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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Disabled Persons' Centre
Aspire Canterbury
CC23024
9429042665601
Registered

Registration details

15/04/2008
December 31

Address for service

Braintree Wellness Centre, 70 Langdons Road
Papanui
Christchurch
8053

Charity's other details

027 424 6244
03 379 5939
manager@aspirecanterbury.org.nz
http://aspirecanterbury.org.nz
https://www.facebook.com/AspireCanterbury/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1088910728133478


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC23024

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Aspire Canterbury (Aspire) is a not-for-profit trust established in 1981 to provide services to disabled people in Canterbury. Aspire Canterbury is a valued part of the Christchurch disability and elderly community. We enhance the lives of disabled people, and people with impairments by enabling community participation and maximum independence. We do this by connecting people to the right resources and reducing everyday barriers, by being a trusted source of information, providing mobility products and associated services, and enabling people with impairments to achieve their best life. Aspire Canterbury is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a founding document of New Zealand.

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

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Acts as an umbrella / resource body, Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers), Provides buildings / facilities / open space

People with disabilities

Education / training / research, Health, Community development, Social services, Fund-raising

People with disabilities

Children / young people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Older 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.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
31/12/2025 30/06/2026 4/08/2026 $995,421 $967,371 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2024 30/06/2025 3/07/2025 $973,724 $803,542 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023 30/06/2024 29/07/2024 $864,567 $813,301 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022 31/08/2023 15/09/2023 $629,149 $595,960 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2021 31/08/2022 7/10/2022 $1,703,738 $472,617 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020 30/09/2021 8/09/2021 $493,132 $468,729 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019 30/06/2020 2/06/2020 $398,034 $627,414 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2018 30/06/2019 24/07/2019 $377,576 $408,934 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2017 30/06/2018 25/06/2018 $1,231,766 $409,704 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2016 30/06/2017 27/06/2017 $401,497 $406,429 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Craig Stewart Hickford Trustee 31/10/2024
Robyn Mary Cody Trustee 25/05/2023
Hamish Cameron Taylor Trustee 26/08/2021
David William Meates Trustee 28/06/2021
Simon WIng Chair Person 30/04/2018
Martin Zelas Vice Chair 8/06/2011

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Teresa Hoult Trustee 28/11/2024
Diane Brown Trustee 4/07/2024
Stephanie Megan Emery Officer 25/05/2023
Thomas Fraser Callanan Treasurer 25/11/2021
Clay Baker Trustee 28/06/2021
Rebecca Hopkins Chair 28/06/2021
Sam Davis Trustee 29/06/2020
Tim Trewinnard Trustee 29/06/2020
Catherine Grace Trustee 28/05/2020
Cate Grace trustee 24/08/2018

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)
14/02/2025 NOC038
10/07/2024 NOC036
26/05/2023 NOC034
26/05/2023 NOC033
27/01/2023 NOC032
23/09/2022 NOC030
15/12/2021 NOC029
30/08/2021 NOC027
14/07/2021 NOC026
30/06/2021 NOC025

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