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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Bethlehem Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Tauranga

Registration number:

CC27462

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

August 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 16488

Bethlehem

Tauranga

3147

Charity's Street Address:

106 Waihi Road

Judea

Tauranga

3110

Charity's other details

Areas of Operation:

Bay of Plenty

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC27462

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The practice and advancement of the Christian religion founded on the Holy Bible as understood by the denomination of Christians known as Jehovah’s Witnesses, including through the provision or support of a public place of worship known as a Kingdom Hall to facilitate Bible study programs and lectures.

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

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Religious activities

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Older people, Religious groups

Legal Structure

Unincorporated Organisation

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 28 February 2009 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 28 February 2010

For Year Ended

Due Date

Date Submitted

Total Income

Total Expenditure

Financial Statements

Annual Return Summary

31/08/2025

28/02/2026

27/02/2026

$51,186

$50,885

31/08/2024

28/02/2025

$40,673

$33,284

31/08/2023

29/02/2024

19/02/2024

$34,690

$30,182

31/08/2022

28/02/2023

$33,698

$50,938

31/08/2021

28/02/2022

6/03/2022

$43,925

$43,106

31/08/2020

28/02/2021

$25,072

$13,131

31/08/2019

29/02/2020

1/03/2020

$18,117

$15,403

31/08/2018

28/02/2019

27/02/2019

$15,705

$18,245

31/08/2017

28/02/2018

21/02/2018

$17,253

$43,075

31/08/2016

28/02/2017

$22,081

$12,658

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Westley Shelton Morehu Ranui-Bennett	Committee Member	19/01/2024
Quentin Frederick Armstrong	Committee Member	26/02/2019
Paul Archer	Committee Member	1/06/2011

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Stephen Donaldson	Committee Member	19/01/2024
Westley Ranui-Bennett	Service Overseer	27/04/2019
John Davies	Coordinator	26/02/2019
Malcolm Clive-Smith	Service Overseer	26/02/2019
Paul Stephen Edwin Probett	Officer / Secretary / Service Overseer	1/01/2016
Joshua Jackson Down	Secretary	1/06/2011
Evan Frederick Lye	Officer / Presiding Overseer	14/06/2010

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)
26/02/2019	NOC008
7/02/2012	AR004
15/06/2010	NOC003
19/02/2010	AR002
27/05/2009	NOC002

Charity Documents

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