New Zealand Songwriters Trust Incorporated — Education Charity in Gore
New Zealand Songwriters Trust Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Gore, Gore. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at August 2025.
Mission: The objects of the Trust are: The advancement of musical education in NZ and elsewhere. To promote and encourage the craft of songwriting. To raise the profile and quality of original music for public entertainment and enjoyment. To establish songwriting awards and seminars for the purpose of educating and promoting writers and performers of music.
- Registration Number
- CC44284
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2010-05-26
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Gore, Gore
- Website
- https://www.countrymusichonours.co.nz/
- nzsongwriterstrust@gmail.com
- Data as at
- August 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-08-01
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.1M | - |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (10)
- Vanessa Small — Chair
- Cheryl Anderson — Secretary
- Ross McNab — Trustee (departed 2020-05-31)
- Julie Mitchell — Treasurer
- Coral Mccauley — Trustee (departed 2024-05-08)
- Joseph Hood — Trustee (departed 2013-07-17)
- Jeffrey Rea — Trustee (departed 2024-05-08)
- Barbara Mackay — Trustee (departed 2024-05-08)
- Scott Bowden — Trustee (departed 2014-08-14)
- Bernard Mckone — Trustee / Chairman (departed 2013-07-17)
Funding Sources
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $40,000
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $15,000
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New Zealand Songwriters Trust Incorporated
Financial data as at August 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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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The objects of the Trust are: The advancement of musical education in NZ and elsewhere. To promote and encourage the craft of songwriting. To raise the profile and quality of original music for public entertainment and enjoyment. To establish songwriting awards and seminars for the purpose of educating and promoting writers and performers of music.
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