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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Ākau Foundation

Registration number:

CC55089

NZBN number:

9429046228468

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

31/07/2017

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

8B Dickeson Street

Kaikohe

0405

Charity's other details

Email:

kiaora@akau.co.nz

Website:

http://www.akau.co.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Kaupapa Māori

Focuses on outcomes for Māori

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55089

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

ĀKAU’s vision is to create thriving communities in Aotearoa where every young person has meaningful participation, a sense of purpose and belonging. ĀKAU does this by engaging young people, whānau and communities in real projects in their own community. The ĀKAU Foundation strives to empower taitamariki around Aotearoa to feel more connected and creative so that they can navigate the future with confidence. We help taitamariki recognize and harness the creativity of their tupuna by involving them in tangible projects that have real impact for taitamariki, their whānau and their community.We value the ideas young people have for making their environment more awesome. By using design to engage taitamariki we hope to walk alongside them from exclusion, to inclusion, to greatness.

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Opportunities to aloow tamariki to be heard via art.)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Entities your charity controls

Name	CC Registration Number
Ākau Limited	CC53313

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
31/12/2025	30/06/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/12/2024	31/01/2026	10/04/2026	$584,453	$556,855	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/09/2024	3/09/2025	$532,849	$570,190	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	31/12/2023	8/01/2024	$570,000	$625,000	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	31/10/2022	23/05/2023	$756,400	$665,044	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/09/2021	30/09/2021	$578,579	$424,966	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	31/07/2020	22/07/2020	$476,934	$391,634	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018	30/06/2019	14/06/2019	$534,576	$390,102	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2017	30/06/2018	29/06/2018	$0	$0	Included in Annual Return

= Balance Date Change
-	This Annual Return will cover 5 months from 31 July 2017 to 31 December 2017.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Anamaria Heremaia	Trustee	30/06/2017
Felicity Louise Brenchley	Trustee	30/06/2017
Rebecca Marilyn Watson	Trustee	30/06/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Colin Christopher Magee	Trustee	31/03/2026
Marion Kerepeti Edwards	CFO	30/05/2022
Rebecca Frances Kiddle	Trustee	30/11/2021

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)
21/04/2026	NOC019
5/09/2023	NOC014
29/09/2022	NOC011
17/02/2022	NOC010
17/02/2022	NOC009
31/03/2020	NOC006
20/11/2019	NOC005
2/11/2018	NOC003
30/01/2018	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name