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Charity Details

The Canterbury Opera Foundation
CC30327
9429043080830
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
December 31

Name change history

Name Effective Date
The Opera Foundation 30/06/2008
The Canterbury Opera Foundation 12/12/2019

Address for service

The Opera Foundation
PO Box 33-244
Barrington
Christchurch
8244
5A Riverton Terrace
Halswell
Christchurch
8025

Charity's other details

03 9604090
info@canterburyoperafoundation.co.nz
https://www.canterburyoperafoundation.co.nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC30327

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The object of the Foundation is to: develop; educate and train; provision of facilties for; and the promotion of opera in Canterbury.

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

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

Makes grants / loans to individuals

Arts / culture / heritage

Education / training / research, Fund-raising

General public

Children / young people, Other charities, Older people, Children/young people, Other Charities, Older people, 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
31/12/2025 30/06/2026 17/06/2026 $71,353 $60,222 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2024 31/08/2025 28/08/2025 $78,386 $80,271 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023 30/06/2024 26/06/2024 $153,081 $58,729 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022 31/07/2023 24/07/2023 $40,972 $35,916 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021 30/06/2022 21/06/2022 $62,906 $30,778 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2020 30/06/2021 25/06/2021 $40,315 $28,745 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019 30/06/2020 26/06/2020 $25,181 $17,358 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018 30/06/2019 11/06/2019 $27,303 $28,824 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2017 30/06/2018 27/06/2018 $41,843 $44,501 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2016 30/06/2017 20/06/2017 $29,906 $25,085 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Jared Kenley Holt Trustee 4/06/2026
Annabel Mary Holland Trustee 20/05/2026
Jane Rosemary Cameron Trustee 8/05/2020
Norman Heinz Engel Trustee/Chair 8/05/2020
Sebastian Graeme Stapleton Trustee 4/12/2017
Andre Engbert Gerrit Hofenk Trustee 31/10/2016
Celia Gillian Barker Trustee 23/03/2004

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Catherine Mary France Trustee 8/04/2026
Daniel Hugh Chisholm Trustee 28/04/2025
Julia Robyn Rushton Perry Trustee 28/02/2025
Norman Engel Heinz Trustee 18/10/2021
Norman Engel Heinz Trustee 20/05/2020
Katherine Mary Burtt Trustee 31/12/2019
Peter Leclerc Squires Chair/Trustee 4/12/2017
Kevin Russell Sarjeant Trustee 1/11/2016
Ross Hutton Trustee 9/12/2015
Ronald Allan Ball Trustee 3/08/2009

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.
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4/06/2026 NOC041
26/05/2026 NOC040
9/04/2026 NOC039
1/05/2025 NOC035
28/02/2025 NOC033
17/02/2025 NOC032
9/12/2024 NOC031
28/11/2024 NOC030
27/03/2024 NOC028
6/11/2023 NOC027

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