Wellington Museums Trust Incorporated

CC22571 · NZBN 9429041926390 · Education / training / research · Wellington
Registered 6 Apr 2008 · Status: Registered · Latest return year: 2025 · Tier 2

Key facts: Wellington Museums Trust Incorporated is a registered New Zealand charity (CC22571), operating in the education / training / research sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$15.2M and total expenditure of NZ$13.8M for the year ended 2025.

To manage and operate Space Place (Carter Observatory), museum and art gallery assets for the benefit of the inhabitants of Wellington, and the public generally.
NZ$15.2M
Gross income
NZ$13.8M
Expenditure
NZ$7.0M
Total assets
NZ$5.2M
Total equity

Income vs expenditure

Each year from the charity's annual returns. The top bar is money coming in, the bar below is money spent.

Income  Expenditure
2018
NZ$12.9M
NZ$13.0M
2019
NZ$13.6M
NZ$13.6M
2020
NZ$13.2M
NZ$13.3M
2021
NZ$14.3M
NZ$14.8M
2022
NZ$14.4M
NZ$14.4M
2023
NZ$14.0M
NZ$14.7M
2024
NZ$14.9M
NZ$14.6M
2025
NZ$15.2M
NZ$13.8M

Funding mix (latest year)

Donations / kohaNZ$261K
Govt funding reliance: 0%. Reserves cover ~5 months.
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