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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Donation Ripple Effects

Registration number:

CC59491

NZBN number:

9429049934168

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

2/10/2021

Balance Date:

March 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
DEFI Ripple Effects	2/10/2021
Donation Ripple Effects	12/05/2025

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

33 Holdsworth Road

Homebush

Masterton

5810

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/CC59491

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The purposes of the Trust will be to benefit the New Zealand community, through raising and investing funds to provide long term returns and assistance for improving the health and well-being of the community, as well as relieve poverty. In particular the Trust will: 2.1 Assist families with children living with epilepsy to gain access to Medicalised Ketogenic Therapies by: (a) connecting with Epilepsy family and support networks, and Medicalised Ketogenic Therapists to understand need in the community; and (b) providing financial support for families of children living with epilepsy. 2.2 Ensuring low income, underprivileged or other families or individuals in need are kept warm and healthy by providing funding for firewood in the Wairarapa region; and 2.3 Providing other assistance to members of the New Zealand community to help relieve poverty or otherwise benefit the community.

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

Activities:

Makes grants / loans to individuals

Sectors:

Fund-raising

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

Family / whanau

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	9/09/2025	$2,414	$2,954	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	12/07/2024	$2,239	$2,981	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	4/09/2023	$5,303	$0	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	28/08/2022	$37,202	$0	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Lucy McKenzie	Trustee	28/09/2023
Marie-Claire Andrews	Trustee	20/09/2021
Andrew Kerr	Chairperson and Trustee	17/09/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Jerome Faury	Trustee	28/09/2023

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)
17/06/2025	NOC007
14/05/2025	NOC006
10/10/2023	NOC004
23/11/2022	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name