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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Maa Shakti Charitable Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Maa Durga Temple

Registration number:

CC46091

NZBN number:

9429043216000

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

27/01/2011

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 217064

Botany Junction

Flat Bush

Auckland

2164

Charity's Street Address:

3 Onslow Avenue

3 Onslow Road

Papatoetoe

Auckland

2104

Charity's other details

Phone:

021 022 17292

Email:

maashakti2011@gmail.com

Website:

http://www.maadurgatemple.co.nz/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Maa-Durga-Temple-Auckland-141868609345266/

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC46091

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The purpose and objects of the Trust is to facilitate, social and religious activities that enhance quality of life of the people of New Zealand. Maa Shakti Charitable Trust also helps new migrants from overseas in settling in New Zealand and educate people for a drug and violence free society.

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

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

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

Sectors:

Religious activities

Education / training / research, Health, Community development, Social services, Arts / culture / heritage, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Children / young people, Other charities, Older people, General public, Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees, Religious groups

Entity Structure

Maa Shakti Chartitable Trust is a non-profit organisation established by a trust deed dated 03/11/2010 and subject to the Charities Act 2005. It currently has three trustees who are responsible for the overall governing of this entity.

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.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return by 30 September 2011 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 30 September 2012.

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

31/03/2024

30/09/2024

25/07/2024

$170,800

$185,581

31/03/2023

30/09/2023

11/09/2023

$150,601

$144,838

31/03/2022

30/09/2022

24/08/2022

$99,127

$99,896

31/03/2021

30/09/2021

25/08/2021

$168,278

$169,055

31/03/2020

30/09/2020

3/08/2020

$161,452

$153,989

31/03/2019

30/09/2019

5/09/2019

$126,448

$121,800

31/03/2018

30/09/2018

28/08/2018

$181,976

$168,838

31/03/2017

30/09/2017

20/10/2017

$118,983

$127,746

31/03/2016

30/09/2016

12/09/2016

$136,634

$121,529

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Dinesh Kumar Sharma	Trustee	1/04/2019
Sunita Murti	Trustee	1/04/2016
Sarika Gulati	Trustee	1/01/2012
Vijay Gulati	Trustee	19/10/2010

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Ritesh Chandra	Trustee	31/03/2014
Sunita Murti	Trustee	1/04/2013
Sukhvinder Singh	Trustee	31/12/2011
Vinay Mehta	Trustee	31/12/2011
Vishal Rikhi	Trustee	31/12/2011
Subhash Rikhi	Trustee	31/10/2011

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)
20/07/2022	NOC014
28/04/2019	NOC009
1/03/2017	NOC006
14/09/2016	NOC005
1/02/2016	NOC003
25/08/2012	AR001
16/03/2012	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name