The Performance Arcade Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Wellington
The Performance Arcade Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: The Trust is established for the following purposes for the benefit of the greater Wellington community: (a) to promote, support and develop awareness of and participation in, performance art and related activities in New Zealand and in doing this, (amongst other things) to run the Performance Arcade as an annual event in Wellington City; (b) to educate the public about performance art and related activities, including the ‘live art’ style of The Playground New Zealand; (c) for any other purposes which are charitable according to the law of New Zealand.
- Registration Number
- CC51166
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2014-09-16
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- samtrubridge@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| 2024 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.2M | $0.2M | - |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (13)
- Carolyn Schofield — Trustee
- Catherine Maclennan Harvey — Trustee
- Raymond Ahipene - Mercer — Trustee (departed 2024-05-08)
- Katherine Wilson Butler — Trustee (departed 2023-04-03)
- Nicholas Robinson — Trustee (departed 2022-12-05)
- David McKeogh — Treasurer (departed 2024-06-05)
- Jacqueline Nelson — Chair (departed 2022-06-13)
- Kate Ricketts — Secretary (departed 2018-05-08)
- Sarah Hutchings — Trustee (departed 2015-11-02)
- Sam Trubridge — Trustee
- Bryna O'Brien — Trustee (departed 2015-03-30)
- Thomas Horder — Trustee (departed 2019-08-31)
- Richard Chiu — Trustee
Funding Sources
- One Foundation — $12,379.5
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $10,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $6,056.1
- Lion Foundation — $4,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $4,000
- Lion Foundation — $4,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $2,800
- Pelorus Trust — $2,147
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $2,000
- Lion Foundation — $2,000
- Pelorus Trust — $2,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $1,985
- New Zealand Community Trust — $700
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The Performance Arcade Trust
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About
The Trust is established for the following purposes for the benefit of the greater Wellington community: (a) to promote, support and develop awareness of and participation in, performance art and related activities in New Zealand and in doing this, (amongst other things) to run the Performance Arcade as an annual event in Wellington City; (b) to educate the public about performance art and related activities, including the ‘live art’ style of The Playground New Zealand; (c) for any other purposes which are charitable according to the law of New Zealand.
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