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Charity Details


Play It Strange Trust
CC11342
9429043102723
Registered

Registration details

11/10/2007
December 31

Address for service

PO Box 137194
Parnell
Auckland
1151
181 Grafton Road
Grafton
Auckland
1023

Charity's other details

02108622777
https://www.facebook.com/playitstrange/
https://www.instagram.com/playitstrangenz/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

Purpose & Structure


Charitable Purpose

The Play It Strange Trust was founded in 2003 and has been running programmes to encourage and develop interest, activity and skills in songwriting, recording and musical performance by creating an experiential environment for every New Zealand secondary school-aged student.

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

Other (please state)

(Supporting young New Zealand songwriters to write, record and perform their own songs. We run programmes & competitions for young kiwis to write original songs, record and perform them.)

Arts / culture / heritage

Education / training / research

Children / young people

General public, Family / whanau

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

The charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return by 30 June 2008 under section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 30 June 2009.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
31/12/2025 31/07/2026 - - - To be filed To be filed
31/12/2024 31/07/2025 16/10/2025 $681,655 $651,915 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2023 30/06/2024 29/06/2024 $554,141 $581,862 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2022 30/06/2023 20/06/2023 $593,405 $605,106 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2022 $600,924 $507,584 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2020 30/06/2021 23/06/2021 $415,181 $443,034 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2019 30/06/2020 1/07/2020 $622,338 $542,957 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2018 31/07/2019 30/07/2019 $410,801 $459,824 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2017 31/07/2018 31/07/2018 $508,545 $514,662 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2016 30/06/2017 29/06/2017 $511,923 $503,645 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details


Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Michael Robert Hall Trustee 1/05/2026
Lindsay Cowley Trustee 1/01/2026
Nicholas Harry Caspar Roberts Trustee 14/11/2023
Abul Khayer Mohammad Mukseet Bashir Treasurer 14/12/2022
Sarah Caughey Trustee 10/10/2019
Hilary Poole Trustee 5/06/2019
Andrew Ferrier Trustee 21/11/2007

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Fred Soar Chair 30/04/2026
Sonja Hawkins Trustee 9/12/2025
David Boyle Trustee 11/02/2025
Claire O'Connell Trustee 25/09/2023
Neil Hopkins Treasurer 14/12/2022
Justine Ross Trustee 31/10/2019
William Caughey Chair 5/06/2019
Murray Thom Trustee 19/10/2016
Sam Neill Trustee 19/10/2016
Sean Fitzpatrick Trustee 19/10/2016
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Charity Updates


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16/06/2026 NOC029
23/01/2026 NOC028
11/01/2026 NOC027
9/08/2025 NOC025
15/05/2024 NOC023
11/12/2023 NOC022
2/11/2023 NOC021
26/04/2023 NOC019
17/01/2023 NOC018
5/05/2021 NOC015
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