Dancing for a Cause Nelson Charitable Trust Board — Arts & Culture Charity in Nelson
Dancing for a Cause Nelson Charitable Trust Board is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Nelson, Nelson. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (78.3/100). Annual revenue: $1.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The purpose of the Trust will be to raise funds by organising and holding events and entertainment with a ballroom-style dance theme and then to distribute such funds to charities in the Nelson area to be identified by the Trustees.
- Registration Number
- CC57319
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2019-09-07
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (78.3/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Nelson, Nelson
- accounts@dancingforacause.co.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Other charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.1 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.0M | $0.9M | - |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 78.3/100
- Financial Score
- 94
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Shone | Trustee | 2026-03-01 |
| Campbell Rollo | Trustee | 2026-03-01 |
| Sandra Maxfield | Trustee | 2025-11-26 |
| Donna Ching-Tregidga | Trustee | 2024-10-02 |
| Tony Gray | Trustee | 2024-10-02 |
| Cheryl Candish | Secretary | 2023-11-19 |
| Michelle Byczkow | Deputy Chairperson | 2023-11-19 |
| Garry Hammond | Chair | 2023-11-19 |
| Sonya Thomson | Trustee & Treasurer | 2019-03-07 |
Former Officers (6)
- Sarah Goodfellow — Trustee (departed 2023-11-19)
- Sally Thomas — Settlor & Trustee (departed 2024-09-19)
- Samuel Nicholls — Trustee (departed 2023-11-19)
- Stuart Dalton — Trustee (departed 2022-06-30)
- Robert Burns — Trustee (departed 2023-11-19)
- Emma Silk-French — Trustee & Chairperson (departed 2023-11-19)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $10,434.78
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $10,000
- The Lion Foundation — $5,902
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Dancing for a Cause Nelson Charitable Trust Board
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$988.7K
$948.8K
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Grant-Making Trust
Special Entity TypeThis trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
The purpose of the Trust will be to raise funds by organising and holding events and entertainment with a ballroom-style dance theme and then to distribute such funds to charities in the Nelson area to be identified by the Trustees.
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Ranked against 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M
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