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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Tawa Linden Playcentre .

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Tawa Linden Playcentre

Registration number:

CC30470

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

31/08/2025

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is consolidating and deregistering the local branches or similar entities. The national or parent body will continue to be a registered charity

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

Liabilities:

Below are details of Tawa Linden Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Tawa Linden Playcentre

Registration number:

CC30470

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	31/08/2025	The charity is consolidating and deregistering the local branches or similar entities. The national or parent body will continue to be a registered charity
Registered	30/06/2008

This charity is a member of the group called:

Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

1A Ranui Terrace

Tawa

Wellington

5028

Charity's other details

Phone:

04 232 4598

Email:

tawalinden@playcentre.org.nz

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/CC30470

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

Tawa Linden 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 Te Tiriti o Waitangi and celebrate people's uniqueness * we value and affirm parents as the first and best educators of their childrenso that whānau are strengthened and communities enriched.

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Education ), Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Community development

Beneficiaries:

Family / whanau

Children / young people

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 29 February 2009 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 29 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	20/02/2018	$37,843	$37,110	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2016	28/02/2017	20/02/2017	$68,544	$52,759	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Micaella Turner	Co-president	27/10/2023
Carolyn May Ayson	Secretary	20/10/2022
Carol Blackburn	Treasurer	16/10/2020
Ingrid Alve	Co-President	27/09/2019

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Katherine Harrison	Co-president	27/10/2023
Asha Fernandez	Co-president	14/01/2022
Nadine Dechapunya	Co-president	1/10/2021
Trisha Merz	Treasurer	1/10/2021
Stéphane Luteyn	Treasurer	16/03/2020
Sarah Alve	Secretary	19/12/2019
Bronwyn Thurston	Treasurer	10/01/2019
Elizabeth Detoito-Briggs	Co-President	31/08/2018
Janice Kirkwood	Co-President	20/02/2018
Paul Brown	Co-Treasurer	20/02/2018
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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)
14/11/2023	NOC022
9/11/2022	NOC021
7/11/2021	NOC020
26/11/2020	NOC019
10/03/2020	NOC018
15/03/2019	NOC017
10/01/2019	NOC016
18/11/2018	NOC015
12/09/2016	NOC012
20/06/2016	NOC010
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Charity Documents

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