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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Dunedin Collaborative Theatre Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

New Athenaeum Theatre

Registration number:

CC55590

NZBN number:

9429043314737

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

24/03/2018

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

36 Carr Street

North East Valley

Dunedin

9010

Charity's Street Address:

23 The Octagon

Dunedin Central

Dunedin

9016

Charity's other details

Phone:

0212422221

Email:

generalmanager@newathenaeumtheatre.com

Website:

http://www.newathenaeumtheatre.com

Facebook:

https://web.facebook.com/NewAthenaeumTheatre/

Areas of Operation:

Otago

Southland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55590

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Create a flexible rehearsal, collaborative and performance space, open to all practitioners. Create a venue that can support a wider variety of performers and groups, through quality Theatriclal support for Cultural and comedic events. To encourage more engagement in theatre through the open nature of the Theatre and rehearsal spaces. To promote the creation of new theatre and assist new groups and productions to realise their visions and adding tot cultural landscape of Otago.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	1/10/2025	$80,720	$88,245	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	3/10/2024	$58,539	$64,276	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	30/09/2023	$74,893	$64,763	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	28/09/2022	$66,511	$62,384	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	30/09/2021	$58,094	$60,540	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	30/09/2020	$65,893	$71,857	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	30/09/2019	$66,025	$46,806	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Milla Swanson-Dobbs	Trustee	9/06/2025
Cheyne David Ellem	Trustee	19/06/2023
Nathan Lee Millar	Trrasurer	9/06/2020
Peter John McMurdo	Trustee	7/01/2019
Andrew Roy Wicken	Chairperson	13/01/2017
Laniet Mary Swann	Secretary	9/08/2016
Martin John Stuart Swann	Trustee	9/08/2016

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Julie Pickard	Trustee	12/04/2022
Anna Rose Langford	Trustee	9/06/2020
Elizabeth Mary Swann	Secretary	11/01/2019
Jessica Fairlie Latton	Trustee	8/10/2018

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
7/01/2019	NOC003
6/01/2019	NOC002

Charity Documents

Notices

This charity has been granted and exemption from filing an annual return for the year ending 31 March 2018 under section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name