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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

MAR Colombia

Registration number:

CC58684

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

10/02/2021

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

204 Mill Road South

RD 1

Seaward Bush

Invercargill

9871

Charity's other details

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550607243901

Areas of Operation:

Southland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Pasifika

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC58684

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To empower, embrace and support former refugees to the process of adapting to a life of all sorts in New Zealand. Plan, establish, and maintain a collaborative Trust to help former refugees and immigrants living in Southland New Zealand.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Social services

Beneficiaries:

Migrants / refugees

People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

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	15/09/2025	$11,775	$8,261	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/11/2024	28/11/2024	$7,515	$24,923	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	22/09/2023	$52,283	$58,561	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	16/09/2022	$72,776	$43,471	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	23/09/2021	$0	$0	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
VIJAY FARLEY-NAIKER	BOARD	13/09/2023
Neftali Andres Arcila Rivera	Chairman	19/04/2022
Aida Olivia Guanga Nastacuas	Community Officer	8/09/2020
Andrea Murrell	Board	8/09/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Flor Myrian Ciro	Relations Officer	11/11/2022
Carol Diana Morgan	Trustee	19/04/2022
David Monteith	Treasurer	9/10/2021
Gabriel Alberto Garcia	Relations Officer	9/10/2021
Joanne Ussher	Vice Chairman	9/10/2021

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)
9/01/2025	NOC014
16/08/2024	NOC012
14/04/2023	NOC010
3/05/2022	NOC007
5/11/2021	NOC005
18/10/2021	NOC003
28/08/2021	NOC002

Charity Documents

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