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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Waotu - Puketurua Playcentre
CC43703
9429053704283
Registered

Registration details

24/02/2010
August 31

Address for service

662 Huihuitaha Road
RD 1
Waotu
Putaruru
3481
1262 Waotu Road
RD 1
Putaruru
3481

Charity's other details

waotuplay@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/waotuplay


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC43703

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Our mission is to provide a safe, welcoming, and affordable playgroup for local families that encourages learning through play, fosters positive relationships, and strengthens our rural community. We aim to offer a range of educational activities to foster children's learning as well as providing support and education to their parents/whanau. Our playgroup is a place where young families in our rural community can get to know each other and connect on a regular basis. Our Society is established and maintained exclusively for charitable purposes and strives for a connected rural community where every child has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive through play.

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

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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

Education / training / research

Community development, Promotion of volunteering, Education (Early Childhood)

Children / young people

Family / whanau, Children and Whanau

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
31/08/2025 28/02/2026 14/05/2026 $9,004 $10,730 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in 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 15/03/2017 $15,436 $10,548 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Daniela Forsythe Treasurer 1/10/2024
Katie-Lee Scherer President 1/10/2024
Fiona Maria Langford Secretary 28/03/2022
Jodi Thomson Coordinator 18/11/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Jessica Brown Mardell Treasurer 1/10/2024
Alysha Tapiki Secretary 28/03/2022
Ashleigh Rose Totton Treasurer 28/03/2022
Rebecca Sneddon President 1/01/2019
Debbie Gray Secretary 1/11/2016
Letisha Bigham Committee Member 1/11/2016
Michelle Marks Secretary 1/11/2016
Rebecca Megan Hindson President 1/11/2016
Melanie Parker Secretary 28/10/2015
Marion Cole Treasurer 14/10/2013

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)
14/08/2025 NOC010
21/09/2022 NOC008
28/03/2022 NOC006
12/02/2016 NOC004
15/10/2013 AR005
23/02/2012 AR003
27/02/2011 AR002

Charity Documents

Notices

This entity was removed from a single entity group (CC43705) on 21 March 2018. This entity was removed from a single entity group (CC55368) on 23 April 2026. Annual return information for the financial years from 31 August 2017 up to and including the financial year ending 31 August 2024 is included in the consolidated annual returns for CC55368.

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