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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Branch Foundation

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

The Branch Foundation

Registration number:

CC20996

NZBN number:

9429043175536

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

7/02/2008

Balance Date:

March 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Opportunity for Poor Children New Zealand	8/02/2008
The Branch Foundation	1/12/2008

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

2 Kauri Point Road

Laingholm

Auckland

604

Charity's other details

Phone:

+ 64 (0) 210424910

Email:

info@thebranchfoundation.org

Website:

http://thebranchfoundation.org

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/The-Branch-Foundation-48885609241/?fref=ts

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/BranchFound

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Asia

Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Thailand

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC20996

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Branch Foundation aims to work alongside marginalized communities in Southeast Asia to support sustainable community development through education, capacity building and renewable energy solutions.

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

Activities:

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

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

Sectors:

Community development

Education / training / research, Health, Environment / conservation, Emergency / disaster relief, Arts / culture / heritage, International activities, Economic development, Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

Migrants / refugees

Children / young people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Entity Structure

Charitable Trust

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 2008 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 30 September 2009.

Due Date

Date Submitted

Total Income

Total Expenditure

Financial Statements

Annual Return Summary

30/09/2023

21/09/2023

$19,100

$2,051

30/09/2022

6/09/2022

$10,061

$14,211

30/09/2021

15/09/2021

$12,567

$12,913

30/09/2020

18/09/2020

$16,934

$18,852

30/09/2019

11/09/2019

$11,868

$20,631

30/09/2018

29/08/2018

$17,906

$33,838

30/09/2017

9/08/2017

$59,559

$25,355

30/09/2016

8/08/2016

$22,559

$31,292

30/09/2015

3/06/2015

$44,620

$39,700

30/09/2014

2/07/2014

$41,502

$32,268

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Tom Edward Rosen	Trustee	23/07/2016
Brigitte Martha Lorenz	Trustee	17/05/2009
Annabel Harrison	Trustee	8/02/2008
Iona Karuna Dolma Proebst	Co-ordinator	8/02/2008

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Glen Williams	Accountant	16/08/2017
Jesse Chalmers	Trustee	1/12/2008

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

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16/08/2017

NOC016

3/06/2015

NOC013

8/10/2013

NOC008

13/06/2013

AR006

8/05/2012

AR005

6/05/2011

AR004

21/05/2010

NOC007

12/04/2010

AR003

22/05/2009

AR002

13/05/2009

NOC006