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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Taranaki Bhakti Yoga Trust

Registration number:

CC58262

NZBN number:

9429048622097

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

10/09/2020

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

252 Timaru Road Lower

RD 4

Tataraimaka

New Plymouth

4374

Charity's other details

Areas of Operation:

Taranaki

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC58262

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To advance the ancient Eastern religion of Bhakti Yoga within the Taranaki region as it was propounded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Encompassed within this central purpose several others, such as: teaching and encouraging the performance of mantra meditation, narrating the ancient Vedic philosophy and histories, teaching various other forms of yoga, encouraging vegetarianism and a more simple and agrarian lifestyle and distributing literary and media information about Bhakti Yoga.

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

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Sectors:

Religious activities

Health

Beneficiaries:

Religious groups

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
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	8/06/2025	$2,136	$2,223	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	18/07/2024	$3,743	$3,633	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	27/09/2023	$2,740	$3,201	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	13/07/2022	$6,647	$6,527	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	5/08/2021	$989	$601	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Alexander Rodger	Trustee	10/09/2020
Yogita Gupta	Chairperson	9/09/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Samuel Stewart-Jacks	Secretary & Treasurer	30/03/2023

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)
14/09/2023	NOC003

Charity Documents

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