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Charity Summary


Charity Details

The United Fire Brigades' Association of New Zealand (Incorporated)
United Fire Brigades' Association
CC27476
9429042889908
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
June 30

Address for service

PO Box 56079
Tawa
Wellington
5249
86 Main Road
Tawa
Wellington
5028

Charity's other details

04 2370265
04 2372680
accounts@ufba.org.nz
http://www.ufba.org.nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC27476

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

UFBA serves and represents the interests of 540 fire brigades and fire forces throughout the country, comprising more than 11,000 firefighters.

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)

Emergency / disaster relief

Education / training / research, Sport / recreation, Promotion of volunteering

Other (please state)

(Fire brigades)

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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 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
30/06/2025 31/12/2025 20/11/2025 $5,771,472 $5,622,537 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2024 31/12/2024 18/11/2024 $5,522,955 $5,696,208 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2023 31/12/2023 16/11/2023 $4,864,280 $5,008,473 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2022 31/12/2022 24/11/2022 $3,402,708 $3,295,843 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2021 31/12/2021 2/12/2021 $4,527,388 $4,271,448 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2020 31/12/2020 31/08/2020 $4,631,378 $4,635,783 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2019 31/12/2019 12/09/2019 $5,544,863 $4,907,233 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2018 31/12/2018 21/12/2018 $4,834,332 $4,629,981 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2017 31/12/2017 20/12/2017 $3,786,468 $3,757,689 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2016 31/12/2016 23/12/2016 $3,661,272 $3,590,929 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Kaye Asham Director 7/11/2025
Karl Scragg Director 1/11/2024
Jason Prendergast Director 23/02/2022
Peter Dunne Director 25/06/2021
Kevin Clive Ihaka Director 8/11/2019
Thomas Dawson Thomson Director 8/11/2019
William Butzbach Chief Executive Officer 1/06/2013

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Howard Cole Director 7/11/2025
Daryl Robert Sayer Director 1/11/2024
Jacqueline Erina Apiata Director 3/04/2023
Warren Maslin Director 28/10/2022
Daryl Robert Sayer Director 5/11/2021
Russell Anderson Director 5/11/2021
Richie James Smith Chair 25/06/2021
Brenda Pilott Director 10/02/2021
James Lawrie Walker Vice President 9/11/2019
Glenn Williams President 8/11/2019

Charity Updates

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Date Created Reference View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
16/11/2023 NOC029
5/04/2023 NOC027
27/01/2023 NOC025
26/02/2022 NOC023
25/02/2022 NOC022
8/07/2021 NOC020
8/07/2021 NOC019
8/07/2021 NOC018
27/05/2021 NOC017
25/05/2021 NOC016

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