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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Lumsden Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Lumsden Playcentre

Registration number:

CC35509

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

22/10/2025

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 Lumsden Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Lumsden Playcentre

Registration number:

CC35509

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	22/10/2025	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:

33 Pluto Road

Lumsden

9730

Charity's other details

Phone:

0212663761

Email:

lumsdenplaycentre@hotmail.co.nz

Areas of Operation:

Southland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC35509

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

Lumsden 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 grown together * we honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and celebrate peoples uniqueness. * 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 Education)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Community development, Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

Family / whanau

Children / young people, General public

Entity Structure

Lumsden Playcentre is managed and governed by the parents of the children who attend the centre. Every parent/whanau of enrolled children is a member of the committee and decisions are made via consensus. Officers are elected from amongst the committee. Lumsden Playcentre is a member of the Southland Playcentre Association, which is a member of the New Zealand Playcentre Federation (NZPF). These bodies provide support and guidance for our centre and the office-holders.

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	Member of '' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2016	28/02/2017	14/06/2017	$30,319	$21,868	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Trinity Butler	Secetary	8/09/2023
Katelin White	President Co Secretary	1/12/2022
Ranel Adams	Treasurer	1/12/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Tessa Knierum	Co Secretary	31/03/2022
Naomi Olsen	President	31/12/2021
Patricia Gill	Signatory	31/12/2021
Vanessa Hamilton	Treasurer	31/12/2021
Amy Coward	Secretary	1/10/2016
Kirsty Bryan	President	1/10/2016
Wanita Astle	curriculum	18/09/2015
Glenda Chan	treasurer	5/03/2014
Melissa Palmer	President	20/11/2012
Maxine Stalker	Secretary	21/07/2012
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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)
21/09/2023	NOC009
7/01/2023	NOC008
19/11/2014	NOC006
5/03/2014	NOC005
5/12/2012	AR005
31/03/2010	AR002

Charity Documents

Notices

This entity was removed from a single entity group (CC35503) on 26 March 2018.

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name