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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Patients' and Prisoners' Aid Society

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

PPAS

Registration number:

CC56437

NZBN number:

9429047195486

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

29/01/2019

Balance Date:

September 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

26 Bangor Terrace

Kew

Dunedin

9012

Charity's other details

Phone:

034555660

Email:

michael.ferrari139@gmail.com

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC56437

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To provide support and services within NZ for people including those with disabilities, with mental illness or recovering from mental illness and those who are or have been involved in the criminal justice system and their families

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

Activities:

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities), Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Health

Accommodation / housing, Education / training / research, Community development, Social services, Fund-raising, People with disabilities

Beneficiaries:

Other charities

Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, General public, Family / whanau

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
30/09/2025	31/03/2026	4/12/2025	$233,538	$170,758	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2024	31/03/2025	6/12/2024	$241,774	$158,977	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2023	31/03/2024	5/12/2023	$223,868	$224,865	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2022	31/03/2023	2/12/2022	$223,477	$222,627	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2021	31/03/2022	3/12/2021	$198,153	$227,858	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2020	31/03/2021	4/12/2020	$209,210	$242,028	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2019	31/03/2020	4/12/2019	$69,186	$84,080	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Benjamin Charles Nevell	Trustee	2/09/2021
Marie Ballagh	Trustee	1/07/2019
Michael David Ferrari	Secretary / Treasurer	13/12/2018
Robert Malcolm Gale	Trustee	13/12/2018
Simon James Anderson	Chairperson	13/12/2018

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Helen Chistina Porter	Trustee	28/08/2025
William Robert Dunbar	Trustee	31/08/2023
Maria Louise Carr	Trustee	2/09/2021
Michael Ian Williams	Trustee	2/09/2021
Megan Alicia McLay	Trustee	30/06/2019

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)
6/10/2025	NOC011
30/06/2024	NOC009
13/12/2022	NOC007
19/10/2022	NOC005

Charity Documents

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