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Charity Details

Wandersearch Canterbury Charitable Trust
WanderSearch Canterbury
CC53221
9429043298006
Registered

Registration details

3/03/2016
March 31

Address for service

PO Box 33539
Barrington
Spreydon
Christchurch
8244
17 Roker Street
RD1
Somerfield
Christchurch
8024

Charity's other details

03-9070072
info@wandersearch.nz
http://www.wandersearch.nz
https://www.facebook.com/wandersearchcanterbury/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC53221

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

WanderSearch Canterbury Charitable Trust safeguards vulnerable individuals at risk of going missing. WanderSearch supply radio frequency devices that can be worn by the individual and allow them to be found quickly by NZ Police and Land Search and Rescue should they go missing.

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

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provide trackers

People with disabilities

Emergency / disaster relief, Promotion of volunteering

People with disabilities

Children / young people, Older people

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
31/03/2026 30/09/2026 29/05/2026 $95,855 $76,432 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2025 30/09/2025 8/07/2025 $74,362 $72,523 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2024 30/09/2024 30/07/2024 $70,713 $73,828 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2023 30/09/2023 18/07/2023 $63,808 $51,457 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2022 30/09/2022 13/09/2022 $70,086 $48,194 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021 30/09/2021 22/06/2021 $48,501 $50,438 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020 30/09/2020 26/08/2020 $55,539 $37,421 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2019 30/09/2019 26/09/2019 $34,922 $23,464 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2018 30/09/2018 13/09/2018 $3,636 $2,330 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2017 30/09/2017 30/09/2017 $6,157 $120 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Kirsty-Anne Holland Trustee 3/02/2026
Sinclair Hughes Trustee 16/09/2025
Philip Macdonald Simmonds Trustee 20/03/2023
Ronald George Smith QSM Trustee 18/07/2022
William Mathias Dowle Trustee 23/07/2020
Steven Ian Davis Trustee 6/08/2019
Donald George Geddes Trustee 3/12/2015
Dorian Miles Crighton Trustee 3/12/2015

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Nicola Mary Dunn Trustee 8/03/2023
Philip Macdonald Simmonds Trustee 16/06/2021
Allan Leslie Pritchard Trustee 31/08/2019
Margaret Rose Sharkey Trustee 31/08/2019

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)
29/10/2025 NOC016
27/06/2025 NOC014
28/06/2022 NOC010
16/04/2020 NOC007
7/07/2016 NOC001

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