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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Turua Play Centre Incorporated.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Turua Play Centre Incorporated

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Turua Playcentre

Registration number:

CC39480

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

13/10/2025

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 Turua Play Centre Incorporated at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Turua Play Centre Incorporated

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Turua Playcentre

Registration number:

CC39480

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	13/10/2025	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

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Turua Playcentre	30/06/2008
Turua Play Centre Incorporated	27/09/2021

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

C/- 10 Raratuna Street

RD 4

Thames

3574

Charity's Street Address:

12 Raratuna Street

R D 4

Thames

Charity's other details

Phone:

07 8676527

Email:

turua.playcentre@gmail.com

Areas of Operation:

Waikato

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC39480

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

Turua 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 organistion where *we empower adults and children to play, work, learn and grow together. *we honour Te Tiriti o Whiatangi and celebrate people's 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:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Community development, Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

Family / whanau

Children / young people, General public

Entity Structure

Turua Playcentre is a volunteer co-operative managed and governed by the parents of the children who attend our centre. Every family with an enrolled child has a whanau member/parent who is a member of the committee and decisions are made via consensus. Turua Playcentre is a member of Playcentre Aotearoa who provide support and guidance to our centre and work to ensure compliance requirements are met.

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	20/02/2018	$14,045	$11,820	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2016	28/02/2017	22/02/2017	$10,104	$11,259	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Briana Joynt	Co President / Secretary	18/10/2022
Brianna Powell	President	25/04/2022
Bronwyn Crookenden	Treasurer	1/11/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Amber Harrison	Secretary	18/09/2022
Robyn van Eyk	President	25/04/2022
Brianna Powell	Treasurer	1/11/2021
Alice Parminter	President	24/09/2021
Crystal Walker	Treasurer	24/09/2021
Kim Tahitahi	Secretary	24/09/2021
amy rakich	Treasurer	8/10/2020
Anikha Sanders	President	8/10/2020
Rachael Ann Wenzlick	Secretary	1/10/2019
Kylie Urwin	Secretary	20/09/2018
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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)
29/11/2022	NOC022
25/11/2022	NOC021
5/05/2022	NOC020
27/09/2021	NOC019
10/10/2020	NOC018
10/10/2020	NOC017
10/10/2020	NOC016
1/10/2018	NOC015
1/10/2018	NOC014
22/12/2016	NOC010
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Charity Documents

Notices

This entity was removed from a single entity group (CC39470) on 16 February 2018.

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name