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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Agora Community Trust
CC26889
9429043179435
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
March 31
Agora Church Group

Address for service

PO Box 5589
Frankton
Hamilton
3242
13B Kent Street
Frankton
Hamilton
3204

Charity's other details

07-847-0355
office@agorachurch.nz
https://www.agorachurch.nz/cafe/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC26889

Group Members

Below are all the members of Agora Church Group. Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Agora Community Trust
City Bible Church Charitable Trust

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Community events, cafe, event centre

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

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Community development

Education / training / research, Social services, Arts / culture / heritage, Sport / recreation, People with disabilities, Promotion of volunteering

Other charities

Children / young people, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Older people, People with disabilities, General public, Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees, Religious groups

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.

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 'Agora Church Group' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/03/2025 30/09/2025 Member of '' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/03/2024 30/09/2024 24/09/2024 $342,860 $354,703 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2023 30/09/2023 27/09/2023 $384,168 $423,421 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022 30/09/2022 6/12/2022 $408,288 $411,041 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021 30/11/2021 9/11/2022 $531,330 $506,084 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020 31/10/2020 22/10/2020 $715,487 $742,301 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019 30/09/2019 24/10/2019 $748,436 $736,972 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018 30/09/2018 4/10/2018 $711,934 $739,825 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017 30/09/2017 2/10/2017 $591,161 $604,361 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Howard Ivan Forlong Trustee 7/09/2025
Alister Jeyapal Trustee 23/11/2021
Shelley Cresswell Trustee 23/11/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Grant Edwards Trustee 7/09/2025
Christine Edwards Trustee 10/02/2025
Joel Savill Trustee 29/10/2024
William Johnston Trustee 23/11/2021
Howard Ivan Forlong Trustee 31/05/2021
Murray Ross Buchanan Trustee 31/05/2021
Shelley Elizabeth Anne Cresswell Trustee 31/05/2021
Elisabeth Taylor Trustee 22/06/2020
Philip Irvine Trustee 22/06/2020
Robert Eugene Vaz Trustee 5/05/2020

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)
9/10/2025 NOC025
28/09/2023 NOC023
27/09/2023 NOC022
23/08/2021 NOC017
22/06/2020 NOC015
12/07/2016 NOC009
25/07/2014 NOC008
19/08/2010 NOC004
19/08/2010 AR004
17/12/2009 NOC003

Charity Documents

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