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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Empower International Trust
Empower Asia Latin America
CC25962
9429042942269
Registered

Registration details

16/06/2008
March 31

Name change history

Name Effective Date
Sure Destiny Trust 17/06/2008
Empower International Trust 23/06/2009

Address for service

47 Revelation Drive
Clifton
Christchurch
8081

Charity's other details

empowerasia@gmail.com
https://empowerala.org

North America

El Salvador, Honduras

Asia

Cambodia, India, Nepal, Thailand


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:


https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC25962

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To empower local indigenous people to care for their own impoverished and at-risk youth via operating safe houses for children so that they may receive good all-round care and quality education.

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

Other (please state)

(Youth work), Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers), Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Social services

Accommodation / housing, Education / training / research, Health

Children / young people

People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Entity Structure

The charity is run as a Trust with a governance board.

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
31/03/2025 30/09/2025 - - - To be filed To be filed
31/03/2024 30/09/2024 4/12/2024 $757,683 $831,065 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2023 31/10/2023 5/11/2023 $718,281 $763,164 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2022 31/01/2023 2/02/2023 $614,342 $614,871 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021 30/09/2021 31/01/2022 $718,603 $619,276 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2020 31/12/2020 21/12/2020 $653,963 $609,491 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019 31/10/2019 29/10/2019 $417,210 $349,282 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2018 30/09/2018 29/09/2018 $360,383 $373,138 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2017 30/09/2017 28/09/2017 $459,727 $450,970 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2016 30/09/2016 28/09/2016 $615,352 $576,535 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Graham Reginald Charles Wilson Trustee 7/08/2025
Paul Somerville Trustee 17/06/2008
Hamish Angus Crooks Trustee 1/07/2005
Carlie Somerville Trustee 25/02/1998

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Graham Wilson Trustee 15/03/2025
Wilma Main Trustee 24/02/2022

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)
8/08/2025 NOC023
15/03/2025 NOC022
12/06/2023 NOC018
1/04/2023 NOC017
30/03/2023 NOC015
16/08/2012 AR005
31/08/2011 AR004
18/10/2010 AR003
16/07/2010 NOC003
27/07/2009 NOC002

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