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This is the charity information for: Leeston Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Leeston Playcentre

Registration number:

CC56997

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

22/08/2025

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is consolidating and deregistering the local branches or similar entities. The national or parent body will continue to be a registered charity

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

Liabilities:

Below are details of Leeston Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Leeston Playcentre

Registration number:

CC56997

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

26/08/2019

Balance Date:

August 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
De-registered	22/08/2025	The charity is consolidating and deregistering the local branches or similar entities. The national or parent body will continue to be a registered charity
Registered	26/08/2019

This charity is a member of the group called:

Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

4 May Street

Leeston

7632

Charity's other details

Phone:

0278802780

Email:

leeston@playcentre.org.nz

Website:

https://www.playcentre.org.nz/centre/leeston/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/leestonplaycentre/

Areas of Operation:

Canterbury

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC56997

Group Members

Below are all the members of Playcentre Aotearoa. Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Awanui Playcentre
Beachhaven Playcentre Incorporated
Coromandel Playcentre Incorporated
Leamington Playcentre
Mairangi Bay Play Centre
Matamata Playcentre
Mayfield Playcentre
Mornington Playcentre
Opoho Playcentre
Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa
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Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Playcentre practice are based on”Whanau Tupu Ngatahi-Families Growing Together”,it recognises whanau as the most important educators of their children and supports them.It provides quality early childhood sessions for children,from birth to school age,through quality play experiences with a high child to adult ratio.Adults participate in the Playcentre Education Programme.Playcentre is a family organisation, adults and children play,work,learn & grow together.Each Playcentre is a cooperative.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

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.

Please note: This charity is a member of a Group which submits Consolidated Annual Returns. To view these Annual Returns on the Group Summary click here. Any Annual Returns listed below were submitted when this charity was a single entity.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/08/2025	28/02/2026	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2024	28/02/2025	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2023	29/02/2024	Member of '' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2022	28/02/2023	21/11/2022	$45,709	$42,744	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2021	28/02/2022	29/03/2022	$51,069	$45,552	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2020	28/02/2021	1/02/2021	$47,625	$37,123	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2019	28/02/2020	Member of '' group - click here to view Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Katherine McQuillan	Secretary	15/10/2023

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Katherine Louise McQuillan	Grants Officer	30/05/2025
Sarah Chong	Secretary	11/02/2024
Hana Alana Jordan Harland	Treasurer	5/02/2024
Ellen Lousia Mullen	Treasurer	24/04/2023
Camilla Beth Connell	Grants officer	29/10/2022
Shelley Jane Wood	Treasurer	24/10/2021
Sonia Francesca Patelli	President	27/11/2020
Rachel Joan Rolton	Treasurer	12/10/2019

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)
8/05/2023	NOC007
9/11/2022	NOC005
26/10/2021	NOC003
1/02/2020	NOC001

Charity Documents

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