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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Chefs for Compassion

Registration number:

CC53635

NZBN number:

9429043293575

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

1/07/2016

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

97A Island Bay Road

Beach Haven

Auckland

0626

Charity's other details

Phone:

09 418 0781

Email:

marty.smith@cfc.nz

Website:

https://www.chefsforcompassion.org.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/chefsforcompassion

Other Social Network:

https://nz.linkedin.com/company/chefsforcompassion

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC53635

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

"To promote the concept of pragmatic compassion in and towards ourselves and others, by emphasising the essential elements of compassion under pressure (pragmatic compassion). These are: Protect Connect Improve Appreciate No blame" To develop and deliver tools for practising compassion providing schools or to other interested parties with the advice and help to promote compassion through Chefs for Compassion in the provision of, for example, celebratory meals for families in need or those helping others in need. To support and participate in initiatives resulting in the expansion of the idea of compassion as widely as possible.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Community development, Social services

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

People with disabilities, Family / whanau

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	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	9/03/2026	$21,272	$16,944	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	8/11/2024	6/11/2024	$4,702	$20,252	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	5/10/2023	$15,041	$4,228	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	31/12/2022	29/12/2022	$1,555	$30,670	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/11/2021	3/03/2022	$39,086	$39,937	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	31/12/2020	23/12/2020	$50,485	$41,885	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	24/01/2020	$48,499	$28,172	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	3/10/2018	$9,870	$12,217	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	3/10/2018	$37,587	$37,011	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Adrianne Elise Leslie	Treasurer	15/08/2024
Marvin Yee	Chair	3/08/2021
Bigson Gumbeze	Secretary	1/10/2019
Viver Menezes	Member Trustee	18/04/2016
Martin Smith	Associate Chair	6/10/2015

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Anthony Dooley	Member Trustee	28/02/2025
Donald Quinton	Secretary	21/10/2020
Robert Barnes	Member Trustee	30/09/2020
Jo Anne Hazel	Trustee	30/04/2019
David Allott	Trustee	31/03/2018
Tracey Tucker	Member Trustee	23/05/2017
Gaston Bruneau	Member Trustee	2/03/2017
Tracey Tucker	Member Trustee	2/03/2017

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)
14/05/2025	NOC015
7/11/2024	NOC014
7/11/2024	NOC013
26/01/2023	NOC009
3/03/2022	NOC007
3/05/2018	NOC001

Charity Documents

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