St Matthews Chamber Orchestra Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland

St Matthews Chamber Orchestra Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: St Matthews Chamber Orchestra (SMCO) is an accomplished Auckland-based orchestra performing a wide repertoire of music and is dedicated to providing performance opportunities for New Zealand musicians, composers and conductors.

Registration Number
CC35000
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Website
http://www.smco.org.nz
Email
smconz@gmail.com
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All

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
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

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

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (26)

  • Rebecca Hendl-Smith — General Committee
  • Stephanie van Leuven — General Committee
  • Laurie Shedden — Grants and Funding Coordinator
  • Steve Taylor — General Committee (departed 2021-05-06)
  • Penelope Christiansen — Vice Chair (departed 2019-05-18)
  • Peter Mumby — Vice Chair
  • Michael Joel — Music Director (departed 2016-01-01)
  • Jingjing Zhao — Treasurer (departed 2018-01-31)
  • Rebecca Stichbury — Chair
  • David Kayrouz — General Committee (departed 2015-12-31)
  • Mary Greig-Clayton — Pr and Marketing (departed 2024-05-18)
  • Maxine Cunliffe — General Committee (departed 2016-01-01)
  • Beth Sharp — Committee Member (departed 2016-01-01)
  • Judith Gust — Secretary
  • Angela Kalinowski — Committee Member (departed 2015-12-31)
  • Helen Van Druten — Committee Member (departed 2012-05-12)
  • Tilly Harvey — Treasurer (departed 2014-05-17)
  • Jill Ferrabee — Committee Member (departed 2016-01-01)
  • Ralph Bathurst — Committee Member (departed 2012-05-12)
  • Diana Gash — Committee Member (departed 2012-12-31)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $18,633.08
  • Lion Foundation — $13,000
  • Foundation North — $6,600
  • Foundation North — $4,985
  • Blue Sky Community Trust — $1,000

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St Matthews Chamber Orchestra Incorporated

CC35000Auckland, 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

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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Revenue

$52.6K

Expenses

$51.3K

Assets

$43.1K

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

Funded By

Registered charities that have funded this organisation.

About

Mission

St Matthews Chamber Orchestra (SMCO) is an accomplished Auckland-based orchestra performing a wide repertoire of music and is dedicated to providing performance opportunities for New Zealand musicians, composers and conductors.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$52.6K
Total Expenses
$51.3K
Net Assets
$37.9K

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
9.2mo
Could operate 9.2 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

32
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,846
High Concentration: 82% of revenue from Other
Other81.6%
Trading / Services12.2%
Donations6.2%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 360 peers · Arts & Culture · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#57/361
Revenue
$53K
#63/361
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/361
Surplus
$1K
#161/361
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/361

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: 30 | Transparency: 65
Current
F
2024
Score: 15.0
Financial: 10 | Governance: 75 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC35000
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated29 Nov 1995
Registered office
29 Saxon Street, Waterview, Auckland, 1026

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Sponsors / undertakes researchOther - Acts an Umbrella body

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