Christchurch City Choir Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Christchurch

Christchurch City Choir Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at January 2026.

Mission: The Choir's purpose is to perform a high standard of symphonic music for our community and to encourage participation and appreciation of choral music.

Registration Number
CC25053
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-05-28
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Website
http://www.citychoir.co.nz
Email
info@citychoir.co.nz
Data as at
January 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
4
Financial Year End
2026-01-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2025$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2024$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2019$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2017$0.1M$0.2M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Gustavo SteinerTrustee2026-04-28
Emma WatkinsTrustee2025-05-20
Kathryn TaylorTrustee2025-05-20
Jocelyne HillTrustee2023-06-27

Former Officers (47)

  • Gareth Young — Trustee (departed 2025-05-20)
  • Claire Arnold — Trustee (departed 2025-05-27)
  • Heather Young — Trustee (departed 2025-05-20)
  • Margaret Hawkes — Trustee (departed 2024-08-15)
  • Richard Milne — Trustee (departed 2026-04-28)
  • Mark Ogilvie — Trustee (departed 2025-09-18)
  • Amy Hill — Trustee (departed 2022-05-24)
  • Elizabeth Gilks — Trustee (departed 2023-05-23)
  • Barry Mackenzie — Trustee (departed 2019-05-14)
  • Jennifer Lee — Trustee (departed 2023-05-23)
  • Sarah Wilson-Coutts — Trustee (departed 2019-05-14)
  • Margaret Burrell — Trustee (departed 2018-08-23)
  • Joanna Dodgshun — Trustee (departed 2026-04-28)
  • MICHAEL MACLEOD — Trustee (departed 2018-02-27)
  • Leonie Jackson — Trustee (departed 2018-02-27)
  • Harriet McCubbin Howell — Trustee (departed 2018-08-23)
  • Matthew Journee — Trustee (departed 2018-02-27)
  • Philip Norman — Chair (departed 2017-08-29)
  • Jodyann Keehan — Choir Manager (departed 2020-02-17)
  • Philip Brazier — Trustee (departed 2024-05-21)

Funding Sources

  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $34,370
  • Pub Charity Limited — $17,120
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $12,000
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $10,000
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $7,500
  • Air Rescue Services Limited — $5,312
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $5,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $5,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $5,000

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Christchurch City Choir Incorporated

CC25053Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 28 May 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.)

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Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. 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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Revenue

$186.3K

Expenses

$199.2K

Assets

$38.6K

Staff

4

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

About

Mission

The Choir's purpose is to perform a high standard of symphonic music for our community and to encourage participation and appreciation of choral music.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$186.3K
Total Expenses
$199.2K
Net Assets
$34.3K
Staff
4
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
1.6mo
Could operate 1.6 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

39
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,093
Other76.2%
Trading / Services13.1%
Donations10.7%
Investment Income0.1%

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
$186K
#75/118
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/118
Surplus
$-13K
#88/118
Staff Cost %
24%
#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: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC25053
Entity TypeTrust
Registered28 May 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated19 Dec 1990
Registered office
25 Harvard Avenue, Wigram, Christchurch, 8011

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)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.