Dunedin Choral Society Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Dunedin

Dunedin Choral Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at January 2026.

Mission: The mission of Dunedin Choral Society Incorporated is to foster the enjoyment of choral music and present performances to a professional standard for the wider Dunedin Community. The objects of the Society are limited to and established exclusively for charitable purposes in New Zealand, and are: (a) to encourage the performance and enjoyment of choral music; (b) to present concerts and entertainments of whatever kinds to members of the Society and to the public generally and to fix and levy charges for admission to such concerts, entertainments or any other activity organized by the Society.

Registration Number
CC29845
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Dunedin, Dunedin
Website
http://www.citychoirdunedin.org.nz
Email
info@citychoirdunedin.org.nz
Data as at
January 2026

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$0.2M NZD
Net Assets
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
3
Financial Year End
2026-01-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.2M$0.1M$0.2M
2025$0.1M$0.1M-
2024$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2019$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2017$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Hayden WilliamsCommittee Member2026-03-31
Bronwen ArdouinCommittee Member2026-03-31
Sandra WillisCommittee Member2026-03-31
Anne ThomsonPresident2025-04-21
Deborah DonsGrant Writer2008-04-01

Former Officers (35)

  • Graeme Hammond-Tooke — Secretary (departed 2024-09-02)
  • Leta Labuschange — Committee Member (departed 2026-03-31)
  • Alison Tait — Membership Secretary
  • Benjamin France-Hudson — Committee Member (departed 2023-12-12)
  • Ralph Gordon — Committee Member
  • Ruth Taylor — Committee Member
  • Annaloes de Groot — Committee Member (departed 2023-05-02)
  • John Matthews — Secretary (departed 2024-01-30)
  • Annette Winter — Committee Member (departed 2020-06-30)
  • Patricia Pantelon — Committee Member (departed 2019-01-31)
  • Maria Lane — Committee Member (departed 2020-06-30)
  • Jan Stevens — Membership Secretary (departed 2023-05-02)
  • Jonathan Kim — Committee Member (departed 2019-04-12)
  • Penelope Harrison — Secretary (departed 2016-12-01)
  • Nigel Tucker — Production Manager (departed 2021-12-12)
  • Maud Schroeder — Librarian (departed 2020-04-12)
  • Rosi Crane — Treasurer
  • James Cordes — Venue-Co-Ordinator (departed 2014-03-24)
  • Cyril Blackwell — Committee Member (departed 2020-04-12)
  • Leta Labuschagne — Deputy Treasurer (departed 2021-12-12)

Funding Sources

  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $39,600
  • The Lion Foundation — $9,000
  • The Bendigo Valley Sports And Charity Foundation — $2,000
  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $2,000
  • The Bendigo Valley Sports and Charity Foundation — $1,000

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Dunedin Choral Society Incorporated

CC29845Dunedin, DunedinRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials8mo agoRating2d ago

Financial data as at January 2026. 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

$225.1K

Expenses

$114.1K

Assets

$246.9K

Staff

3

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

About

Mission

The mission of Dunedin Choral Society Incorporated is to foster the enjoyment of choral music and present performances to a professional standard for the wider Dunedin Community. The objects of the Society are limited to and established exclusively for charitable purposes in New Zealand, and are: (a) to encourage the performance and enjoyment of choral music; (b) to present concerts and entertainments of whatever kinds to members of the Society and to the public generally and to fix and levy charges for admission to such concerts, entertainments or any other activity organized by the Society.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$225.1K
Total Expenses
$114.1K
Net Assets
$246.9K
Staff
3
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
3.8mo
Could operate 3.8 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

45
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,541
Donations72.0%
Other16.5%
Trading / Services8.8%
Investment Income2.7%

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
0
#29/118
Revenue
$225K
#58/118
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/118
Surplus
$111K
#13/118
Staff Cost %
51%
#118/118

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

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 30 | Transparency: 65
Current
D
2025
Score: 46.3
Financial: 67 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

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

Registration

Registration NumberCC29845
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated26 Apr 1915
Registered office
44 York Place, Dunedin Central, Dunedin, 9016

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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