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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Gillies Travelling Fund.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Gillies Travelling Fund

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Sir Harold Gillies Education Fund

Registration number:

CC59226

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

2/06/2021

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 11923

Manners Street

Te Aro

Wellington

6142

Charity's other details

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC59226

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The primary purpose of the trust is to “help improve and advance the field of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery in New Zealand” through education and research. The Trust will approve and supply monetary grants to applicants for this purpose. A further purpose of the trust is to be a permanent memorial to Sir Harold Gillies and his contribution to New Zealand and world Plastic Surgery.

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

Activities:

Makes grants / loans to individuals

Sponsors / undertakes research

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Health, People with disabilities

Beneficiaries:

General public

People with disabilities

Legal Structure

Unincorporated Trust

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
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	10/09/2026	$42,105	$41,928	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	9/09/2025	$51,412	$38,328	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	10/09/2024	$57,061	$52,076	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	12/09/2023	$14,200	$5,000	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	31/10/2022	19/10/2022	$800	$0	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Marcus Bisson	NZAPS President	22/08/2026
Yun-Tai (Rita) Yang	Trustee	6/10/2021
Christopher Adams	Trustee	10/05/2021
John Gillies	Trustee	10/05/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Michelle Locke	Trustee and Chair	23/08/2026
Sandhya Deo	Trustee	6/10/2021

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)
10/09/2026	NOC007
8/11/2021	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name