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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Townshend-Thomas Charitable Community Trust

Registration number:

CC53698

NZBN number:

9429043287079

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

1/09/2016

Balance Date:

December 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Townshend - Thomas Charitable Community Trust Board	1/09/2016
Townshend-Thomas Charitable Community Trust	21/07/2017

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

4938 Orchard East Road

RD 1

Ngatea

3597

Charity's other details

Phone:

07 867 7216

Areas of Operation:

Waikato

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC53698

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To relieve poverty, advance education and provide benefit to the community. In particular, but not limited to, health, education, sport, arts, culture and heritage.

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

Activities:

Makes grants / loans to individuals

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Health, Environment / conservation, Community development, Social services, Arts / culture / heritage, Sport / recreation, People with disabilities

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Older people, People with disabilities, General public

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	1/09/2025	$77,400	$77,122	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	27/06/2024	$34,517	$34,592	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/06/2023	19/07/2023	$55,400	$60,640	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	30/06/2022	2/06/2022	$118,287	$113,313	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/06/2021	2/06/2021	$32,190	$31,842	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	30/06/2020	2/06/2020	$36,210	$36,200	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018	30/06/2019	27/05/2019	$15,000	$17,006	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2017	30/06/2018	7/05/2019	$38,050	$36,000	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2016	30/06/2017	28/06/2017	$0	$0	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Michelle Claire Townshend	Executive Officer	1/01/2023
Paul Steven Harvey	Professional Trustee	3/02/2022
Noel Eric Challis	Executive Officer	12/08/2021
Scott Mark Townshend	Executive Officer	12/08/2021
Julie Maree Loft	Executive Officer	1/02/2019
Diane Evelyn Townshend	Secretary/Treasurer	29/08/2014
Julie Ann Stephenson	Executive Officer	29/08/2014
Mark Gray Townshend	Chairperson	29/08/2014
Richard Gray Townshend	Executive Officer	29/08/2014

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Paul Steven Henry	Professional Trustee	3/02/2022
Alexander Paul Quinn	Executive Officer	12/08/2021
Michelle Claire Sinclair	Executive Officer	1/02/2019

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)
7/08/2025	NOC014
13/09/2021	NOC010
13/09/2021	NOC009
21/07/2017	NOC003

Charity Documents

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