The South Canterbury Drama League Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Timaru

The South Canterbury Drama League Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Timaru, Timaru. Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: OBJECTS 3. The objects for which the League is established are exclusively charitable. They are:- (a) To encourage and assist the development of the art of the Theatre, both for its own sake and as a means of intelligent recreation among all members of the community. (b) To affiliate with any Society, Body or Association having similar objects, or to join or co-operate with, or subscribe to, the funds of any such Society, Body or Association for the purpose of better attaining or otherwise furthering the objects and interests of the League or members thereof. (c) To print and publish any magazine, book or leaflet that may appear desirable for the promotion of the objects of the League. (d) To do all such other things as, in the opinion of the League, may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the foregoing objects

Registration Number
CC47084
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2011-07-21
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Timaru, Timaru
Email
manager@dramaleague.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$1.5M NZD
Net Assets
$1.4M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Volunteers
3
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.5M$0.3M$1.4M
2024$0.2M$0.3M$1.2M
2023$0.3M$0.3M$1.2M
2022$0.2M$0.3M$1.3M
2021$0.3M$0.3M$1.4M
2020$0.1M$0.2M$1.4M
2019$0.3M$0.4M$1.4M
2018$0.3M$0.3M$1.5M
2017$0.5M$0.4M$1.5M
2016$0.4M$0.4M$1.5M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (37)

  • Sarah Graham — Trustee
  • George Hollinsworth — Trustee
  • Luke Robb — Trustee
  • Eric Bindewald — Trustee
  • Kevin Foley — Chair (departed 2025-09-10)
  • Robyn Valentine — Trustee
  • Sarah Prentice — Trustee (departed 2024-06-30)
  • Raphael Preston — Trustee (departed 2024-10-21)
  • Hayley Goodman — Boar5d Member (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Niki Carnegie — Trustee
  • Jordan Diamond — Trustee (departed 2021-10-06)
  • Chris Thomas — Trustee (departed 2025-09-10)
  • Kim Rogers — Trustee (departed 2021-12-01)
  • Andrew Robb — Trustee (departed 2021-10-06)
  • Kirstyn Burnett — Trustee (departed 2019-09-01)
  • Robin Fuller — Trustee (departed 2018-09-12)
  • Jessica Liddy — Trustee (departed 2017-04-22)
  • Don Mccully — Trustee (departed 2017-09-27)
  • Aaron Segar — Trustee (departed 2015-10-30)
  • Murali Menon — Treasurer (departed 2021-10-06)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $25,000

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Arts & CultureTrust

The South Canterbury Drama League Incorporated

CC47084Timaru, TimaruRegistered 21 Jul 2011
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at June 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.)

How ratings work →
Revenue

$541.6K

Expenses

$285.0K

Assets

$1.5M

Staff

2

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

About

Mission

OBJECTS 3. The objects for which the League is established are exclusively charitable. They are:- (a) To encourage and assist the development of the art of the Theatre, both for its own sake and as a means of intelligent recreation among all members of the community. (b) To affiliate with any Society, Body or Association having similar objects, or to join or co-operate with, or subscribe to, the funds of any such Society, Body or Association for the purpose of better attaining or otherwise furthering the objects and interests of the League or members thereof. (c) To print and publish any magazine, book or leaflet that may appear desirable for the promotion of the objects of the League. (d) To do all such other things as, in the opinion of the League, may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the foregoing objects

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$541.6K
Total Expenses
$285.0K
Net Assets
$1.4M
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
3

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (14 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
3.9mo
Could operate 3.9 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

53
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,744
Other50.4%
Donations46.9%
Trading / Services1.6%
Investment Income1.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#29/118
Revenue
$542K
#21/118
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/118
Surplus
$257K
#6/118
Staff Cost %
20%
#118/118

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

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

Address
Timaru, Timaru

Registration

Registration NumberCC47084
Entity TypeTrust
Registered21 Jul 2011
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated5 Jul 1937

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 28 September 2026.