Palmerston North Operatic Society Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Palmerston North

Palmerston North Operatic Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. Financial data as at January 2026.

Mission: AIM To provide the resources and opportunity for all the members of the Society to actively participate in all aspects of theatre, at all times encouraging members to extend their artistic abilities and to provide quality entertainment for the public of Palmerston North and outlying districts.

Registration Number
CC30671
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Palmerston North, Palmerston North
Email
admin@actthree.co.nz
Data as at
January 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.6M NZD
Total Assets
$0.2M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Financial Year End
2026-01-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.4M$0.6M$0.1M
2025$0.9M$0.8M$0.3M
2024$0.5M$0.5M$0.2M
2023$0.6M$0.6M$0.3M
2022$0.6M$0.5M$0.3M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$0.3M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$0.3M
2019$0.6M$0.7M$0.3M
2018$0.3M$0.3M$0.3M
2017$0.4M$0.4M$0.3M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (10)

NameRoleAppointed
Clare Lees-GallowayTrustee2026-05-18
Hayley BristolTrustee2026-05-18
Milana Mariu-ReadeYouth Representative2026-05-18
Charlotte PerryBoard Secretary2026-05-18
Stephen GregoryTrustee2026-04-28
Dayle CampbellTrustee2026-04-28
Ian WilliamsTrustee2026-04-28
Tiffany GoodTrustee2026-04-28
Caleb ThomasTrustee2026-04-28
Samantha PetersPresident2017-04-25

Former Officers (30)

  • Lorna Stanley — Trustee
  • Adrienne Johansen — Trustee
  • Jonathan Samia — Trustee (departed 2026-04-28)
  • Kerrie Simonsen — Trustee (departed 2024-06-10)
  • Lachlan Ferguson — Trustee (departed 2024-04-15)
  • Kieran Peters — Trustee (departed 2025-03-24)
  • Graham Johnston — Trustee (departed 2023-09-23)
  • Jessie Feyen — Trustee (departed 2026-04-28)
  • Philip Anstis — Treasurer (departed 2023-05-16)
  • Kaydee Zabelin — Administrator/manager (departed 2022-01-01)
  • Jacob McDonald — Trustee (departed 2024-04-23)
  • Craig Maxwell — Trustee (departed 2018-04-24)
  • Paula Fredericks — Trustee (departed 2024-04-23)
  • Jane Watson — Trustee (departed 2020-06-12)
  • Jeremy Matthews — Trustee (departed 2017-04-18)
  • Michelle Luke — Trustee (departed 2016-04-18)
  • Terrence Stapleton — Trustee (departed 2015-01-31)
  • Merryn Osborne — President (departed 2022-04-16)
  • Shane Brown — Committee Member (departed 2019-04-23)
  • Francis Spelman — Committee Member (departed 2017-04-11)

Funding Sources

  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $10,600
  • The Lion Foundation — $7,072
  • Pub Charity Limited — $3,138.01
  • Trillian Trust — $1,249

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Palmerston North Operatic Society Incorporated

CC30671Palmerston North, Palmerston NorthRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials8mo agoRating2d ago

Financial data as at January 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

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 →
Revenue

$412.7K

Expenses

$615.7K

Assets

$155.7K

Staff

1

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

AIM To provide the resources and opportunity for all the members of the Society to actively participate in all aspects of theatre, at all times encouraging members to extend their artistic abilities and to provide quality entertainment for the public of Palmerston North and outlying districts.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$412.7K
Total Expenses
$615.7K
Net Assets
$119.4K
Staff
1
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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

15
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,494
High Concentration: 92% of revenue from Other
Other91.9%
Donations6.9%
Trading / Services0.9%
Investment Income0.3%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#29/118
Revenue
$413K
#32/118
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/118
Surplus
$-203K
#110/118
Staff Cost %
8%
#118/118

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

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 30 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

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

Address
Palmerston North, Palmerston North

Registration

Registration NumberCC30671
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated11 Aug 1931
Registered office
75 The Square, Central, Palmerston North, 4410

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 28 September 2026.