Mid Canterbury Childrens Theatre [Incorporated] — Arts & Culture Charity in Ashburton
Mid Canterbury Childrens Theatre [Incorporated] is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Ashburton, Ashburton. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To foster and encourage opportunities for the furtherance of theatre skills and stage craft amongst children aged seven to seventeen in the Mid Canterbury Region To foster and encourage self-confidence and self-esteem amongst children by providing opportunities for the children to learn theatre skills and stage craft To promote and/or hold live theatre productions involving children in the Mid Canterbury region To generally promote good fellowship, friendliness and understanding among all members of the Society and between the Society and the community of Mid-Canterbury.
- Registration Number
- CC31988
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Ashburton, Ashburton
- susanjpatterson78@gmail.com
- Data as at
- December 2025
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
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Gayle Smith-Busch | Committee Member | 2026-03-31 |
| Renee Pickles | Vice President | 2025-03-18 |
| Katie Sullivan | Committee Member | 2025-03-18 |
| Liz Wells | Committee Member | 2023-04-04 |
| Stacey Brown | President | 2018-04-11 |
| Stacey Howden | Committee Member | 2018-04-11 |
| Amanda Davies-vanZeijl | Committee Member | 2017-04-11 |
| Sarah Jane Reynish | Committee Member | 2016-04-10 |
| Nicci Glanville | Committee Member | 2016-04-10 |
Former Officers (15)
- Kim Vessey — Secretary
- Trena Watt — Secretary (departed 2022-04-04)
- Susan Patterson — Treasurer
- Vanessa Kettley — Secretary (departed 2017-04-10)
- Amanda Moore — President (departed 2018-04-11)
- Elizabeth Hill — Secretary (departed 2015-12-31)
- Anna Cartney — Treasurer (departed 2016-04-06)
- Lisa Stringer — President (departed 2015-05-12)
- Karen Wilson — Secretary (departed 2015-05-12)
- Helene Hunt — Vice Chairperson (departed 2013-04-04)
- Michelle Rattray — Treasurer (departed 2013-04-04)
- Carolyn Clough — Chair (departed 2011-03-14)
- Leallen Glendining — Secretary (departed 2011-03-14)
- Janine Havis — Treasurer (departed 2009-03-30)
- Justine Hanrahan — Vice Chairperson (departed 2009-03-30)
Funding Sources
- The Lion Foundation — $21,000
- Lion Foundation — $20,000
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Mid Canterbury Childrens Theatre [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.)
How ratings work →$58.9K
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To foster and encourage opportunities for the furtherance of theatre skills and stage craft amongst children aged seven to seventeen in the Mid Canterbury Region To foster and encourage self-confidence and self-esteem amongst children by providing opportunities for the children to learn theatre skills and stage craft To promote and/or hold live theatre productions involving children in the Mid Canterbury region To generally promote good fellowship, friendliness and understanding among all members of the Society and between the Society and the community of Mid-Canterbury.
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