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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Asian Community Engagement Trust

Registration number:

CC57891

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

8/07/2020

Balance Date:

March 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Natural Environment Defence Foundation	8/07/2020
Asian Community Engagement Trust	22/02/2023

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

65A View Road

Wairau Valley

Auckland

0627

Charity's other details

Areas of Operation:

Auckland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC57891

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Settlor has established this Trust for the charitable purpose of assisting Asian immigrants to New Zealand by providing assistance in areas including, without limitation a. Relieving poverty through access to advice, support, and assistance, to recent immigrants to New Zealand, without limitation: i. Counselling services; ii. Health information, including assisting people to access social services, and health services, including mental health services; iii. Assisting with obtaining sustainable employment; iv. Assistance with obtaining public housing; v. Mediations for family conflicts; vi. Creating social networks; and vii. Providing assistance and support for other family members who provide care for such persons. b. Guidance services aimed at enabling Asian immigrants to settle faster and take up their responsibilities as part of the New Zealand society and so eliminate the possibility of Asian immigrant families being dependant on government social assistance;

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Community Development)

Sectors:

Other (please state)

(Community Development Education/Training/Research/Social Services/Arts/Culture/Heritage/International Activities/Accommodation)

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	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	11/04/2026	$693,456	$618,780	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	6/05/2025	$671,902	$635,345	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	19/02/2024	$846,807	$846,807	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	30/05/2023	$1,011,987	$803,329	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	26/01/2023	$396,980	$358,759	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Yao Liu	Trustee	6/02/2026

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Li Ding	Trustee	6/02/2026
Guozhi Zhang	Trustee	31/10/2022

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)
6/02/2026	NOC010
11/07/2023	NOC007
11/07/2023	NOC006
31/03/2023	NOC004
22/02/2023	NOC003
7/04/2021	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name