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Group Summary

Group Members

Below are all the members of BATS Theatre.

The group owner is required to complete a consolidated annual return on behalf of its members. Consolidated annual return information for these members is available in the Annual Returns tab below.

Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
BATS Theatre Charitable Trust
BATS Theatre Limited

Group Details

Legal Name:

BATS Theatre

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

BATS Theatre Ltd, BATS Theatre Charitable Trust, BATS

Registration details

Registration Status:

Registered

Date of Registration:

21/06/2019

Registration Number:

CC56766

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Group's Postal Address:

1 Kent Terrace

Mount Victoria

Wellington

6011

Group's other details

Phone:

04 802 4176

Email:

tania@bats.co.nz

Website:

http://www.bats.co.nz

Areas of Operation:

Wellington - Wairarapa

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC56766

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.

Please note: these Annual Returns contain consolidated financial information for all members of this group.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/12/2025	31/07/2026	27/07/2026	$748,930	$785,924	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2024	31/07/2025	29/08/2025	$750,410	$787,288	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/09/2024	28/03/2025	$795,793	$950,985	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/06/2023	30/06/2023	$946,769	$1,036,478	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	8/07/2022	26/01/2023	$1,329,200	$1,270,008	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/06/2021	4/06/2021	$939,276	$853,546	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	31/07/2020	30/04/2021	$1,095,476	$1,193,472	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018	30/06/2019	15/07/2019	$1,147,097	$1,227,031	Included in Annual Return

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Artists: To develop, support and champion practitioners across all the cycles of their careers from emerging practitioners, to those touring or moving to larger venues, and those returning to BATS to experiment. Audiences: To grow our relationship with audiences and build community resilience through social connectedness. Industry: To be visible, recognised as a sector leader and valued locally and nationally. Home: To provide an ambitious, well-resourced and full functional hub for live art

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

Activities:

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Acts as an umbrella / resource body, Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides other finance (e.g. investment funds)

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

General public

Entity Structure

BATS Theatre Charitable Trust wholly owns BATS Theatre Ltd. Both entities are registered not-for-profit charities. All financial transactions occur under BATS Theatre Ltd, The Trust has no financial activity. Both entities are governed by a board of 9 directors.

Group Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the group, for example, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
31/07/2020	NOC003

Group Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name