Indian Ink Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland

Indian Ink Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Indian Ink Trust encourages the development of theatre arts in NZ with a particular emphasis on theatre that promotes an understanding of other cultures, theatrical forms and traditions. The Trust supports Indian Ink Theatre Company to create and tour original theatre productions throughout New Zealand.

Registration Number
CC33044
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Website
https://indianink.co.nz
Email
justin@indianink.co.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2024$0.1M$0.1M-
2023$0.3M$0.3M-
2022$0.3M$0.3M$0.0M
2021$0.2M$0.2M-
2020$0.2M$0.2M-
2019$0.1M$0.1M-
2018$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2016$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Judith FroudeGeneral Manager2016-06-01

Former Officers (7)

  • Sehej Khurana — Trustee
  • John Gow — Trustee (departed 2023-03-14)
  • Jacob Rajan — Trustee
  • Judith Hooson — Trustee (departed 2021-12-03)
  • Justin Lewis — Trustee
  • Andrew Caisley — Trustee (departed 2015-06-30)
  • Craig Anderson — Trustee

Funding Sources

  • One Foundation — $70,540
  • Foundation North — $65,000
  • Foundation North — $55,000
  • Foundation North — $55,000
  • Foundation North — $45,000
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $34,250
  • Pub Charity Limited — $14,600
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $13,500
  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $7,205
  • Lion Foundation — $7,000
  • Pelorus Trust — $5,500
  • The Lion Foundation — $4,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $3,300
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $3,150
  • Blue Sky Community Trust — $3,080
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $2,500
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $2,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $1,408

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Indian Ink Trust

CC33044Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

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Revenue

$203.4K

Expenses

$200.1K

Assets

$64.3K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

Indian Ink Trust encourages the development of theatre arts in NZ with a particular emphasis on theatre that promotes an understanding of other cultures, theatrical forms and traditions. The Trust supports Indian Ink Theatre Company to create and tour original theatre productions throughout New Zealand.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicPeople of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$203.4K
Total Expenses
$200.1K
Net Assets
$3.3K

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
3.6mo
Could operate 3.6 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

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Revenue Diversification

50
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,038
Donations55.3%
Other44.5%
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
$203K
#67/118
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/118
Surplus
$3K
#72/118
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/118

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
F
2024
Score: 15.0
Financial: 3 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

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

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC33044
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated23 Jun 2008
Registered office
15 Premier Avenue, Point Chevalier, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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