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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Downlight Charitable Trust

Registration number:

CC57362

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

31/07/2026

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is closing down permanently or has closed down (winding up)

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

Liabilities:

Below are details of The Downlight Charitable Trust at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

The Downlight Charitable Trust

Registration number:

CC57362

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

2/12/2019

Balance Date:

March 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
De-registered	31/07/2026	The charity is closing down permanently or has closed down (winding up)
Registered	2/12/2019

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

Flat 1

3A Colenso Place

Mission Bay

Auckland

1071

Charity's Street Address:

4 Morrin Road

Mount Wellington

Auckland

1072

Charity's other details

Phone:

021763471

Email:

Jennifer@downlightsnz.com

Website:

https://www.downlightsnz.com/pages/charitable-trust

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC57362

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The principal purpose is to provide education and employment opportunities for persons with Down Syndrome in New Zealand and their families and communities thus reducing their reliance on state funding and philanthropy.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

People with disabilities

Education / training / research, Community development, Employment, Economic development

Beneficiaries:

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	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	30/07/2025	$37,472	$37,736	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	27/08/2024	$57,269	$56,935	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	14/11/2023	$58,880	$58,945	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	22/09/2022	$26,745	$66,217	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	16/12/2021	$50,177	$10,593	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	20/12/2021	$0	$0	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Samuel Geoffrey Thornton Lomax	Trustee	5/02/2021
Jennifer Lynn Del Bel	Trustee	20/11/2019
Jennifer Lynn Del Bel	Settlor	20/11/2019

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Tony Sykes	Trustee	11/12/2020

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)
27/11/2023	NOC006
8/09/2022	NOC003

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name