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
Email
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

YearRevenueExpensesNet 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)

NameRoleAppointed
Anna ShoneTrustee2026-03-01
Campbell RolloTrustee2026-03-01
Sandra MaxfieldTrustee2025-11-26
Donna Ching-TregidgaTrustee2024-10-02
Tony GrayTrustee2024-10-02
Cheryl CandishSecretary2023-11-19
Michelle ByczkowDeputy Chairperson2023-11-19
Garry HammondChair2023-11-19
Sonya ThomsonTrustee & Treasurer2019-03-07

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

CC57319Nelson, NelsonRegistered 7 Sept 2019
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

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

B
78/100
Balance sheet from 2024 used (not reported this year)
Financial
94
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$988.7K

Expenses

$948.8K

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

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
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nelson

About

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.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$988.7K
Total Expenses
$948.8K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
1

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (6 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
71c
For every $1 spent, 71c reaches programs
Adequate
Sustainability
0.4mo
Could operate 0.4 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
$0.29
Costs $0.29 to raise each $1 in donations
Moderate

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

6
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,380
High Concentration: 97% of revenue from Donations
Donations96.8%
Other3.1%
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 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
78
#10/118
Revenue
$989K
#1/118
Reserve Months
0.1
#1/118
Surplus
$40K
#34/118
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/118

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

Rating

B
Score: 78.3/100
Financial
94
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 94 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 83 → 78 after red-flag penalties → B.
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Contact Details

Address
Nelson, Nelson

Registration

Registration NumberCC57319
Entity TypeTrust
Registered7 Sept 2019
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
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: 28 September 2026.