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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Decult Trust

Registration number:

CC62436

NZBN number:

9429051895808

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

28/03/2024

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

37 St Martins Road

Saint Martins

Christchurch

8022

Charity's other details

Website:

https://decult.net

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/p/Decult-Cult-Awareness-Conference-61553299000408/

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC62436

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The purpose of the Trust is to seek funding and facilitate contracting with service providers to deliver the following projects: 3.1. To provide regular cult awareness conferences including international experts to educate the public on cults. 3.2. To produce media resources for cult awareness and education. 3.3. To continue the ongoing operation of the Decult Trust .

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Social services, Fund-raising

Beneficiaries:

General public

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 2024 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	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	5/10/2025	$120,691	$81,686	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Mark William Darbyshire	Trustee	6/11/2025
Tracey Ann Irving	Trustee	6/11/2025
Dennis Parker	Chairperson	5/02/2024
Judith Wnendt	Secretary	5/02/2024
Anke Richter	Trustee	2/02/2024
Frank Richter	Treasurer	2/02/2024

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)
16/12/2025	NOC004
12/07/2024	NOC002

Charity Documents

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