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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Royal New Zealand Foundation Of The Blind Incorporated
Blind Low Vision NZ
CC21361
9429043230990
Registered

Registration details

25/02/2008
June 30

Name change history

Name Effective Date
Royal New Zealand Foundation Of The Blind 26/02/2008
Royal New Zealand Foundation Of The Blind Incorporated 26/09/2016

Address for service

Private Bag 99941
Newmarket
Auckland
1149
539 Parnell Road
Parnell
Auckland
1052

Charity's other details

(09)3556900
(09)3660099
generalenquiries@blindlowvision.org.nz
http://www.blindlowvision.org.nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC21361

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Enable people who are blind or have low vision to be self-reliant and live the life they choose

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

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Makes grants / loans to individuals, Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities), Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers), Provides services to blind visually - impaired, deafblind New Zealanders

People with disabilities

Education / training / research, Social services, Employment, Sport / recreation, Fund-raising

People with disabilities

Children / young people, Older people, Family / whanau

Entity Structure

Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind a charity which is a statutory body empowered by the Royal New Foundation of the Blind Act 2002, an Incorporated Society and registered under the Charities Act 2005. Blind Low Vision NZ is controlled by an elected Board of Directors.

Entities your charity controls

Name CC Registration Number
Foundation Properties Limited CC50784
Foundation Ventures Limited CC55844
Foundation Village Limited CC57618
The Bledisloe-Royston Trust CC44156

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.

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
30/06/2023 31/12/2023 19/12/2023 $41,448,000 $34,937,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
30/06/2022 31/12/2022 7/12/2022 $38,033,000 $33,288,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
30/06/2021 31/12/2021 21/10/2021 $42,526,000 $35,869,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
30/06/2020 31/12/2020 1/12/2020 $36,172,000 $37,363,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
30/06/2019 31/12/2019 6/11/2019 $39,459,000 $37,731,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
30/06/2018 31/12/2018 21/11/2018 $43,778,000 $36,572,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
30/06/2017 31/12/2017 21/09/2017 $40,825,000 $36,037,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
30/06/2016 31/12/2016 30/09/2016 $37,686,000 $38,420,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
30/06/2015 31/12/2015 24/11/2015 $35,302,000 $34,226,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
30/06/2014 31/12/2014 20/11/2014 $31,875,000 $29,726,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Andrea Leigh Midgen Chief Executive 30/01/2024
Christopher James Orr Director 11/11/2023
Anne Marie Taggart Director 16/05/2022
Richard Thomas Patete Director 13/11/2021
Ronald John Charles Scott Director 18/05/2021
Donna Moana McCaskill Director 15/11/2020
Robert John Billings Director 10/11/2019
Martine Abel-Williamson Director 4/05/2019
Gregory Thomas Hurn Chief Financial Officer 23/01/2017
Clive Johannes Lansink Director 12/11/2016

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Fraser Thomas Alexander Director 11/11/2023
John Joseph Mulka Chief Executive 4/08/2023
Richard Bond Hoskin Directory 13/05/2022
Carolyn Weston Director 13/11/2021
Robert David Greenberg Director 13/11/2021
Deborah Lynne Boyd Director 19/07/2021
Peter Hoskin Director 14/05/2021
Richard Bond Hoskin Director 27/11/2020
Keith Appleton Director 14/11/2020
Deborah Lynne Boyd Director 10/11/2019

Charity Updates

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10/04/2024 NOC040
7/08/2023 NOC038
18/07/2023 NOC037
18/07/2023 NOC036
14/12/2021 NOC034
29/11/2021 NOC033
28/07/2021 NOC031
24/05/2021 NOC030
1/12/2020 NOC028
26/11/2020 NOC027

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