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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Vipassana Foundation Charitable Trust Board
Vipassana Meditation Centre
CC26396
9429042900689
Registered

Registration details

22/06/2008
March 31

Address for service

153 Burnside Road
RD 3
Makarau
Kaukapakapa
0873

Charity's other details

(09)4205319
info@medini.dhamma.org
http://www.medini.dhamma.org
Dhamma Medini New Zealand Vipassana Centre


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC26396

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To promote the teaching of Vipassana meditation, both theory and practice, as taught Dr Satya Narayan Goenka in New Zealand

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

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Education / training / research

Meditation teaching

General public

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

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

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
31/03/2025 30/09/2025 13/11/2025 $1,156,157 $697,991 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2024 30/09/2024 17/10/2024 $791,574 $569,805 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2023 30/09/2023 13/10/2023 $643,664 $465,953 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2022 30/09/2022 22/09/2022 $620,094 $387,229 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2021 30/09/2021 30/09/2021 $461,802 $399,293 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2020 30/09/2020 4/12/2020 $613,873 $525,666 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2019 30/09/2019 19/09/2019 $578,028 $626,196 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2018 30/11/2018 30/11/2018 $652,650 $524,230 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2017 30/09/2017 12/01/2018 $519,536 $383,376 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2016 30/09/2016 26/07/2016 $433,351 $328,962 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Jane Currie Trustee 20/01/2025
Michael Beattie Trustee 20/01/2025
Kar Loon Sneah Trustee 31/10/2024
Venkatesh Kannan Trustee 13/08/2023
Peter James Cross Trustee 13/06/2021
Yu (Vicky) Yao Trustee 7/03/2021
Ariya Chandra Randeni Trustee 24/11/2019
Sara Colquhoun Treasurer 1/11/2012

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Rodrigo Ferrari Trustee 26/08/2025
Stephen Peter Hewitt Trustee 12/08/2025
Bruce Forbes Trustee 7/01/2025
Marion Forbes Trustee 7/01/2025
Dane Tuiqereqeere Trustee 12/05/2024
Brett Crockett Trustee 4/09/2023
Pankaj Trivedi Trustee 13/08/2023
Falgun Harshvandan Shah Trustee 8/05/2022
Sangitabahen Falgunbhai Shah Trustee 8/05/2022
Katharine Brown Secretary 27/03/2022

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.
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5/06/2025 NOC037
5/06/2025 NOC036
26/11/2024 NOC035
14/05/2024 NOC033
11/07/2023 NOC031
8/06/2022 NOC029
20/10/2021 NOC028
21/06/2021 NOC026
3/02/2021 NOC025
14/01/2020 NOC023

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