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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Bricks for Life Incorporated

Registration number:

CC55204

NZBN number:

9429043257607

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

28/02/2018

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

100 Worcester Street

Ashhurst

4810

Charity's other details

Phone:

+64297772368

Fax:

+6463268887

Email:

ricfoxley@gmail.org

Website:

https://www.bricks.org.nz

Facebook:

Bricks for Life Inc

Areas of Operation:

Overseas

Africa

Ethiopia

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55204

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Rules of Bricks for Life Inc state that its objects are “charitable, including the assistance and development of projects in developing countries which are of a charitable, religious or educational nature, and to do whatever is needed to attain the foregoing objects”. Definitely ‘hand up not hand out’ in its work. Since 2020 BfL has primarily supported people who have fled their homes due to ongoing civil war in Northern Ethiopia. Currently we support about 45 people, living in Addis Ababa as IDPs (Internally displaced people or refugees within their own country.)

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

Activities:

Makes grants / loans to individuals

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

International activities

Community development, Economic development, Fund-raising

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(The 70 families of a remote rural village in Ethiopia)

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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
30/06/2026	31/12/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	4/11/2025	$136,523	$129,794	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024	31/01/2025	15/01/2025	$120,484	$120,648	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023	31/12/2023	30/11/2023	$140,371	$140,595	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022	3/02/2023	2/02/2023	$274,861	$277,092	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021	31/12/2021	22/09/2021	$43,676	$46,251	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020	31/12/2020	5/11/2020	$18,501	$16,388	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2019	31/01/2020	17/12/2019	$50,998	$52,434	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2018	31/01/2019	28/01/2019	$60,065	$56,160	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Helen Jillian Pratt	Secretary	27/09/2017
Keith Richard Foxley	Chairperson	27/09/2017
Kenneth Gordon Pratt	Committee Member	27/09/2017
Peter Neill Smart	Deputy chairman/Treasurer	27/09/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Stewart Hill Picken	Committee Member	10/05/2022

Charity Updates

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