Rescue Services Limited — $9,141.8
- New Zealand Community Trust — $5,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $4,143
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $2,800
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $2,500
- New Zealand Community Trust — $2,000
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Christchurch Operatic Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than 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 $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. 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, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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About
Showbiz Christchurch was founded in 1938 as Christchurch Operatic Society Inc., and for 80 years has specialised in the staging of musical theatre in Christchurch, providing education and development for members and the community, and entertaining Christchurch and Canterbury audiences with many of the world’s top musical shows. The organisation is a not-for-profit registered incorporated society, but is structured and run as a modern small business, managed and resourced to undertake the largest show projects as the performance rights become available. Our major show productions each year provide opportunities for local performers, musicians, stage crew, people young/old, to engage in their passion and learn from senior colleagues, this has been a stepping stone for some to a full time career. It also provides opportunities for the communities of Christchurch and Canterbury to experience performing arts events of world class standard.
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