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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Family History Society of New Zealand Incorporated

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

The New Zealand Family History Society Inc

Registration number:

CC53180

NZBN number:

9429042783930

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

8/12/2015

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 13301

Armagh

Christchurch

8141

Charity's Street Address:

401A Papanui Road

Strowan

Christchurch

8052

Charity's other details

Phone:

02108266331

Email:

familyhistory.nz@hotmail.com

Website:

http://www.familyhistorynz.org

Facebook:

Family History Society of 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/CC53180

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To stimulate and encourage the serious study of genealogy with a view to increasing public awareness of the contribution that knowledge of family history can make to the social history of the nation. To encourage serious study by members and others of heraldry.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Arts / culture / heritage

Beneficiaries:

General public

Older people, Family / whanau

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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

6/07/2025

$1,962

$3,136

31/03/2024

30/09/2024

27/08/2024

$3,115

$2,707

31/03/2023

30/09/2023

28/06/2023

$2,667

$2,557

31/03/2022

30/09/2022

11/10/2022

$2,877

$2,184

31/03/2021

30/09/2021

31/01/2022

$1,958

$2,099

31/03/2020

30/09/2020

24/08/2020

$3,185

$2,940

31/03/2019

30/09/2019

31/08/2019

$2,552

$2,677

31/03/2018

30/09/2018

4/08/2018

$3,488

$3,917

31/03/2017

30/09/2017

7/10/2017

$3,634

$3,552

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
David Paul Hill	President	26/08/2024
Heather Craw	Committee	9/06/2024
Margaret Joyce White	Committee	9/06/2024
Nigel Grant Larsen	Committee	9/06/2024
Kevin John White	Secretary	2/06/2024
Pauline Taylor	Treasurer	27/01/2019
Barbara Joan Miller	Committee Member	15/12/2016
Philip Thomas Creed	Vice President	15/12/2016
Jillian Meryl Lord	Patron	7/06/2015
Judith Anne Munro	Committee	7/06/2015

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Heather Craw	Vice President	2/06/2024
Kevin White	President	2/06/2024
Margaret Joyce White	Secretary	2/06/2024
Simon Dean Courtney	Committee	12/06/2022
June Elizabeth Boslem	Committee	6/06/2020
Magaret Joyce White	Secretary	6/06/2020
Anthony Bruce Gordon	Committee Member	2/06/2019

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)
12/02/2022	NOC013
28/08/2020	NOC011
27/08/2020	NOC010
27/08/2020	NOC009
18/08/2020	NOC007
19/06/2019	NOC005
27/09/2017	NOC002

Charity Documents

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