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This is the charity information for: Granity-Ngakawau Playcentre.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Granity-Ngakawau Playcentre

Registration number:

CC52966

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

4/03/2016

Balance Date:

August 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

83 Torea Street

Granity

7823

Charity's other details

Email:

granity.ngakawau.playcentre@gmail.com

Areas of Operation:

West Coast

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC52966

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Granity/Ngakawau Playcentre is a family/whanau led, licensed early childhood centre. We are a co-operative community based centre, in a small rural area, where play and learning are valued for children and their whanau. Playcentre is a family organisation where * we empower adults and children to play, work, learn and grow together * we honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and celebrate people's uniqueness * we value and affirm parents as the first and best educators of their children so that whānau are strengthened and communities enriched.

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Early Childhood Education)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Environment / conservation, Community development, Social services, Arts / culture / heritage, Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees

Entity Structure

Granity/Ngakawau Playcentre is managed and governed by the parents of the children who attend the centre. Every parent/whanau of enrolled children is a member of the committee and decisions are made via consensus. Officers are elected from amongst the committee. We are a member of the BWPA which is a member of the NZPF. These bodies provide support and guidance for our centre and the office-holders to ensure we are aware of good practice and meet all regulatory requirements

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
31/08/2026	28/02/2027	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/08/2025	28/02/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
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

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Colleen Faye Stone	Centre Administrator	27/01/2017
Tim Brebner	Centre President	16/11/2015
Mandy Coleman	Assn President	1/01/2015
Sandra Yeomans	Assn Admin	1/01/2015
Toni O'Keefe	Centre Property plus Health and Safety officer	1/01/2015

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Robyn Pope	Assn Treasurer	1/01/2017
Sharlene Terry	Centre Admin	1/01/2017

Charity Updates

There are no public Update Details change records for this charity.

Charity Documents

Notices

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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