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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Paroa Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Paroa Playcentre

Registration number:

CC30431

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

01/09/2025

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is merging or has merged with another registered charity

Merged Charity:

Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

Liabilities:

Below are details of Paroa Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Paroa Playcentre

Registration number:

CC30431

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

August 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
De-registered	1/09/2025	The charity is merging or has merged with another registered charity
Registered	30/06/2008

This charity is a member of the group called:

Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

490 Main South Road

Paroa

Greymouth

7805

Charity's other details

Phone:

027 880 2791

Email:

paroa@playcentre.org.nz

Facebook:

Paroa Playcentre

Areas of Operation:

West Coast

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC30431

Group Members

Below are all the members of Playcentre Aotearoa. Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Awanui Playcentre
Beachhaven Playcentre Incorporated
Coromandel Playcentre Incorporated
Leamington Playcentre
Mairangi Bay Play Centre
Matamata Playcentre
Mayfield Playcentre
Mornington Playcentre
Opoho Playcentre
Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa
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Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Paroa Playcentre is a family/whanau led, licensed early childhood centre. We are a co-operative community based centre, in a small rural area where play and learning are valued for children and their whanau. Playcentre is a family organisation where we empower adults and children to play, work, learn and grow together; we honour the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and celebrate people's uniqueness; and we value and affirm parents as the first and best educators of their children so that whanau are strengthened and communities enriched.

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Early Childhood Service), Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers), Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Health, Environment / conservation, Employment, Arts / culture / heritage, Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

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

Please note: This charity is a member of a Group which submits Consolidated Annual Returns. To view these Annual Returns on the Group Summary click here. Any Annual Returns listed below were submitted when this charity was a single entity.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/08/2025	28/02/2026	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2024	28/02/2025	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2023	29/02/2024	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2022	28/02/2023	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2021	28/02/2022	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2020	28/02/2021	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2019	29/02/2020	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2018	28/02/2019	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2017	28/02/2018	23/02/2018	$28,021	$23,230	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2016	28/02/2017	18/12/2016	$31,234	$27,864	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Amelia Rayner	President	10/11/2024
Kimberley Costelloe	Treasurer	13/10/2023

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Hayley Young	Co-President	10/11/2024
Jasmine Fitzgerald	Co-President	10/11/2024
Jacinda Margaret Panther	Co-President	13/10/2023
Katherine McKenzie	Treasurer	13/10/2023
Arianne Rose McKenzie	Co-President	30/06/2023
Pippa Jane Deans	Co-President	7/04/2023
Jill Stewart	Administrator	14/10/2020
Rachel Malcolm	Treasurer	1/10/2018
Sandra Yeomans	Service Provider Contact	1/10/2018
Shannon Ilton	President	1/10/2018
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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)
10/11/2024	NOC014
12/08/2024	NOC013
12/08/2024	NOC012
18/10/2023	NOC011
14/05/2023	NOC010
4/11/2022	NOC009
13/05/2016	NOC006
3/04/2013	AR005
18/02/2013	NOC001
27/02/2012	AR004
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Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name