Luminaires Charitable Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Christchurch
Luminaires Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: Provide opportunities for young people to gain access to the performing arts directly by participation in high quality performance work, providing supported access to exceptional performing arts experiences to those that otherwise would not have the opportunity.
- Registration Number
- CC60149
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2022-03-15
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- luminairescharitabletrust@gmail.com
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $-0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| John Kane | Treasurer | 2026-05-27 |
| Miriam Kavermann | Trustee | 2025-06-04 |
| Benjamin Moore | Treasurer | 2023-05-28 |
| Franc Bol | Chair | 2023-04-03 |
| Katrina Evans | Trustee | 2023-04-03 |
| Pita Bol | Youth Representative | 2022-03-14 |
Former Officers (20)
- Grace Robertson — Trustee (departed 2025-11-09)
- James Stewart — Trustee (departed 2026-04-21)
- Kiera Faass — Trustee (departed 2026-05-27)
- Charlotte Challis — Trustee (departed 2025-04-02)
- Caroline Faass — Vice Chair (departed 2026-05-27)
- Simon McDermott — Trustee (departed 2026-05-27)
- Charlotte Penman — Secretary (departed 2026-05-27)
- Molly King — Trustee (departed 2025-11-05)
- Carolyn Hodgen — Administration Manager (departed 2026-05-27)
- Jade Hollis-Moffat — Trustee (departed 2024-12-04)
- Colin Hefferman — Treasurer (departed 2023-05-26)
- Victoria Pyle — Trustee (departed 2023-08-16)
- Adrienne Georgine — Trustee (departed 2024-03-06)
- Jenny Payne — Trustee (departed 2023-04-03)
- Juliet Calder — Trustee (departed 2023-09-05)
- Luke Sweeney — Trustee (departed 2023-06-11)
- Lillian Bol — Chair (departed 2023-04-03)
- Vanessa Cottle — Treasurer (departed 2023-04-03)
- Sarah Lowe — Secretary (departed 2022-08-24)
- Roana Noah — Trustee (departed 2022-08-24)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $57,874.44
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $24,031
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $14,978
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $10,000
- Trillian Trust — $4,240.36
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $2,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $1,893.91
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Luminaires Charitable Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This charity has reported liabilities exceeding assets for two or more consecutive years. That pattern is common and structural for retirement villages (occupation-right-agreement bonds recorded as liabilities), iwi treaty-settlement vehicles (future-obligation accruals), and infrastructure trusts with Crown loan principal — it does not indicate financial distress, but our standard reserve-months scoring template does not apply. The charity's figures are shown above.
How ratings work →$120.2K
$111.0K
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Provide opportunities for young people to gain access to the performing arts directly by participation in high quality performance work, providing supported access to exceptional performing arts experiences to those that otherwise would not have the opportunity.
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Ranked against 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M
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