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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Wellington Fire Service Support Unit

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Wellington Operational Support

Registration number:

CC28959

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 14139

Kilbirnie

Wellington

6241

Charity's Street Address:

7 Troy Street

1 Troy Street

Kilbirnie

Wellington

6022

Charity's other details

Email:

jono.ashman@fireandemergency.nz

Website:

https://www.firesupport.org.nz

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/WellingtonFireSupport

Areas of Operation:

Wellington - Wairarapa

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC28959

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Wellington Fire Service Support Unit is a dedicated team of volunteers supporting Fire and Emergency New Zealand and our community, when they need it most, through specialised skills, techniques, and equipment.

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

Education / training / research, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

General public

Entity Structure

The the assigned General Manager, Fire and Emergency New Zealand, acting as Wellington Fire Service Support Unit's Chief Fire Officer, appoints the Officer in Charge. The Officer in Charge acts as the Chair of the Management Committee and appoints the committee's Deputy, Secretary, and Treasurer. A Fire Fighter's Representative is elected annually by member Fire Fighters and is also appointed to the Management Committee.

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.

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

31/03/2024

30/09/2024

To be filed

31/03/2023

30/09/2023

4/10/2023

$11,575

$11,109

31/03/2022

30/09/2022

19/06/2022

$10,443

$7,993

31/03/2021

30/09/2021

27/09/2021

$7,947

$8,826

30/06/2020

31/12/2020

13/12/2020

$11,668

$10,470

30/06/2019

31/12/2019

11/12/2019

$16,177

$15,316

30/06/2018

31/12/2018

19/12/2018

$13,449

$7,412

30/06/2017

28/02/2018

14/02/2018

$11,336

$6,378

30/06/2016

31/12/2016

18/04/2017

$9,987

$5,837

30/06/2015

31/12/2015

4/02/2016

$9,955

$5,914

= Balance Date Change
-	This Annual Return will cover 9 months from 1 July 2020 to 31 March 2021.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Stephen John Lambert	Treasurer	25/09/2023
Johnathan Steven Ashman	Station Officer (SO)	17/10/2016
Philip Julian Harris	Second in Command (SO)	15/10/2007

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Catherine F Coe	Secretary	25/09/2023
Todd Malcolm Skilton	Treasurer	13/06/2022
Colin George Larsen	Secretary	20/09/2021
Mark Stuart Foster	Station Officer, Secretary	15/02/2021
Norman John Patrick Kelly	Station Officer Treasurer	6/11/2020
Brian Maxwell Arons	Officer in Charge (SSO)	17/10/2016
Sandy Graeme Lawson	Secretary	1/03/2012

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)
26/09/2021	NOC015
8/03/2021	NOC014
8/03/2021	NOC013
27/02/2018	NOC009
20/01/2017	NOC006
6/12/2012	AR005
21/04/2011	AR003
5/08/2009	AR002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name