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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Wanganui District Rural Community Halls Trust

Registration number:

CC46004

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

12/01/2011

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 637

Wanganui Mail Centre

Wanganui

4540

Charity's Street Address:

101 Guyton Street

Wanganui

4500

Charity's other details

Phone:

06 349 0001

Fax:

06 349 0000

Areas of Operation:

Manawatu - Wanganui

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC46004

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Trust’s primary responsibility is the maintenance and upkeep of 7 rural halls; so that they are in good order, comply with regulations, and are available for use by the Community.

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

Activities:

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities), Acts as an umbrella / resource body, Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Community development

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Older people

Entity Structure

The Trust consists of a Board of 9 Trustees who oversee the governance of the Trust. Up to seven of the Trustees are appointed by their respective hall committees, and 3 Trustees are appointed by the Wanganui Rural Community Board.

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

31/03/2026

30/09/2026

To be filed

31/03/2025

30/09/2025

To be filed

31/03/2023

30/09/2023

4/10/2023

$66,920

$22,208

31/03/2022

30/09/2022

29/09/2022

$63,876

$66,270

31/03/2021

30/09/2021

7/07/2021

$60,544

$57,408

31/03/2020

30/09/2020

24/09/2020

$61,602

$44,389

31/03/2019

30/09/2019

3/07/2019

$60,377

$49,625

31/03/2018

30/09/2018

23/01/2019

$60,338

$53,352

31/03/2017

30/09/2017

23/01/2019

$45,309

$27,204

30/06/2016

31/12/2016

21/11/2018

$59,292

$52,707

= Balance Date Change
-	This annual return will cover 9 months, from 1 July 2016 to 31 March 2017.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
David Wells	Trustee	1/07/2016
Michael Kenneth Dick	Trustee	1/07/2016
William Mataio Ashworth	Trustee	2/02/2011
Andrew Arthur Todd Collins	Trustee	25/08/2010
Colin Ngatiamu Matthews	Trustee	25/08/2010
George Alan Handley	Trustee	25/08/2010
Gordon Ian Eastabrook	Trustee	25/08/2010
Richard Duncan White	Trustee	25/08/2010
Ross George Jones	Trustee	25/08/2010

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
John Robert Lethbridge Tripe	Trustee	13/09/2022
Leslie Alexander Reid Kellick	Trustee	21/11/2018
Allan Royce Anderson	Trustee	1/07/2015
Shaun Graham Forlong	Trustee	1/07/2015

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)
3/02/2023	NOC011
30/01/2023	NOC010
15/01/2019	NOC003

Charity Documents

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