Nelson City Brass Incorporated — Education Charity in Nelson
Nelson City Brass Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Nelson, Nelson. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at August 2025.
Mission: To play brass band music for enjoyment and entertainment and discharge the role of municipal band of the city of Nelson by fulfilling civic and public engagements and to educate new people to a level that enables them to play at an appropriate level in band.
- Registration Number
- CC35915
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Nelson, Nelson
- Website
- http://www.nelsonbrass.org.nz
- secretary1@nelsonbrass.org.nz
- Data as at
- August 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-08-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- Overall Score
- /100
- Financial Score
- 0
- Governance Score
- 10
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.6%
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (15)
- Hannah Logan — Executive Member (departed 2019-04-30)
- Robert Boodee — Vice President (departed 2023-11-23)
- Richard Osmaston — Executive (departed 2014-10-31)
- Raynard Blampied — Executive (departed 2015-10-22)
- Victor Ellena — Executive (departed 2014-10-31)
- Wayne Jennens — Secretary (departed 2023-11-23)
- Wendy Kissell — Committee Member (departed 2013-10-31)
- Timothy Savill — Committee Member (departed 2013-10-31)
- Patrick Heaphy — President (departed 2014-10-31)
- Helen Osmaston — Executive Member (departed 2011-10-13)
- Janet Mossop — Executive Member (departed 2011-10-13)
- Elizabeth Riley — Secretary (departed 2012-07-11)
- Robert Beale — Executive Member (departed 2011-10-13)
- Arthur Bradbury — President (departed 2009-08-01)
- Thomas Todd — Treasurer
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $64,938.91
- New Zealand Community Trust — $37,300.52
- Lion Foundation — $27,000
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $17,824
- The Lion Foundation — $10,000
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $6,000
- Trillian Trust — $5,042.5
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $5,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $1,592
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EducationTrust
Nelson City Brass Incorporated
CC35915Nelson, NelsonRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials8mo agoRating4d ago
Financial data as at August 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation
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Revenue
$79.9K
Expenses
$83.8K
Assets
$282.5K
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Mission
To play brass band music for enjoyment and entertainment and discharge the role of municipal band of the city of Nelson by fulfilling civic and public engagements and to educate new people to a level that enables them to play at an appropriate level in band.
Key Statistics
Annual Revenue
$79.9K
Total Expenses
$83.8K
Net Assets
$271.0K
Volunteers
0
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (17 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Expense Breakdown
VerifiedFinancial Health Dashboard
Cents to the Cause
64c
For every $1 spent, 64c reaches programs
Adequate
Sustainability
0mo
Could operate 0 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
$1.87
Costs $1.87 to raise each $1 in donations
High cost
Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology
Revenue Diversification
25
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,549
High Concentration: 87% of revenue from Other
Other86.5%
Investment Income6.5%
Trading / Services3.9%
Donations3.1%
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 325 peers · Education · Under $100K
Rating Score
0
Revenue
$80K
Reserve Months
0.0
Surplus
$-4K
Staff Cost %
0%
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Registration
Registration NumberCC35915
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered
Companies Office
StatusRegistered
Sector & Activities
Primary Sector
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