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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Onepoto Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Onepoto Playcentre

Registration number:

CC42004

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

28/08/2025

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 Onepoto Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Onepoto Playcentre

Registration number:

CC42004

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	28/08/2025	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:

PO Box 300720

Albany

Auckland

752

Charity's Street Address:

51 Hillcrest Avenue

Hillcrest

Auckland

627

Charity's other details

Phone:

09 415 3321

Email:

onepoto@playcentre.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Auckland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC42004

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

Playcentre philosophy is based on child-initiated play and recognises the parents as the first and best educators of their own children. Playcentre families receive a unique early childhood experience with opportunities for whanau/families to learn together. Playcentre offers a programme of education for whanau/parents that emphasises parenting and early childhood education including learning in child development, play and learning, parenting skills, planning and delivering early childhood education, facilitation and management skills.

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

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	Member of '' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2016	28/02/2017	1/02/2017	$50,722	$41,065	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Alana Charleen Knox	Kaimahi	21/10/2024
Michaela Higgins Ward	Treasurer	12/09/2024
Joanne Armstrong	Health & Safety Officer	7/01/2023
Michaela Higgans Ward	Co President	30/08/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Caitlin Ogden	Treasurer	12/09/2024
Katrina Naylan	New Members Officer	5/07/2024
Clare McIlwraith	Co President	17/06/2024
Yona Lesorgen	Co-secretary	31/12/2023
Abby Sisam	Co-president	31/12/2022
Fritha Templeton	Co-secretary	31/12/2022
Megan Dold	Treasurer	31/12/2022
Suzanne Logan	Co-president	31/12/2022
Rabia Batool	treasurer	12/03/2020
Danielle Silich	Co-President	26/09/2019
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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)
7/01/2025	NOC028
25/09/2024	NOC027
7/02/2024	NOC026
7/01/2023	NOC025
7/01/2023	NOC024
30/04/2020	NOC023
27/11/2019	NOC022
26/11/2019	NOC021
25/11/2018	NOC020
17/01/2018	NOC019
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Charity Documents

Notices

This entity was removed from a single entity group (CC41988) on 28 March 2018.

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name