Northland Youth Theatre Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Whangarei
Northland Youth Theatre Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Whangarei, Whangarei. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: Northland Youth Theatre is a charitable trust solely devoted to young people. NYT holds a belief that the performing arts have the power to transform lives and enrich communities. Our work is motivated by the need to pave a path for the young people of Northland to be able to share their stories and participate in the arts regardless of economic or geographical barriers. Through the collaboration between professional artists and young people NYT cultivates confidence, creativity and imagination.
- Registration Number
- CC40683
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-06-08
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Whangarei, Whangarei
- manager@nyt.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 8
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Johns | Trustee | 2026-09-07 |
| Cameron Tor | Treasurer | 2026-06-22 |
| Toni POTTER | Trustee | 2025-11-25 |
| Wendy Russell | Secretary | 2025-11-23 |
| Maudena Wood | Trustee | 2025-10-20 |
| Julie Edwards Pickard | Chair | 2024-06-27 |
| Zara Skuse | Deputy Chair | 2024-06-27 |
| Dianne Thomas | Trustee | 2021-05-05 |
| Donna McEwen | Trustee | 2017-04-06 |
Former Officers (39)
- Jodie Rameka — Trustee (departed 2025-06-01)
- Alan Palmer — Deputy Chair (departed 2025-01-15)
- Anna Moreton — Treasurer (departed 2025-12-25)
- Arana Horncy — Trustee (departed 2024-06-27)
- Hannah White — Secretary (departed 2026-06-25)
- Ringi Smith — Trustee (departed 2023-05-16)
- Oliver Scripps — Trustee (departed 2021-08-18)
- Jasmin Fisher-Johnson — Trustee (departed 2021-01-28)
- Shannon Winn — Co-Chair (departed 2021-03-03)
- Zak Olsen — Treasurer (departed 2024-03-28)
- Paige Mackie — Trustee (departed 2019-10-21)
- Leonard Murupaenga — Trustee (departed 2019-05-02)
- Luke Bird — Trustee (departed 2019-05-02)
- Hayley Clark — Trustee (departed 2024-03-28)
- Jessica Collins — Trustee (departed 2022-03-23)
- Heather Randerson — Trustee (departed 2020-07-02)
- Graham Franks — Treasurer (departed 2024-01-15)
- Austyn Mills — Trustee (departed 2022-01-19)
- Nicola Smith — Trustee (departed 2017-02-02)
- Fiona Pope — Trustee (departed 2018-11-12)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $33,000
- Foundation North — $32,330
- Foundation North — $32,230
- Foundation North — $30,000
- Foundation North — $30,000
- Foundation North — $29,000
- Oxford Sports Trust — $12,550
- Pub Charity Limited — $6,105
- Oxford Sports Trust Incorporated — $2,400
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Northland Youth Theatre Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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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Northland Youth Theatre is a charitable trust solely devoted to young people. NYT holds a belief that the performing arts have the power to transform lives and enrich communities. Our work is motivated by the need to pave a path for the young people of Northland to be able to share their stories and participate in the arts regardless of economic or geographical barriers. Through the collaboration between professional artists and young people NYT cultivates confidence, creativity and imagination.
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