The Basement Theatre Trust — Health Charity in Auckland

The Basement Theatre Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $1.4M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Vision: Live performance is viable and valued in Aotearoa Mission: - We nurture the wellbeing and sustainability of local urgent voices in the live arts. - We grow audiences by removing barriers to access. - We champion the role of live arts in connecting people through shared experiences.

Registration Number
CC46535
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2011-03-23
Status
Active
Sector
Health
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Website
https://www.basementtheatre.co.nz
Email
info@basementtheatre.co.nz
Data as at
December 2025

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

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.5M NZD
Total Assets
$0.4M NZD
Net Assets
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
11
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$1.4M$1.5M$0.2M
2024$1.5M$1.6M$0.3M
2023$1.6M$1.7M$0.4M
2022$1.4M$1.5M$0.5M
2021$1.5M$1.4M$0.6M
2020$1.2M$1.0M$0.5M
2019$1.3M$1.3M$0.3M
2018$1.1M$1.1M$0.3M
2017$1.1M$1.0M$0.3M
2016$0.9M$0.9M$0.2M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (13)

  • Kate Simcock — Trustee
  • Michael Heard — Trustee
  • Michelle Johansson — Trustee
  • Hugh Robinson — Trustee
  • Mei-Lin Te Puea Hansen — Trustee (departed 2024-03-01)
  • Catherine Ruka — Trustee (departed 2020-02-11)
  • Wendy Youens — Trustee (departed 2024-01-23)
  • Sarah Longbottom — Trustee (departed 2024-03-01)
  • Catherine Prescott — Trustee (departed 2019-12-18)
  • Michele Hine — Trustee (departed 2017-12-11)
  • Matthew Kenealy — Trustee (departed 2019-12-18)
  • Rashmi Raman — Trustee (departed 2016-10-24)
  • Joshua Mcbride — Trustee (departed 2018-12-13)

Funding Sources

  • Foundation North — $177,992
  • Foundation North — $165,000
  • Foundation North — $147,000
  • Foundation North — $145,000
  • Foundation North — $130,000
  • Foundation North — $90,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $7,625.22

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The Basement Theatre Trust

CC46535Auckland, AucklandRegistered 23 Mar 2011
Data updated: 6 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating4d ago

Financial data as at December 2025. 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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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. 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

$1.4M

Expenses

$1.5M

Assets

$381.0K

Staff

11

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

About

Mission

Vision: Live performance is viable and valued in Aotearoa Mission: - We nurture the wellbeing and sustainability of local urgent voices in the live arts. - We grow audiences by removing barriers to access. - We champion the role of live arts in connecting people through shared experiences.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.4M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Net Assets
$189.7K
Staff
11
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (15 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
2.4mo
Could operate 2.4 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

7
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,322
High Concentration: 97% of revenue from Other
Other96.5%
Donations3.1%
Investment Income0.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#39/68
Revenue
$1.4M
#53/68
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/68
Surplus
$-124K
#63/68
Staff Cost %
57%
#68/68

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: 10 | Transparency: 65
Current
C-
2024
Score: 55.3
Financial: 80 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
10
Transparency
65
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC46535
Entity TypeTrust
Registered23 Mar 2011
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated29 Jun 2010
Registered office
Suite 103, Achilles House 8 Commerce Street Auckland, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open space

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