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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Poppy Foundation of Auckland Trust

Registration number:

CC54734

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

7/06/2017

Balance Date:

September 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 27393

Mount Roskill

Auckland

1440

Charity's Street Address:

539 Mt Albert Rd

Three Kings

Auckland

1042

Charity's other details

Phone:

09 625 8310

Email:

Info@poppyfoundation.nz

Areas of Operation:

Auckland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC54734

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To assist the needs of ex-service men and woman, their spouses and their dependents. The provision of Welfare Grants to returned, ex-service and service members of NZ Defence Force and their dependents resident in the greater Auckland area.

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

Activities:

Makes grants / loans to individuals

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Social services

Returned, Ex-Service and serving members of the NZ defence force and their dependents.

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(People who are serving or have served in the armed forces, and their dependents )

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Controlled by:

The Ranfurly Veterans' Trust

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
30/09/2025	31/03/2026	26/03/2026	$216,425	$154,529	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2024	31/03/2025	26/03/2025	$204,203	$231,304	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2023	31/03/2024	28/03/2024	$204,907	$275,062	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2022	31/05/2023	31/05/2023	$150,241	$202,615	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2021	31/03/2022	6/09/2022	$135,605	$139,344	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2020	31/03/2021	18/05/2021	$24,770	$84,924	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2019	31/05/2020	29/05/2020	$29,094	$48,003	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2018	31/03/2019	6/08/2019	$40,604	$39,957	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2017	31/03/2018	12/04/2018	$200,000	$0	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Richard Hugh Marshall	Trustee	30/07/2024
Grant Richard Ellis	Trustee	9/12/2020
Melva Joy Nicholson	Trustee	24/06/2020
Anthony Pierce Hay	Trustee	24/03/2017
David Eric Turner	Trustee	24/03/2017
Gregory James Moyle	Trustee	24/03/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Peter Jon Skogstad	Trustee	16/12/2025
Nick William Symonds Jones	Trustee	28/04/2025
David McGregor	Trustee	20/12/2023
John Douglas McGuire	Trustee	9/12/2020
Graeme MacKenzie McKay	Trustee	1/10/2019

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
8/08/2019	NOC003

Charity Documents

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