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Charity Summary


Charity Details


Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust
Adult Literacy Rural Trust
CC47324
9429043150991
Registered

Registration details

10/08/2011
December 31

Name change history

Name Effective Date
Adult Literacy Trust 10/08/2011
Adult Literacy Rural Trust 12/07/2016
Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust 10/05/2018

Address for service

19 Ocean View Road
RD 5
Tuakau
2695

Charity's other details

09-280-4348
https://www.facebook.com/RYALTrust/
https://twitter.com/ RuralLiteracyNZ
https://www.instagram.com/ruralliteracynz/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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Purpose & Structure


Charitable Purpose

The Trust provides free reading and writing tuition, in particular literacy, computer-literacy, and numeracy, to adults and teenagers living in rural communities (or who are otherwise isolated) within New Zealand.

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

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Education / training / research

General public

Family / whanau

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.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
31/12/2025 30/06/2026 13/03/2026 $263,223 $300,553 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2024 30/06/2025 4/03/2025 $309,045 $264,758 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2023 30/06/2024 8/03/2024 $242,369 $236,779 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2022 30/06/2023 14/03/2023 $184,877 $213,460 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2021 30/06/2022 2/07/2022 $296,317 $252,778 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2020 30/06/2021 21/05/2021 $237,077 $220,165 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2019 30/06/2020 18/04/2020 $168,557 $163,374 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2018 30/06/2019 8/09/2019 $158,493 $156,193 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2017 30/06/2018 7/06/2018 $138,587 $115,019 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2016 30/06/2017 15/02/2017 $112,247 $119,419 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details


Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Misikopa Nanai Trustee 19/06/2025
Stephen Rex Edwards Trustee 19/06/2025
Leia Melanie Sennington Trustee 2/03/2022
Vanessa Anne Lang Trustee/Treasurer 2/03/2022
Josephine Mary Poland Trustee/Secretary 4/08/2011
Richard Brambley Winch Trustee/Chairperson 4/08/2011

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Mereana Kaila Te Pere Trustee 26/06/2023
Vijay Satyanand Trustee 2/03/2022
Barry O'Donnell Trustee/Treasurer 7/12/2021
Alexander Stephen Malherbe Trustee 30/11/2019
Vijay Satyanand Trustee/Vice-Chairperson 2/05/2018
Patrick John Poland Trustee 31/12/2016

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.
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10/10/2025 NOC029
24/09/2025 NOC028
8/03/2024 NOC025
26/06/2023 NOC024
29/03/2022 NOC020
29/03/2022 NOC019
23/03/2022 NOC018
12/01/2022 NOC017
12/01/2022 NOC016
27/08/2018 NOC012
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