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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Nightsong.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Nightsong

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Theatre Stampede

Registration number:

CC53179

NZBN number:

9429042999928

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

4/03/2016

Balance Date:

December 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Theatre Stampede Charitable Trust	4/03/2016
Nightsong	26/10/2017

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

26 Sackville Street

Grey Lynn

Auckland

1021

Charity's Street Address:

283 Karangahape Road

Grey Lynn

Auckland Central

Auckland

1010

Charity's other details

Phone:

09 361 6050

Email:

ben@nightsong.co.nz

Website:

https://www.nightsong.co.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/NightsongNZ/

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Oceania

Australia

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC53179

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To: • promote and deliver innovatively strong theatre with high production values • present original NZ works with universally relevant stories • develop works in collaboration with other artforms • present works that move our audiences emotionally • engage strongly with New Zealand and international audiences • inject fresh ideas and innovation into the NZ theatre landscape • provide challenging and rewarding professional development and employment opportunities for artists, designers and arts administrators • offer training and mentoring within the wider industry and with emerging practitioners

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(The creation and presentation of high quality New Zealand theatre)

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Education / training / research, Employment, International activities, Fund-raising

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Migrants / refugees, Theatre community

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
31/12/2025	30/06/2026	24/06/2026	$440,791	$494,339	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2024	30/06/2025	19/06/2025	$387,186	$406,738	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	26/06/2024	$828,490	$952,738	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/06/2023	3/07/2023	$687,117	$659,244	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	30/06/2022	29/06/2022	$312,289	$328,013	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/06/2021	29/06/2021	$440,021	$268,713	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	30/06/2020	2/07/2020	$600,221	$560,706	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018	30/06/2019	11/06/2019	$93,641	$111,926	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	29/09/2018	$219,241	$221,664	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	25/10/2017	$272,758	$257,964	Included in Annual Return
1

= Balance Date Change
-	This annual return will cover 9 months, from 1 April 2018 to 31 December 2018.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Catherine Patricia Downes	Trustee	20/01/2026
Marcia Yolanta Marshall	trustee	20/01/2026
Helen Atkins	Trustee	28/06/2022
Rachel Dorothy Sharon Antony	Trustee	24/04/2019
Greg John Fahey	Chair	10/05/2018
Carl Bland	Trustee	20/04/2017
Benjamin John Crowder	Trustee	2/04/2003

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Janet Isobel Clarke	trustee	7/03/2026
Hilary Lewis	Trustee	30/01/2026
Mile Fane	Trustee	21/09/2023
Louise Gallagher	Trustee	23/03/2021
Frances Barnett Turner	Trustee	22/11/2019
Heather Adrienne Lee	Trustee	10/05/2018
Michelle Anna Mary Lafferty	Trustee	20/04/2017
Melanie Vikki Esplin	Trustee	1/08/2016

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)
9/03/2026	NOC022
9/03/2026	NOC021
28/05/2024	NOC018
20/04/2024	NOC016
29/06/2021	NOC013
6/06/2019	NOC008
30/04/2019	NOC007
14/06/2018	NOC005
26/10/2017	NOC004
14/03/2017	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name