Charities Services

Use this to find information about a particular charity.

Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Counties Chess Club Incorporated

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Pukekohe Chess Club

Registration number:

CC61740

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

27/07/2023

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

402 Awhitu Central Road

RD 4

Āwhitu

Waiuku

2684

Charity's other details

Website:

https://www.pukekohechess.co.nz/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1081781205362596/

Areas of Operation:

Auckland

Waikato

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC61740

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Promotion of amateur chess with particular emphasis on the Franklin district of Auckland and Waikato

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Sport / recreation

Education / training / research, Promotion and education of the game of Chess

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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
31/12/2025	30/06/2026	19/03/2026	$647	$1,000	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2024	30/06/2025	2/04/2025	$1,693	$1,797	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	31/08/2024	16/07/2024	$5,617	$3,515	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
William Reid Smillie	Secretary	20/02/2025
Gregory Ansell	Committee Member	6/02/2025
Colin Lee	Treasurer	5/02/2025
Xxavier Willoughby-Ansell	Chairperson	18/01/2023

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Corina O'Brien	Committee Member	31/12/2024
Emma Thorburn	Youth Representative	31/12/2024
Ronald Lanning	Chairperson	26/04/2024
Anthony Appleton-Tattersall	Treasurer	17/04/2024
Diane Willoughby	Secretary	31/12/2023

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)
6/03/2026	NOC004
16/07/2024	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name