Basin Reserve Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Wellington
Basin Reserve Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity D+ (51.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The primary objective of the Trust is to manage, administer, plan, develop, maintain, promote and operate the Basin Reserve for recreational activities and for the playing of cricket, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Wellington.
- Registration Number
- CC29029
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (51.5/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- brt@cricketwellington.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.8M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.8 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $0.8M |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $0.5M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0.6M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0.6M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $0.7M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $0.6M |
| 2019 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.6M |
| 2018 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.6M |
| 2017 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $0.6M |
| 2016 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.7M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 51.5/100
- Financial Score
- 50
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Osborne | Trustee | 2025-11-20 |
| Alan Isaac | Trustee | 2018-04-26 |
| Michael Horsley | Trustee | 2015-06-19 |
| John Greenwood | Trustee | 2014-02-24 |
Former Officers (10)
- John Apanowicz — Trustee (departed 2025-12-07)
- Sean Rush — Trustee (departed 2023-03-12)
- Fleur Fitzsimons — Trustee (departed 2019-12-06)
- Simon Woolf — Trustee (departed 2018-02-16)
- Paul Eagle — Trustee (departed 2016-11-22)
- Sir John Anderson — Trustee (departed 2018-04-26)
- Douglas Catley — Chair (departed 2014-02-24)
- Glenn Mcgovern — Trustee (departed 2011-12-31)
- John Morrison — Trustee (departed 2013-11-18)
- Don Neely — Trustee (departed 2015-04-30)
Funding Sources
- Pelorus Trust — $50,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $50,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $50,000
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Basin Reserve Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
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$2.1M
$1.8M
$954.3K
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D+ is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
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The primary objective of the Trust is to manage, administer, plan, develop, maintain, promote and operate the Basin Reserve for recreational activities and for the playing of cricket, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Wellington.
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