Capital Blues Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Wellington
Capital Blues Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: "(a) To provide a focus and centre for blues/roots music in the Wellington region, by forming a public profile, as well as a database on blues/roots music. (b) To disseminate this information relevant to playing, performing, listening to and collecting blues/roots music, by means of meetings, newsletters and live performances to the wider Wellington community (c)To promote blues/roots music in the Wellington region by providing platforms/venues, (d) To be affiliated with the national organization New Zealand Blues Society (NZBS) in order to liaise with the wider musical blues community (e) To network with other organizations in the Wellington region that have similar goals to ours, (f) To liaise with schools and students of musical courses, (g) To create an archive of blues/roots music in the Wellington region, which is to be available to all members of the wider Wellington community, by supporting and promoting recordings, as well as other forms of historical record."
- Registration Number
- CC20697
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-01-27
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- karl@jla.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $-0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 5
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $-0.0M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Haddleton | President | 2025-09-06 |
| Skye Anderson | Secretary | 2024-09-30 |
| Damian Forlong | President | 2018-09-17 |
| Julie Lamb | Treasurer | 2012-01-17 |
Former Officers (9)
- Deryck Hope — Vice President (departed 2020-03-15)
- Michelle McRae — Vice President (departed 2019-09-05)
- Robert Hole — Vice President (departed 2025-09-06)
- Carol Bean — Publicity (departed 2016-09-08)
- Jo Meylan — Treasurer-Co-Joint (departed 2012-01-17)
- Carol Lough — Treasurer-Co-Joint (departed 2012-01-17)
- Cheryl O'Connor — Treasurer (departed 2009-04-05)
- Sarah Duckworth — Treasurer (departed 2008-05-31)
- Dougal Speir — President (departed 2012-01-17)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $5,450
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Capital Blues Incorporated
Financial data as at March 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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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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"(a) To provide a focus and centre for blues/roots music in the Wellington region, by forming a public profile, as well as a database on blues/roots music. (b) To disseminate this information relevant to playing, performing, listening to and collecting blues/roots music, by means of meetings, newsletters and live performances to the wider Wellington community (c)To promote blues/roots music in the Wellington region by providing platforms/venues, (d) To be affiliated with the national organization New Zealand Blues Society (NZBS) in order to liaise with the wider musical blues community (e) To network with other organizations in the Wellington region that have similar goals to ours, (f) To liaise with schools and students of musical courses, (g) To create an archive of blues/roots music in the Wellington region, which is to be available to all members of the wider Wellington community, by supporting and promoting recordings, as well as other forms of historical record."
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