New Zealand School Of Dance — Education Charity in Wellington

New Zealand School Of Dance is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $2.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2016.

Mission: To provide specialist training to those aspiring to a professional career in classical ballet or contemporary dance.

Registration Number
CC24138
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-05-08
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
dance@nzschoolofdance.ac.nz
Data as at
December 2016

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.0M NZD
Total Assets
$1.6M NZD
Net Assets
$1.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
17
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2016-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2016$2.0M$2.0M$1.1M
2015$2.0M$2.0M$1.1M
2014$1.9M$1.8M$1.1M
2013$1.9M$1.8M$1.0M
2012$1.8M$1.7M$0.9M
2011$1.7M$1.7M$0.8M
2010$1.7M$1.7M$0.8M
2009$1.6M$1.6M$0.8M
2008$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Mary SlaterChair2024-11-27

Former Officers (30)

  • Paul Tanigaito — Trustee
  • Shona McCullagh — Trustee
  • Kerrie-Lee Magill — Trustee
  • Andrew Stewart — Trustee
  • Gina Andrews — Staff Representative on Board of Trustees
  • Roslyn (Ross) Himona — Trustee
  • Simon O'Connor — Trustee (departed 2025-05-24)
  • Helene Quilter — Trustee (departed 2024-07-26)
  • Antony (Tony) Murray — Trustee
  • Peter Mersi — Chair
  • Paula Steeds-Huston — Staff Representative on Board of Trustees (departed 2022-08-25)
  • Verry Heather — Trustee (departed 2024-10-22)
  • Katrina Todd — Trustee (departed 2024-06-26)
  • Sarah Kemp — Trustee (departed 2022-12-01)
  • Mary Lewis — Trustee (departed 2019-03-06)
  • Russell Ballard — Chair (departed 2019-05-23)
  • Alex Sutherland — Trustee (departed 2016-09-26)
  • Les Holborow — Member of Board of Trustees (departed 2016-04-07)
  • Leslie Holborow — Member of Board of Trustees (departed 2016-04-07)
  • John Avery — Member of Board of Trustees (departed 2019-05-20)

Funding Sources

  • Pelorus Trust — $7,500
  • Pub Charity Limited — $4,376
  • Pelorus Trust — $2,000

Reporting Group Members

New Zealand School Of Dance files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 1 sibling charity:

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New Zealand School Of Dance

CC24138Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 8 May 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Dec 2016Rating3d ago

Financial data as at December 2016. Sourced from Charities Services register.

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  • Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings
    One current trustee also serves on the board of another charity in the same Charities Services reporting group (group has 2 member charities filing one consolidated annual return). Group-internal cross-trusteeship can be operationally efficient but should be visible to donors.

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Revenue

$2.0M

Expenses

$2.0M

Assets

$1.6M

Staff

17

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2016). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Reporting group parent. New Zealand School Of Dance files one consolidated annual return covering 1 member. Member-level figures are not separately reported with Charities Services.

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About

Mission

To provide specialist training to those aspiring to a professional career in classical ballet or contemporary dance.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.0M
Total Expenses
$2.0M
Net Assets
$1.1M
Staff
17
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (9 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
0.7mo
Could operate 0.7 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

51
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,864
Donations53.0%
Other45.3%
Investment Income1.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#24/38
Revenue
$2.0M
#21/38
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/38
Surplus
$57K
#25/38
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/38

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC24138
Entity TypeTrust
Registered8 May 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated9 Mar 1967
Registered office
11 Hutchison Road, Newtown, Wellington

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return

New Zealand School Of Dance is one of 2 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.