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This is the charity information for: Branch of Hope Aotearoa.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Branch of Hope Aotearoa

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Spirit Aid NZ, Awhina Wairua

Registration number:

CC22626

NZBN number:

9429043157273

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

30/09/2025

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is closing down permanently or has closed down (winding up)

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

Liabilities:

Below are details of Branch of Hope Aotearoa at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Branch of Hope Aotearoa

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Spirit Aid NZ, Awhina Wairua

Registration number:

CC22626

NZBN number:

9429043157273

Current Status:

Deregistered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

7/04/2008

Balance Date:

March 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
De-registered	30/09/2025	The charity is closing down permanently or has closed down (winding up)
Registered	7/04/2008

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Spirit Aid NZ - Awhina Wairua	7/04/2008
Branch Of Hope Aotearoa	14/07/2008

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

79A Rocking Horse Road

Southshore

Christchurch

8062

Charity's other details

Phone:

0211633863

Email:

branchofhopeaotearoa@gmail.com

Facebook:

Branch of Hope Aotearoa

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Oceania

Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Africa

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

South America

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

North America

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States

Asia

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, North, Korea, South, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

Europe

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC22626

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Dedicated to the children of the world, whose lives have been devastated by war; genocide; poverty; abuse or lack of opportunity at home or abroad. We believe that all children in the world should have warmth shelter, food and education. No matter how small our achievement - we are making a difference in the world and most importantly is that the children know we care.

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

Activities:

Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Makes grants / loans to individuals, Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities), Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Social services

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

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

Other charities, Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees

Entity Structure

Originally named as Spirit Aid NZ - Awhina Wairua in 2007 alongside Spirit Aid UK helped run by David Hayman the famous Scottish Actor. We are a charitable organisation that likes to work alongside and help other charities and people who are helping young people with what they need.

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	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	30/09/2022	$905	$1,262	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	13/02/2022	$3,127	$2,805	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	13/02/2022	$1,220	$1,557	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	30/09/2019	$4,569	$4,049	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	3/10/2019	$66	$345	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	16/10/2017	$277	$560	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2016	30/09/2016	14/03/2017	$2	$0	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
LeeAnne Kay Rusbatch	Committee Member	3/04/2018
Brenda Leeanne McArthur	Treasurer	21/02/2018
Sharee Richings	Secretary	14/10/2009
Joanne Clement	Chairperson	25/03/2006

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Rana Marie Richards	Commiittee Member	1/06/2020
Tracey Anne Shepherd	Committee Member	31/03/2019
Christine Therese Hollamby	Trustee	1/04/2016
Hugh Alistair Robbie	Trustee	30/01/2012
Janine Mary Knezevic	Chairperson	14/10/2009

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)
19/09/2019	NOC016
19/09/2019	NOC015
13/03/2019	NOC014
27/09/2018	NOC012
1/10/2016	NOC008
30/09/2012	AR005
8/08/2011	AR004
24/11/2009	NOC003
30/09/2009	AR002
12/09/2008	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name