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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Welcome Academy Trust

Registration number:

CC59532

NZBN number:

9429049530902

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

3/08/2021

Balance Date:

March 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Canterbury Kia Ora Academy Trust	3/08/2021
Welcome Academy Trust	28/08/2025

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

18 Mariposa Crescent

Aidanfield

Christchurch

8025

Charity's other details

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC59532

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The purpose of the Trust will be to empower communities through inclusive programmes in education, creativity, and connection. In particular, the Trust will: Advance education by providing training, workshops, and learning resources in areas such as digital literacy, artificial intelligence, employment readiness, and community wellbeing. Promote and preserve diverse cultural identities and traditions through arts, storytelling, community events, and intercultural education, fostering inclusion and understanding. Empower ethnic and newcomer communities by supporting leadership development, social connection, and participation in local community project development. Offer skill-building programmes, job search support, and entrepreneurial mentoring, particularly for women, youth, and migrants. Support mental and physical wellbeing through recreational activities, community fitness programmes, and workshops focused on holistic health and self-care.

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

Activities:

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Beneficiaries:

Migrants / refugees

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	28/07/2025	$116,957	$87,015	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	22/09/2024	$60,892	$59,748	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	31/07/2023	$56,366	$64,638	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	2/09/2022	$66,280	$20,039	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Laura Gartner	Trustee	14/03/2025
Marjan Tadayyon Chaharsoughi	Trustee	8/08/2024
Hero Modares	Trustee	3/08/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Ehsan Mehrnia	Trustee	8/08/2024
Marjan Tadayon	Trustee	8/07/2022
Parisa Barazandeh	Trustee	22/03/2022

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)
28/08/2025	NOC009
28/08/2025	NOC008
9/05/2025	NOC006
17/09/2022	NOC003
12/09/2022	NOC002

Charity Documents

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