The Orpheus Choir Of Wellington Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Wellington
The Orpheus Choir Of Wellington Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at January 2026.
Mission: To attract, inspire and enthuse audiences through our love of choral singing. The choir's repertoire ranges from choral works by great composers such as Bach, Beethoven and Mozart to contemporary music by New Zealand and international composers, jazz and music from Broadway shows.
- Registration Number
- CC20796
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-01-29
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- http://www.orpheuschoir.org.nz
- administrator@orpheuschoir.org.nz
- Data as at
- January 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 5
- Financial Year End
- 2026-01-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
| 2025 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Yeo | Trustee | 2026-06-09 |
| Alastair Hercus | Deputy Chair | 2025-04-29 |
| Tamara McDonagh | Trustee | 2025-04-29 |
| Eleanore Walker | Trustee | 2025-04-29 |
| Thomas Ackroyd | Choir Representative | 2023-04-18 |
| Philip Oliver | Trustee | 2023-04-18 |
| Rachael Dewar | Choir Representative | 2021-04-27 |
Former Officers (32)
- James Asquith — Trustee (departed 2025-04-29)
- Debra Gee — Chair (departed 2026-06-09)
- Sophi Rose — Trustee (departed 2024-02-29)
- Osmond Borthwick — Choir Representative (departed 2022-07-21)
- Frances Manwaring — Board Chair (departed 2025-04-29)
- Callum Osborne — Trustee (departed 2021-04-27)
- Jane Dancer — Choir Representative (departed 2018-11-19)
- Robert Brewer — Trustee (departed 2019-05-03)
- Karen Raitt — Chair (departed 2020-06-30)
- Alison Hosie — Treasurer (departed 2020-06-30)
- Lison Harris — Choir Representative (departed 2021-07-27)
- Anthony Browne — Trustee (departed 2017-09-30)
- Jonathan Shirtcliffe — Trustee (departed 2017-11-30)
- Rosalene Fogel — Choir Representative (departed 2016-04-12)
- Jason Cooper — Choir Representative (departed 2018-01-31)
- Adrian Simcock — Member (departed 2014-05-13)
- Virginia Breen — Trustee (departed 2015-04-28)
- Christine Pearce — Chair (departed 2018-04-17)
- James Heslop — Treasurer (departed 2017-04-11)
- Rebekah Palmer — Trustee (departed 2012-04-30)
Funding Sources
- One Foundation — $49,418.46
- Pelorus Trust — $33,008.05
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $16,324
- Pelorus Trust — $10,003.57
- Pub Charity Limited — $9,715
- One Foundation — $5,150
- Pelorus Trust — $3,900
- The Lion Foundation — $3,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $2,850
- New Zealand Community Trust — $2,850
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $2,800
- Pelorus Trust — $2,607
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $1,900
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $1,000
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The Orpheus Choir Of Wellington Incorporated
Financial data as at January 2026. 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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To attract, inspire and enthuse audiences through our love of choral singing. The choir's repertoire ranges from choral works by great composers such as Bach, Beethoven and Mozart to contemporary music by New Zealand and international composers, jazz and music from Broadway shows.
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