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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Graduate Women Wellington Charitable Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

GradGear

Registration number:

CC57309

NZBN number:

9429047813304

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

16/12/2019

Balance Date:

March 31

This charity is a member of the group called:

GWW Academic Dress

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

2 Wai-Te-Ata Road

Academic Dress Hire, Victoria University Mail Room

Kelburn

Wellington

6012

Charity's Street Address:

Room 109 Murphy Building

34 Kelburn Parade

Kelburn

Wellington

6012

Charity's other details

Phone:

04 4635022

Email:

gown-hire@vuw.ac.nz

Website:

https://gwnz.org.nz, www.gradgear.co.nz

Facebook:

@graduatewomennewzealand

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC57309

Group Members

Below are all the members of GWW Academic Dress. Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Academic Dress Hire Limited
Graduate Women Wellington Charitable Trust

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The trust funds are to be used for the following purposes: 1.1.Promotion of education to the highest level for women and girls; research in science, literature, art, physical welfare or any other cultural or recreational purpose. 1.2.Encourage and enable women and girls to apply their knowledge and skills in leadership and decision making in all forms of public and private life; 1.3.Provide assistance (whether financial or otherwise) to any individual, association or group, including any charity with objects consistent with this trust, which trustees may from time to time select.

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

Activities:

Makes grants / loans to individuals

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities), Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(women), Children / young people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, 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 2020 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

Please note: This charity is a member of a Group which submits Consolidated Annual Returns. To view these Annual Returns on the Group Summary click here. Any Annual Returns listed below were submitted when this charity was a single entity.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	Member of 'GWW Academic Dress' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	Member of 'GWW Academic Dress' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	Member of 'GWW Academic Dress' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	Member of 'GWW Academic Dress' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	Member of 'GWW Academic Dress' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	Member of 'GWW Academic Dress' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Ann Pomeroy	Managing Trustee/Director	15/10/2025
Barbara Marion Scelly	Trustee/Director	1/02/2024
Clare Rose McAloon- Balfour	Managing Trustee	1/02/2023
Mary Elizabeth Trounson	Managing Trustee	17/10/2018
Janet Elizabeth Stribling	Managing Trustee	18/10/2017
Beverley Rae Duff	Academic Dress Convener	17/03/2008

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Christine Mary Ross	Managing Trustee	30/11/2023
Bernice Marie Williams	Managing Trustee	23/10/2023
Kwong Nui Sim	Managing Trustee	30/11/2022
Anne Stephenson	Managing Trustee	7/11/2022
Anne Pomeroy	Managing Trustee	31/08/2021

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)
7/11/2025	NOC015
11/02/2024	NOC009
29/03/2023	NOC007
31/01/2022	NOC005
16/03/2021	NOC002
21/06/2020	NOC001

Charity Documents

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