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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The New Zealand Spelling Bee Charitable Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

The New Zealand Spelling Bee

Registration number:

CC45273

NZBN number:

9429043194452

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

8/09/2010

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

124 Derwent Street

Island Bay

Wellington

6023

Charity's other details

Phone:

021709124

Email:

janetandbob@xtra.co.nz

Website:

http://www.spellingbee.co.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC45273

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The New Zealand Spelling Bee sponsored by The Wright Family Foundation is to help students improve their spelling, increase their vocabulary, learn concepts, and develop correct English usage that will help them throughout their lives. The Spelling Bee Programme is for children from Year One to Year Ten. This ten-year learning journey allows the students to build on the previous year's learning. When the students get to secondary school they can take part in the New Zealand Spelling Bee, a national spelling bee that culminates in the top 250 spellers taking part in one of eight regional spelling bees around the country and the top 25 spellers advance to the New Zealand Spelling Bee Final. The Spelling Bee Programme gives the students a clear, consistent education in spelling so they will have the necessary literacy skills for (NCEA) Level One when they are in Year 11.

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Educational Services)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

Schools and teachers

Entity Structure

The New Zealand Spelling Bee Charitable Trust was incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957. There are 3 Trustees that Govern the Charitable Trust and meet a minimum 3 times a year. An executive event coordinator (Janet Lucas), works on, and engages contractors and volunteers to prepare and run the Spelling Bee Events, and Online content.

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

31/12/2025

30/06/2026

To be filed

31/12/2023

30/06/2024

3/07/2025

$225,534

$184,294

31/12/2022

30/06/2023

21/08/2023

$45

$14,880

31/12/2021

30/06/2022

21/08/2023

$174,030

$170,826

31/12/2020

30/06/2021

29/12/2021

$23,654

$24,473

31/12/2019

30/06/2020

5/09/2021

$160,010

$161,326

31/12/2018

30/06/2019

22/01/2020

$164,309

$166,720

31/12/2017

30/06/2018

22/01/2020

$111,257

$131,518

31/12/2016

30/06/2017

19/11/2017

$610,000

$578,836

31/12/2015

30/06/2016

9/09/2016

$140,010

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Janet Maree Lucas	Trustee	6/08/2010
Robert James Symon	Trustee	6/08/2010

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Rachel D'Cruz	Trustee	12/02/2021

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)
16/07/2013	AR004
13/06/2012	AR003
21/02/2012	AR002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name