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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Nelson RSA Poppy Trust Incorporated

Registration number:

CC53520

NZBN number:

9429043306893

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

12/05/2016

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

89 Bishopdale Avenue

Bishopdale

Nelson

7011

Charity's Street Address:

491 Main Road Stoke

Stoke

Nelson

7011

Charity's other details

Phone:

027 3141665

Email:

poppytrust.rsanelson@gmail.com

Areas of Operation:

Nelson - Marlborough - Tasman

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC53520

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Principal Objective of the Trust is to receive money's, donation and gifts form many sources provided in connection with the poppy designated by the National Council of the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association INC or its successor (RNZRSA) as the RSA Poppy trust, and add it to the trust fund for the use of Providing welfare assistance for returned and current service personnel and their dependants as well as other charitable purposes determined by the RNZRSA.

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Financial support to veterans from supply of poppies Donations money)

Sectors:

Other (please state)

(Welfare for veterans and Families)

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(Veterans Persons and families)

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
31/12/2024	30/06/2025	30/05/2025	$24,046	$22,763	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	27/05/2024	$21,057	$29,697	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/06/2023	13/06/2023	$26,161	$15,039	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	22/07/2022	11/08/2022	$30,462	$30,635	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/06/2021	15/09/2021	$257	$17,561	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	30/06/2020	6/08/2020	$18,999	$17,000	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018	31/07/2019	11/07/2019	$21,453	$22,470	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2017	30/06/2018	7/08/2018	$25,638	$25,718	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2016	30/06/2017	30/10/2017	$35,699	$10,065	Included in Annual Return

= Balance Date Change
-	This Annual Return will cover 5 months from 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2016.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Thelma Joyce Wells	Trustee	17/07/2024
Lesley Dawn Bird	Trustee	23/05/2024
Geoffrey Winston Scott	Trustee	12/06/2023
Deborah Muriel Page	Secretary/Treasurer	17/11/2021
Philip James Bellamy	Chairman/trustee	2/03/2016

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Raymond Stanley Newport	Trustee	20/02/2026
Bruce Edward Weaver	Trustee	17/07/2024
Deirdre Zoe Norquay	Trustee	7/05/2023
Peter Osborne Chapman	Secretary/Treasurer	29/04/2021
Ian Robert Knight	Chairman	30/01/2021
David John Francis Lawes	Trustee	31/12/2019

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
19/03/2026	NOC024
10/03/2026	NOC020
19/12/2025	NOC019
28/08/2024	NOC017
18/07/2024	NOC016
27/05/2024	NOC014
21/09/2022	NOC011
1/04/2022	NOC008
27/10/2017	NOC001

Charity Documents

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