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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Adhikaar Aotearoa

Registration number:

CC61061

NZBN number:

9429048918817

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

13/03/2023

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

Flat 7

28 Hobson Street

Thorndon

Wellington

6011

Charity's other details

Website:

http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/adhikaaraotearoa

Other Social Network:

www.instagram.com/adhikaaraotearoa

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Asia

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC61061

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The purpose of the Trust will be to provide support to all LGBTQIA++ persons, with a specific focus on those with South Asian (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) ancestry, noting the unique cultural challenges they face. The Trust’s activities will be driven by three components: support, education and advocacy.

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

Activities:

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Health

Beneficiaries:

People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

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.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return for the year ending 31 March 2023 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	6/06/2026	$359,966	$335,919	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	14/09/2025	$93,325	$85,313	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	17/08/2024	$66,100	$46,808	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Kiran Patel	Trustee	30/07/2022
Shawn Wimalaratne	Trustee	30/07/2022
Shaneel Lal	Trustee	15/07/2021
Cayathri Divakalala	Co-Founder, Research Lead	14/01/2021
Vinod Bal	Trustee, Co-Founder, Head of Advocacy	14/01/2021

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
6/07/2023	NOC001

Charity Documents

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