New Zealand Opera Holdings Trust — Education Charity in Auckland
New Zealand Opera Holdings Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity D+ (51.5/100). Annual revenue: $7.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
New Zealand Opera Holdings Trust files consolidated accounts that include New Zealand Opera Limited (CC22724). Its revenue is largely the same money those registrations report, not additional income.
Mission: To support, encourage and facilitate the creation, production and performance of opera of a professional standard in New Zealand; To support, encourage and facilitate the education and instruction of people in operatic skills of any nature whatsoever by every appropriate means; and for any other purposes within NZ (whether relating to the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion or any other matter beneficial to the community) which are charitable according to the law of NZ
- Registration Number
- CC51542
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2015-03-13
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (51.5/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- hello@nzopera.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $7.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $6.6M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.6 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.0M | $6.6M | $0.9M |
| 2024 | $6.2M | $6.7M | $0.5M |
| 2023 | $6.4M | $7.7M | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $7.4M | $7.3M | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $6.3M | $5.8M | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $5.8M | $5.2M | $1.6M |
| 2019 | $6.3M | $5.6M | $0.9M |
| 2018 | $7.6M | $7.7M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $8.1M | $8.6M | $0.3M |
| 2016 | $7.4M | $7.3M | $0.3M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 51.5/100
- Financial Score
- 50
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 85
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| John Meads | Trustee | 2022-12-12 |
| Timothy (Tim) Brown | Trustee | 2019-12-17 |
Former Officers (7)
- Mathew Maling — Trustee (departed 2020-10-10)
- Annabel Holland — Trustee (departed 2026-05-30)
- Edward Harvey — Trustee (departed 2018-09-28)
- David Gascoigne — Trustee (departed 2022-01-01)
- Philip King — Trustee (departed 2019-10-18)
- Jennifer Norton — Trustee (departed 2016-07-26)
- Dona Arseneru — Trustee (departed 2015-12-31)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Senior Management | $670,550 | - |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Senior Management | $670,550 | 2024 |
| Tim Brown | Trustee | $0 | 2024 |
| Annabel Holland | Trustee | $0 | - |
| Tim Brown | Trustee | $0 | - |
| Annabel Holland | Trustee | $0 | 2024 |
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New Zealand Opera Holdings Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (2)
These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- Small board structure2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
- Same audit firm for many yearsSame audit firm (KPMG) for 8 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight
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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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To support, encourage and facilitate the creation, production and performance of opera of a professional standard in New Zealand; To support, encourage and facilitate the education and instruction of people in operatic skills of any nature whatsoever by every appropriate means; and for any other purposes within NZ (whether relating to the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion or any other matter beneficial to the community) which are charitable according to the law of NZ
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Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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