Saturday Music (Palmerston North) — Education Charity in Palmerston North
Saturday Music (Palmerston North) is a Unincorporated Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The aims of Saturday Music are to: provide an opportunity for children from 4 years of age until the end of school year 8 to explore and develop their creative musical potential. provide tuition in practical, basic music skills. provide opportunities for musical performance. maintain a supportive and affordable community music environment.
- Registration Number
- CC29243
- Charity Type
- Unincorporated Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Palmerston North, Palmerston North
- Website
- http://www.saturdaymusic.org.nz
- director@saturdaymusic.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 22
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Franks | Chair | 2026-04-25 |
| Lisa Buckley | Treasurer | 2024-07-01 |
| Nigel Tongs | Director | 2016-04-01 |
Former Officers (13)
- Emma Minchin — Assistant Director (departed 2021-06-18)
- Annika McBrearty — Treasurer (departed 2024-06-30)
- Andrew Griffiths — Chair (departed 2026-04-25)
- Keiko Uchidate — Assistant Director (departed 2019-09-20)
- Catherine Duxfield — Treasurer (departed 2014-10-01)
- John Schwabe — Secretary (departed 2012-04-26)
- Rosanne Churchouse — Committee Member (departed 2016-04-30)
- Jennifer Orange — Committee Member (departed 2011-06-30)
- Mary Kriechbaum — Committee Member (departed 2024-06-30)
- Amanda Houlahan — Staff Representative (committee Member) (departed 2010-02-03)
- Kathryn Handley — Parent Representative (departed 2009-06-24)
- Karen Carter — Chair (departed 2016-12-31)
- Christine Dykstra — Administrative Director (departed 2012-02-02)
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Saturday Music (Palmerston North)
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.)
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The aims of Saturday Music are to: provide an opportunity for children from 4 years of age until the end of school year 8 to explore and develop their creative musical potential. provide tuition in practical, basic music skills. provide opportunities for musical performance. maintain a supportive and affordable community music environment.
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