Use this to find information about a particular charity.

Charity Summary


Charity Details

The Media Access Charitable Trust
Able
CC49311
9429043251438
Registered

Registration details

10/06/2013
June 30

Address for service

110 Symonds Street
Grafton
Auckland
1010

Charity's other details

099505172
hello@able.co.nz
https://www.able.co.nz
www.facebook.com/AbleNZ
www.twitter.com/able_nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC49311

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The nature of the Media Access Charitable Trust (trading as Able) is to work towards an Aotearoa New Zealand where everyone has equal access to audiovisual media. Our core purpose is to serve the 880,000+ members of the Deaf or hard of hearing community; the 180,000+ people who are blind or have low vision, and those who rely on captions to help improve literacy or navigate English as a second language. Our mission is how we’re achieving our vision; through our work as Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading provider of captions, subtitles and audio description. Able provides these services for free-to-air television (TVNZ 1, TVNZ 2, TVNZ Duke, Three, Sky Open), digital platforms such as TVNZ+, ThreeNow, and RNZ, as well as for film, film festivals, government and television commercials.

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

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

People with disabilities

Education / training / research, Community development

People with disabilities

Children / young people, Older people, General public

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
30/06/2026 31/12/2026 - - - To be filed To be filed
30/06/2025 31/12/2025 24/10/2025 $5,706,476 $5,706,476 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024 31/12/2024 20/12/2024 $5,607,824 $5,607,824 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023 31/12/2023 19/12/2023 $5,745,216 $5,745,216 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022 31/12/2022 21/12/2022 $4,932,264 $4,932,264 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021 31/12/2021 14/12/2021 $3,977,117 $3,977,118 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020 31/12/2020 17/12/2020 $3,033,977 $3,033,977 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2019 31/12/2019 8/11/2019 $3,025,915 $3,025,915 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2018 31/12/2018 27/11/2018 $2,971,276 $2,971,276 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2017 31/12/2017 18/12/2017 $2,907,948 $2,907,948 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Irene Elizabeth Gardiner Trustee 15/08/2022
Daniel Gerard Buckingham Chief Executive 9/05/2022
Thomas Steven Bryan Trustee 20/02/2020
Karen Thompson Trustee 16/05/2019
David John Kent Trustee 11/04/2017
Lewis Thomas Grant Chair 21/05/2013

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Sacha Mary McNeil Trustee 16/08/2022
Arthur Paul France Trustee 21/12/2020
Anthony Jonathan Godfrey Trustee 20/02/2020
Mattie Rowena Wall Trustee 20/02/2019
Lachlan Asher James Keating Trustee 29/08/2016

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.
Date Created Reference View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
21/08/2025 NOC029
11/03/2025 NOC028
21/12/2022 NOC024
8/12/2022 NOC022
8/12/2022 NOC021
23/08/2022 NOC020
23/08/2022 NOC019
22/08/2022 NOC018
10/03/2020 NOC015
17/05/2019 NOC013

Charity Documents

load dashboard supporting documents spinner gif
Date Uploaded Document Type Reference Name

No supporting documents.