The Christchurch Jazz Foundation Trust — Education Charity in Christchurch
The Christchurch Jazz Foundation Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The purposes of the Trust are to: • Create public awareness, promote appreciation and knowledge of music with opportunities for the public of all ages to experience local performances. • To promote and support music performances. • Provide opportunity for local, national and international musicians to get together, play together and to learn from each other. • To initiate and facilitate tuition and professional development such as workshops and other educational events. • Enable performances in Christchurch from performers with International standing for the benefit and growth of our local audiences and musicians. While the focus of the Trust is primarily on jazz music, the purposes are deliberately broad to support a variety of genres of music to encourage musicians on numerous paths they may take.
- Registration Number
- CC51822
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2015-04-07
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- bell.judith@gmail.com
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Moore | Trustee | 2022-12-16 |
| Gavin Shepherd | Treasurer | 2020-08-19 |
| Judith Bell | Chair | 2015-03-12 |
| Celia Stewart | Secretary | 2015-03-12 |
Former Officers (4)
- Glenda Burt — Treasurer (departed 2021-04-01)
- Tom Rainey — Trustee (departed 2022-12-16)
- Timothy Trollope — Trustee (departed 2019-08-07)
- Christina Love — Treasurer (departed 2019-08-07)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $8,000
- Youthtown Incorporated — $6,188
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $6,000
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $6,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $6,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $5,000
- Air Rescue Services Limited — $5,000
- Trillian Trust — $4,000
- The Lion Foundation — $4,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $4,000
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $1,150
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The Christchurch Jazz Foundation Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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.
How ratings work →$79.0K
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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The purposes of the Trust are to: • Create public awareness, promote appreciation and knowledge of music with opportunities for the public of all ages to experience local performances. • To promote and support music performances. • Provide opportunity for local, national and international musicians to get together, play together and to learn from each other. • To initiate and facilitate tuition and professional development such as workshops and other educational events. • Enable performances in Christchurch from performers with International standing for the benefit and growth of our local audiences and musicians. While the focus of the Trust is primarily on jazz music, the purposes are deliberately broad to support a variety of genres of music to encourage musicians on numerous paths they may take.
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