Dunedin Returned Services Choir — Education Charity in Dunedin

Dunedin Returned Services Choir is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: ▪ To practice and perform music for male voices. ▪ To promote the musical and social relationships of its members and supporters. ▪ To perform and support the performance of music at religious services. ▪ To support the Royal New Zealand Returned Services Association and its affiliates, and Civic and Defence Force activities, particularly by the performance of music at commemorative services and other ceremonies. ▪ To provide scholarships for vocal music students at the University of Otago. ▪ To support such charitable causes as the members from time to time determine. Charitable causes are causes which promote charitable purposes as defined by Section 5 of the Charitable Act 2005. ▪ To present a revue on each ANZAC day and two Friends of the Choir concerts annually. ▪ To provide the opportunity for young musicians, including the choir scholars, to perform at choir concerts.

Registration Number
CC53213
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2016-04-27
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Dunedin, Dunedin
Email
jeffwangxy@yahoo.com
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Religious groups, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M-
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2019$0.1M$0.0M$0.1M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2017$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2016$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (8)

NameRoleAppointed
John EastwoodChair2025-05-26
Jeff WangTreasurer2022-05-01
John KerrTrustee2021-06-24
David BondTrustee2021-06-24
Errol SharpTreasurer2014-03-10
Kenneth ClarkSecretary2014-03-10
David CoulterDeputy Chair2014-03-10
David MorePresident2014-03-10

Former Officers (3)

  • Huia Ockwell — Trustee (departed 2020-12-31)
  • Collin Challis — Trustee (departed 2020-06-30)
  • Kevin Tansley — Chair (departed 2025-05-26)

Funding Sources

  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $925

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Dunedin Returned Services Choir

CC53213Dunedin, DunedinRegistered 27 Apr 2016
Data updated: 6 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating4d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.

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Revenue

$32.8K

Expenses

$33.6K

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

About

Mission

▪ To practice and perform music for male voices. ▪ To promote the musical and social relationships of its members and supporters. ▪ To perform and support the performance of music at religious services. ▪ To support the Royal New Zealand Returned Services Association and its affiliates, and Civic and Defence Force activities, particularly by the performance of music at commemorative services and other ceremonies. ▪ To provide scholarships for vocal music students at the University of Otago. ▪ To support such charitable causes as the members from time to time determine. Charitable causes are causes which promote charitable purposes as defined by Section 5 of the Charitable Act 2005. ▪ To present a revue on each ANZAC day and two Friends of the Choir concerts annually. ▪ To provide the opportunity for young musicians, including the choir scholars, to perform at choir concerts.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleReligious groupsOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$32.8K
Total Expenses
$33.6K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 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
21.2mo
Could operate 21.2 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

42
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,783
Other73.5%
Trading / Services17.1%
Donations9.4%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 329 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#60/330
Revenue
$33K
#105/330
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/330
Surplus
$-832
#216/330
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/330

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
F
2024
Score: 34.5
Financial: 50 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Latest Audit

FY2023
Clean
4 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Dunedin, Dunedin

Registration

Registration NumberCC53213
Entity TypeTrust
Registered27 Apr 2016
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
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: 30 September 2026.