Christchurch School Of Music Incorporated — Education Charity in Christchurch

Christchurch School Of Music Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.8M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: To foster a lifelong love of music in and challenging and fun environment.

Registration Number
CC20378
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-01-06
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
office@csm.org.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.8M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.9M NZD
Total Assets
$1.3M NZD
Net Assets
$1.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
66
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.8M$0.9M$1.2M
2024$1.0M$0.8M$1.3M
2023$1.8M$0.8M$1.2M
2022$0.7M$0.8M$0.1M
2021$0.8M$0.8M$0.2M
2020$0.7M$0.8M$0.2M
2019$0.8M$0.8M$0.3M
2018$0.8M$0.9M$0.3M
2017$0.8M$0.8M$0.3M
2016$0.8M$0.8M$0.3M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (8)

NameRoleAppointed
Jill PearsCsm Council Member2026-08-19
Andrew SwiftPresident2024-08-01
Susan Foster-CohenGeneral Representative2023-08-19
Stefanie InnesGeneral Representative2023-08-19
Shane TonkinTreasurer2022-11-19
Robyn NuthallVice President2014-05-11
Janet SimonStaff Representative2013-04-14
Celia StewartMusical Director2012-04-07

Former Officers (43)

  • Bronwyn Thurlow — General Representative
  • Richard McGill — Treasurer (departed 2018-12-31)
  • Joanne Noble-Nesbitt — Council Secretary (departed 2021-01-01)
  • Graeme McGlinn — General Representative (departed 2018-09-15)
  • Prudence Steven — President (departed 2022-09-14)
  • Sally Page — President (departed 2024-07-27)
  • Sandy Hastings — Council Member (departed 2021-01-01)
  • Sandra Smith — Minute Secretary (departed 2015-04-13)
  • Ingrid De Seriere — Vice President (departed 2015-06-06)
  • John Wright — President (departed 2014-05-01)
  • Francis Ambrose — General Representative (departed 2012-01-01)
  • Darcy Carter — Operations Director (departed 2015-06-19)
  • John Cleary — Immediate Past President (departed 2015-06-06)
  • Sue Townsend — Secretary (departed 2012-12-31)
  • David Cohen — General Representative (departed 2015-06-06)
  • Mark Walton — Council Member (departed 2013-04-14)
  • Seamus Hogan — Council Member (departed 2013-04-14)
  • Jeremy Thin — Council Member (departed 2013-04-14)
  • Luke Di Somma — Council Member (departed 2013-04-14)
  • Robin Woods — Robin Woods (departed 2013-04-14)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $35,405.67
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $18,362.17
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $13,968
  • Lion Foundation — $5,000
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $5,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $4,000
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $3,310
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $2,493.77
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $2,198
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $939

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Christchurch School Of Music Incorporated

CC20378Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 6 Jan 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

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.)

How ratings work →
Revenue

$797.3K

Expenses

$875.4K

Assets

$1.3M

Staff

66

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

About

Mission

To foster a lifelong love of music in and challenging and fun environment.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$797.3K
Total Expenses
$875.4K
Net Assets
$1.2M
Staff
66
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
0.8mo
Could operate 0.8 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

48
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,236
Other69.3%
Government Grants19.0%
Donations7.2%
Investment Income4.5%

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
$797K
#8/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$-78K
#121/133
Staff Cost %
70%
#133/133

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC20378
Entity TypeTrust
Registered6 Jan 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated26 Aug 1964
Registered office
140 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch, 8011

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 28 September 2026.