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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Centre for Contemplative Research Aotearoa Charitable Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Centre for Contemplative Research Asia Pacific

Registration number:

CC57365

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/08/2019

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

1 Chamberlain Street

Maori Hill

Dunedin

9010

Charity's Street Address:

778 Matiri Valley Road

Matiri 7007

Matiri

Murchison

7007

Charity's other details

Phone:

+64 277102071

Email:

info@centreforcontemplativeresearch.nz

Website:

https://centreforcontemplativeresearch.nz/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/ContemplativeResearchAotearoa

Other Social Network:

https://www.instagram.com/ccra_asia_pacific/

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC57365

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To advance and teach the elements of Buddhism as they pertain to the nature and potentials of consciousness, contemplation and genuine well-being and to advance education and understanding of consciousness by combining the first-person point of view of a group of experienced meditation practitioners with third-person methods of scientific enquiry.

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

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(The findings from scientific research associated with the CCRA are intended to benefit the community as a whole, particularly in areas of mental health and well-being)

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	28/09/2025	$47,166	$75,701	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	29/07/2024	$228,078	$255,519	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	24/09/2023	$346,209	$232,194	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	13/04/2022	$1,498,474	$36,672	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	9/05/2021	$555	$550	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	13/08/2020	$1,794	$1,494	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Martin Ström	Trustee	1/01/2023
Paul Henry Kelly	Treasurer	21/12/2021
Bruce Alan Wallace	Trustee	11/05/2021
Joseph William Llewellyn	Chairperson	29/08/2019

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Marc Frans Gabriel Marie Talloen	Trustee	18/11/2023
Catherine Jane Graham	chairperson	1/01/2023
Joy Lynette Johnson	secretary	16/12/2022

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)
30/06/2024	NOC011
29/01/2023	NOC009
13/01/2023	NOC008
27/06/2022	NOC007
27/06/2022	NOC006
28/12/2021	NOC004
13/06/2021	NOC003

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name