Charities Services

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Group Summary

Group Members

Below are all the members of Independent Living Group.

The group owner is required to complete a consolidated annual return on behalf of its members. Consolidated annual return information for these members is available in the Annual Returns tab below.

Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
DRC Charitable Trust
Independent Living Service Trust

Group Details

Legal Name:

Independent Living Group

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Independent Living Charitable Trust

Registration details

Registration Status:

Registered

Date of Registration:

8/09/2020

Registration Number:

CC58142

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Group's Postal Address:

P.O. Box 24-042

Royal Oak

Auckland

1345

Group's Street Address:

14 Erson Avenue

Royal Oak

Auckland

1061

Group's other details

Phone:

09 625 0322

Email:

info@ilsnz.org

Website:

https://www.ilsnz.org

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC58142

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.

Please note: these Annual Returns contain consolidated financial information for all members of this group.

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	5/09/2025	$3,617,697	$3,759,711	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	31/10/2024	30/10/2024	$3,720,115	$3,725,383	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	25/09/2023	$4,802,319	$4,914,508	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	21/09/2022	$4,617,698	$4,489,237	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	21/09/2021	$4,309,972	$4,177,017	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	30/09/2020	$3,576,437	$4,084,447	Included in Annual Return

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Independent Living is a not-for-profit, community focused organisation committed to making daily living easier for people with impairments, their families/whanau and support networks. Our vision is made possible by providing current information about support services, assistive products and general information so that disabled people are able to make informed decisions about solutions that work for them to live the life they want. Our information services are free and available for everyone.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Makes grants to organisations (includes schools or other charities), Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides other finance (e.g. investment funds), Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

People with disabilities

Education / training / research, Health, Disability

Beneficiaries:

People with disabilities

Children / young people, Other charities, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, General public, Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees, Children / young people

Entity Structure

Independent Living Group includes Independent Living Services Trust (Parent) and DRC Charitable Trust.

Group Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the group, for example, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
10/09/2025	NOC007

Group Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name