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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Kurow Volunteer Fire Brigade

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Fire And Emergency New Zealand - Kurow Volunteer Fire Brigade

Registration number:

CC28859

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

15/08/2025

Balance Date:

March 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
Registered	15/08/2025
De-registered	3/04/2024	This entity was removed from the Charities Register under section 32(1)(b) of the Charities Act because it failed to file Annual Returns as required by section 41 of the Charities Act.
Registered	18/06/2020
De-registered	24/05/2010	This entity was removed from the Charities Register because it failed to file Annual Returns as required by section 42 of the Charities Act.
Registered	4/08/2008

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 66

Kurow

9435

Charity's Street Address:

43 Bledisloe Street

Kurow 9435

Kurow

9435

Charity's other details

Phone:

027 931 7895

Email:

ashley.wilson@fireandemergency.nz

Areas of Operation:

Otago

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC28859

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To help the community with any of the following: Fires; Motor Vehicle Accidents; Any Medical callouts. We are a Brigade consisting of all volunteers. Fire and Emergency NZ formed in July 2017, linking rural and “urban” services, to reduce the incidence and consequences of unwanted fire and to provide a response to other emergencies.

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

Activities:

Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Emergency / disaster relief

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

Volunteer Fire Brigade

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
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	23/06/2021	$8,563	$5,010	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Ellen Sparks	Secretary	29/07/2025
Ashley Wilson	Treasurer	1/04/2024
Alistair Watt	Fire Fighter	30/06/2019
Kieran Sparks	Chief Fire Officer	30/06/2019
Gavin William Cochrane	Station Officer	12/06/2004

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Ellen Watt	Fire Fighter	1/05/2025
John Abelen	Station Officer	1/05/2025
John Robert Sturgeon	Chief Fire Officer/Treasurer	1/05/2025
Richard Aarts	Qualified Fire Fighter	1/05/2025
Sharlene Murdoch	Fire Fighter	1/05/2025
Peter Richard Nehoff	Deputy Chief Fire Officer	20/04/2021
Scott William Macmillan	Station Officer, Secretary	21/03/2019

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
8/12/2009	NOC002

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