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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Auckland Literacy Association

Registration number:

CC53475

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

28/06/2016

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

39D Cape Horn Road

Mount Roskill

Auckland

1041

Charity's other details

Phone:

021 0376870

Email:

aucklandliteracy@nzla.org.nz

Website:

https://www.nzla.org.nz

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/alanewzealand/

Areas of Operation:

Auckland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC53475

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

ALA wants to support and improve literacy practices for learners at different levels and ages.

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

Activities:

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

Makes grants / loans to individuals

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Education Sector

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
31/12/2025	30/06/2026	13/05/2026	$33,524	$22,660	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2024	30/06/2025	3/06/2025	$7,977	$8,570	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	1/07/2024	$12,144	$14,608	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/06/2023	31/05/2023	$57,031	$71,745	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	30/06/2022	30/06/2022	$11,879	$12,806	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/06/2021	29/05/2021	$9,103	$8,633	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	30/06/2020	30/06/2020	$12,662	$19,420	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018	30/06/2019	26/06/2019	$17,542	$25,877	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2017	30/06/2018	13/07/2018	$9,109	$12,902	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2016	30/06/2017	27/07/2017	$16,502	$16,223	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Elizabeth Jane van der Zeyden	Treasurer	1/07/2025
Anna Watkin	President	31/05/2023
Margaret Carter	Post President	1/03/2022
Heather Bell	Secretary/NZLA delegate	31/03/2015

Past Officers

Officer Name

Position

Past Since

Alarna Joan Sutton

Treasurer

30/06/2025

Nicolette Hillyer

Committee Member

1/01/2025

Rob Southam

Committee Member

31/12/2024

Theresa McCreight

Committee member

30/11/2022

Bronwyn Ann Wilkinson

committee member

8/07/2022

Sandy Griffin

President Elect

1/05/2022

Alice Musuku

Committee Member

1/11/2021

Sue Court

President

8/05/2019

Sandra Mae Gilmore

Treasurer

31/03/2017

Barbara Strong

President

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.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
30/06/2020	NOC006
26/07/2017	NOC002

Charity Documents

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