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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Samaritan's Purse Australasia - Operation Christmas Child Limited

Registration number:

CC62951

NZBN number:

9429034144398

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

7/05/2024

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

442 Airport Road

RD 2

Rukuhia

Hamilton

3282

Charity's other details

Website:

http://samaritanspurse.org.nz/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/SamaritansPurseANZ

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/SP_ANZ

Other Social Network:

https://www.instagram.com/sp_anz/

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Oceania

Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

North America

Haiti

Asia

Cambodia, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Vietnam

Europe

Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Pasifika

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC62951

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To spread the love of Jesus Christ through the operation and administration of 'Operation Christmas Child', 'The Greatest Journey', Christian Community development projects and other projects and programs that provide relief for the poor, the physically and mentally ill, as well as those who are abused, suffering, distressed, disabled, destitute, helpless or otherwise in necessitous circumstances.

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

Activities:

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

Provides religious services / activities

Sectors:

International activities

Religious activities

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

General public

Legal Structure

Company

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
31/12/2025	30/06/2026	12/06/2026	$150,926	$148,311	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2024	30/06/2025	25/06/2025	$154,067	$161,284	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Suzanne Anne Busch	Secretary	20/11/2025
Paul Lesley Molyneux	Director	19/03/2013
Paul Thomas Saber	Chair	19/03/2013
Wendy Joy Francis	Director	19/03/2013

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
John Kranenburg	Secretary to the Board of Directors	19/09/2025
Mark Frederick Bennett	CEO	18/07/2025
Gary Walfred Lundstrom	Director	1/09/2024
Karl Erwin Faase	Chair	1/09/2024

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)
21/11/2025	NOC005
24/09/2025	NOC004
8/08/2025	NOC003
29/01/2025	NOC001

Charity Documents

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