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Charity Summary


Charity Details

South Wairarapa Community Empowerment Trust
Featherston Community Centre
CC22560
9429042717751
Registered

Registration details

4/04/2008
March 31

Name change history

Name Effective Date
Featherston Community Centre Charitable Trust 4/04/2008
South Wairarapa Community Empowerment Trust 8/09/2025

Address for service

14 Wakefield Street
Featherston
5710

Charity's other details

06 308 8239
info@fcc.nz
https://fcc.nz
https://www.facebook.com/FeatherstonCommunity/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC22560

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The purpose of the South Wairarapa Community Empowerment Trust is: • To provide community spaces for the provision of services, ongoing and one-off events, activities and classes that maintain and enhance the wellbeing of the people of Featherston and the South Wairarapa. • To serve and support people throughout the South Wairarapa district. • To provide facilities to the community for meetings, activities, events and projects that help achieve the community’s aspirations. • To provide facilities to the community for professional, voluntary, and social service providers. • To plan and implement programmes designed to support and empower the people of the South Wairarapa. • To collaborate with agencies, organisations, people and groups to enhance the well-being of the community. • To assist with and participate in community led development projects and activities. • To honour and embed Te Tiriti o Waitangi into strategy, policy and actions.

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

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides advice / information / advocacy

Community development

Education / training / research, Health, Emergency / disaster relief, Social services, Employment, Arts / culture / heritage, Sport / recreation, Economic development, Fund-raising, People with disabilities, Promotion of volunteering, Venue hire and office rental

General public

Children / young people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Older people, People with disabilities, 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.

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.

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 4/09/2025 $257,322 $207,643 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2024 30/09/2024 9/09/2024 $327,544 $312,351 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023 30/09/2023 1/09/2023 $119,389 $120,227 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022 30/09/2022 24/09/2022 $92,929 $104,718 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021 30/09/2021 9/08/2021 $69,650 $54,425 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020 30/09/2020 17/09/2020 $53,498 $56,010 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019 30/09/2019 23/08/2019 $61,451 $59,322 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018 30/09/2018 29/08/2018 $69,725 $65,205 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017 30/09/2017 1/10/2017 $56,147 $55,786 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Nykki Porteous Board Secretary / Board Member / Trustee 11/08/2025
Dave Porteous Board Member / Trustee 14/07/2025
Jay Adam Jensen Chairperson / Board Member / Trustee 21/11/2022
Darrin Goulding Treasurer / Board Member / Trustee 21/08/2022
Marianne McMillan Board Member / Trustee 21/08/2022
Paul John Mason Board Member / Trustee 15/03/2018

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
William Peter Makin Aitkenhead Board Member / Trustee 15/12/2025
Lynda Margaret Moore Board member/Trustee 1/08/2025
Rupert Watson Board Member/trustee 1/08/2024
Cheryl Elizabeth Linge Board member/Trustee 31/12/2023
Ian Murray Grigor Board member/trustee 31/12/2023
Jack Sheppard Board Member/Trustee 16/03/2023
Michael Schaefer Board Member/trustee 31/07/2022
Pratik Trivedi Treasurer/trustee 31/03/2022
Patsy Wooles Committee Member 17/06/2021
Fiona Waller Treasurer 8/05/2021

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)
11/03/2026 NOC052
29/10/2025 NOC051
8/09/2025 NOC050
4/09/2025 NOC049
8/07/2024 NOC046
16/05/2024 NOC044
18/11/2022 NOC042
29/11/2021 NOC039
27/11/2021 NOC038
12/04/2021 NOC036

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