Dunedin Civic Orchestra Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Dunedin
Dunedin Civic Orchestra Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. Annual revenue: $1.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The purpose of the Dunedin Civic Orchestra Inc. is: (a) To administer and promote the Dunedin Civic Orchestra Inc. and/or any other orchestras, groups or performers that the Society may elect from time to time to foster and encourage. (b) To present concerts and entertainments of whatever kind to members of the Society and the general public for any of the purposes of the Society and to fix and levy charges for admission to such concerts, entertainments or any other activity organised by the Society. (c) To foster, promote and encourage the study, composition, practice and performance of music in all its branches, especially orchestral music in orchestral concerts or as an accompaniment to choral and theatrical works, opera, ballet and any other works. (d) To employ, train and promote generally the interests of musicians and other artists, both collectively and as individuals. (e) To provide workshops, studios etc and make these available to Society members.
- Registration Number
- CC34031
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Dunedin, Dunedin
- Website
- http://www.dso.org.nz
- info@dso.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.7M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 7
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0.6M |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $0.6M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0.6M |
| 2022 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.6M |
| 2021 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.6M |
| 2020 | $0.9M | $0.8M | $0.6M |
| 2019 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.5M |
| 2018 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.5M |
| 2017 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.5M |
| 2016 | $1.2M | $0.9M | $0.5M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Orla Dunlop | Trustee | 2026-06-16 |
| Grace Shaw | Trustee | 2024-07-02 |
| Robyn Chirnside | Trustee | 2024-05-29 |
| Gordon Tucker | Trustee | 2023-10-25 |
| Sharon van Turnhout | Treasurer | 2023-05-24 |
| Anthony Ritchie | Vice Chairperson | 2019-03-27 |
| Diana Hudson | Chair | 2016-03-31 |
| Megan Bartlett | Trustee | 2016-03-31 |
Former Officers (29)
- Cameron Monteath — Trustee (departed 2026-06-16)
- Peter Claman — Trustee (departed 2025-06-24)
- Rachel Barton — Trustee (departed 2022-11-30)
- Ruth Thomson — Trustee (departed 2022-04-27)
- Rhodes Donald — Trustee (departed 2023-05-23)
- Shelagh Murray — Trustee (departed 2024-05-29)
- Alison Bowcott — Trustee (departed 2021-04-28)
- Andrew Hamilton — Trustee (departed 2024-05-29)
- Ruth Houghton — Trustee (departed 2020-07-27)
- Brian Tegg — Trustee (departed 2019-03-27)
- Nicholas Cornish — Trustee (departed 2023-05-24)
- Kathleen Grant — Member Board of Management (departed 2016-03-31)
- Hamish Miller — Member Board of Management (departed 2017-05-24)
- Kenneth Lister — Member Board of Management (departed 2015-03-25)
- Graeme Downes — Member Board of Management (departed 2019-03-27)
- Emily Sterk — Trustee (departed 2012-03-28)
- Debra Simes — Trustee (departed 2011-09-30)
- Timothy Black — Trustee (departed 2015-03-25)
- Brendan Gray — Trustee (departed 2018-03-28)
- Bevan Dodds — Member Board of Management (departed 2014-03-26)
Funding Sources
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $29,000
- The Lion Foundation — $15,000
- Lion Foundation — $14,000
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $5,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $4,600
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $4,000
- ILT Foundation — $2,961
- The Bendigo Valley Sports and Charity Foundation — $1,000
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Dunedin Civic Orchestra 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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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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The purpose of the Dunedin Civic Orchestra Inc. is: (a) To administer and promote the Dunedin Civic Orchestra Inc. and/or any other orchestras, groups or performers that the Society may elect from time to time to foster and encourage. (b) To present concerts and entertainments of whatever kind to members of the Society and the general public for any of the purposes of the Society and to fix and levy charges for admission to such concerts, entertainments or any other activity organised by the Society. (c) To foster, promote and encourage the study, composition, practice and performance of music in all its branches, especially orchestral music in orchestral concerts or as an accompaniment to choral and theatrical works, opera, ballet and any other works. (d) To employ, train and promote generally the interests of musicians and other artists, both collectively and as individuals. (e) To provide workshops, studios etc and make these available to Society members.
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