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Charity Summary


Charity Details

The Big Idea/Te Aria Nui Charitable Trust
The Big Idea
CC36719
9429043056606
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
June 30

Address for service

1B Ponsonby Road
Grey Lynn
Auckland
1011

Charity's other details

operations@thebigidea.co.nz
http://www.thebigidea.co.nz
thebigidea
#thebigideanz
#thebigideanz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC36719

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

For the advancement and propagation of education and learning in New Zealand amongst New Zealand's artists, arts' practitioners and creative workers in all or any forms of creative arts and their management For the provision in New Zealand of financial assistance, equipment, facilities and other appropriate assistance to New Zealand's artists artists, arts' practitioners and creative workers in all or any forms of creative arts and their management

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

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sponsors / undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella / resource body, Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers), Provides Online Community Space

Arts / culture / heritage

Education / training / research, Community development, Employment, Economic development, Fund-raising

General public

Children / young people, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Older people, People with disabilities, Migrants / refugees

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.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return by 31 December 2008 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 31 December 2009.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
30/06/2025 31/12/2025 19/12/2025 $563,312 $804,717 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2024 31/12/2024 16/12/2024 $1,593,999 $1,278,370 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023 31/12/2023 21/11/2023 $1,074,061 $862,673 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022 31/12/2022 21/12/2022 $917,053 $812,436 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021 31/12/2021 21/12/2021 $559,461 $545,824 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020 31/12/2020 4/12/2020 $374,273 $401,606 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2019 31/12/2019 25/11/2019 $326,343 $338,886 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2018 31/12/2018 23/08/2018 $366,279 $364,381 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2017 31/12/2017 8/01/2018 $731,982 $723,767 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2016 31/12/2016 20/12/2016 $468,527 $488,509 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Roman Mitch Trustee 27/11/2025
Emma Bugden Trustee 23/10/2025
Samuel Richard Walsh Chief Executive Officer 26/08/2024
Ashlee Elizabeth McCormick Trustee 24/02/2023
Philip Maurice Clarke Trustee (Chair) 11/02/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Ian Bonnar Trustee 28/05/2026
Amy Malcolm Trustee 27/11/2025
Tina Symmans Trustee 31/05/2025
Anne Mary Ackerman Chief Executive Officer 30/09/2024
Simon John Whitley Lambourne Trustee 2/11/2022
Huia Juliana O'Sullivan Trustee 15/09/2022
Samuel Edward Snedden Trustee 10/11/2021
Michael John Denford Chief Financial Officer 31/07/2021
Angus Stanly MacDonald Sharp Trustee 30/04/2021
Kirsten Louise Mathew Trustee 30/04/2021

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)
29/05/2026 NOC043
28/05/2025 NOC041
26/09/2024 NOC039
9/03/2023 NOC037
19/12/2022 NOC035
1/04/2022 NOC034
28/02/2022 NOC033
14/02/2022 NOC032
14/12/2021 NOC030
30/07/2021 NOC029

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