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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Top Of The South Rural Support Trust
CC28596
9429042935599
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
June 30

Address for service

PO Box 3214
Richmond
7050
49 Brook Street
The Brook
Nelson
7010

Charity's other details

021 955 644
suzanne.osborne@ruralsuppot.org.nz
http://rural-support.org.nz
Top of the South Rural Support Trust


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC28596

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The charitable purposes of the Trust are to give co-ordinated and personal support to rural people in Tasman and Marlborough regions before, during or after adversity, on a regional or personal scale. Our vision is to champion a superior robust network that fosters and supports the well-being of rural people through identifying and responding to needs and providing assistance to overcome challenges, building a strong resilient rural community. Working with others we can achieve more than we do as a single group.

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

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Social services

Emergency / disaster relief, Care / protection of animals, Fund-raising, Rural Assistance

Other (please state)

(Rural Sector), Children / young people, Animals, 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

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 24/12/2025 $72,900 $65,318 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2024 31/12/2024 27/01/2025 $106,679 $95,033 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023 31/12/2023 29/12/2023 $108,579 $102,411 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022 31/12/2022 23/11/2022 $108,925 $103,880 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021 31/12/2021 14/01/2022 $119,493 $116,407 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020 31/12/2020 23/10/2020 $133,594 $137,902 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2019 31/12/2019 6/01/2020 $160,827 $135,761 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2018 31/12/2018 13/01/2019 $53,724 $102,770 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2017 31/12/2017 24/12/2017 $131,401 $161,614 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2016 31/12/2016 25/02/2017 $189,559 $50,118 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Marie Ashleigh Edwards Trustee 14/04/2025
Derrick William Millton Trustee 29/11/2023
Warwick John Lissaman Trustee 10/11/2022
Evan Noel Baigent Trustee 15/10/2019
Graeme Francis Giles Trustee 24/10/2017
Christopher Foster Bird Trustee 6/09/2016
Graeme Arthur Thomson Trustee 15/06/2014
Richard Geoffrey Kempthorne Trustee 6/10/2007
Alan Mathieson Rowling Trustee 22/09/1997

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Fiona Winifred Higgins Trustee 19/11/2025
Annie Joyce Wyllie Trustee 31/03/2025
Garry Patrick Fyans Neill Trustee 10/11/2023
Melva Joy Robb Trustee 3/11/2021
Abbie Jane Langford Trustee 31/03/2020
Edwin Wallace Newport Trustee 10/01/2020
Alan Geoffrey Holdaway Trustee 25/10/2017
Diane Mary Higgins Trustee 25/10/2017
Michael Robert Hoddy Trustee 25/10/2017
Colin Franklin Gibbs Trustee - Chairperson 4/07/2017

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)
30/06/2020 NOC012
2/03/2020 NOC011
24/03/2015 NOC006
1/02/2014 NOC005
24/01/2013 AR005
29/04/2011 AR003

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