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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Western Firth Catchments Group Trust

Registration number:

CC56135

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

1/09/2018

Balance Date:

December 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Western Firth Catchment Group Trust	1/09/2018
Western Firth Catchments Group Trust	30/08/2020

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

1046 State Highway 25

Pipiroa

3576

Charity's Street Address:

1046 State Highway 25

R.D. 6

Thames

3576

Charity's other details

Phone:

07867330

Email:

buddog@xtra.co.nz

Website:

https://www.westernfirth.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Auckland

Waikato

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC56135

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Landowners and others coming together to manage the mountain to the sea biodiversity of Western Firth of Thames areas. Carrying out research; weed and pest management; fencing and planting to protect waterways; education and training; risk identification and evaluation; allocation of funding.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sponsors / undertakes research, Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Environment / conservation

Beneficiaries:

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
31/12/2025	30/06/2026	14/06/2026	$56,380	$66,876	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2024	30/06/2025	30/07/2025	$76,370	$101,264	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	28/07/2024	$29,343	$15,941	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/06/2023	30/08/2023	$117,593	$43,567	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	30/06/2022	30/03/2022	$116,538	$93,357	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/06/2021	3/08/2021	$74,688	$100,589	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	30/06/2020	30/08/2020	$50,000	$0	Included in Annual Return

= Balance Date Change
-	This annual return will cover the financial period between 1 April 2020- 31 December 2020 (9 months) due to a balance date change.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Michael John Karl	Trustee	24/11/2023
Justin Paul Johnstone	Trustee	4/07/2021
Peggy Barriball	Catchment Representative	3/06/2018
Adrienne Kathryn Dalton	Representative of: Te Whangai Trust Board	1/11/2017
Peter Garth Roberts	Catchment Representative - Waitakaruru	15/09/2017
Stuart Desmond Hill	Catchment Representative - Pūkorokoro Miranda	7/09/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Herman Stephen Joseph Crooymans	Catchment Representative	13/02/2026
Claude Warwick de Jongh	Catchment Representative - Waharau and Kaiaua	26/07/2024
Don Grant Yule	Catchment Representative	6/06/2023
Edward Peter Johnson	Catchment Representative	18/03/2021

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)
1/02/2024	NOC011
18/12/2023	NOC010
16/07/2023	NOC008
17/03/2022	NOC006
30/08/2020	NOC004
30/08/2020	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name