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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

WITCH Charitable Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

WITCH Music Theatre

Registration number:

CC58096

NZBN number:

9429048437554

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

9/07/2020

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

48A Owen Street

Newtown

Wellington

6021

Charity's other details

Website:

https://www.witchmusictheatre.co.nz

Facebook:

facebook.com/witchnz

Other Social Network:

instagram.com/witchnz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC58096

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The charitable purpose of this Trust is “to benefit the wider community by presenting and promoting high quality theatrical performance in the community, and providing a platform for emerging and established music theatre performers to practice their craft. In addition, the Trust will aim to develop new and groundbreaking music theatre work, with the intent to develop the music theatre landscape in Aotearoa New Zealand.”

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Theatre performances to the public

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people

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
31/12/2026	30/06/2027	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/12/2025	30/06/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/07/2024	31/01/2025	25/08/2025	$116,209	$115,747	Included in Annual Return
31/07/2023	31/01/2024	21/01/2024	$95,864	$87,542	Included in Annual Return
31/07/2022	31/01/2023	29/01/2023	$103,856	$80,260	Included in Annual Return
31/07/2021	31/01/2022	15/10/2021	$63,728	$61,440	Included in Annual Return

= Balance Date Change
-	This Annual Return will cover 12 months from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Charlette Emma Potts	Trustee	1/09/2021
Benjamin Michael Emerson	Co-Chairperson	9/07/2020
Joshua Bavin Tucker	Co-Chairperson, Treasurer	9/07/2020
Patrick Anthony William Jennings	Secretary	9/07/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Briar Maree Franks	Trustee	5/12/2025

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)
29/07/2026	NOC012
6/07/2026	NOC011
13/02/2024	NOC009
9/10/2021	NOC005
18/09/2021	NOC004
23/05/2021	NOC003
23/05/2021	NOC002
4/03/2021	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name