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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Storytime Foundation Trust Board

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Storytime Foundation

Registration number:

CC22735

NZBN number:

9429043130214

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

8/04/2008

Balance Date:

June 30

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Books For Babes Trust Board	8/04/2008
Storytime Foundation Trust Board	1/12/2009

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 18340

Glen Innes

Auckland

1743

Charity's Street Address:

Offices Bendall & Cant Limited

Level 7 Southern Cross Building 61 High Street

Auckland

1140

Charity's other details

Phone:

021552800

Email:

admin@storytime.org.nz

Website:

http://www.storytime.org.nz

Facebook:

storytimefoundationtrust

Twitter:

@storytimefoundation

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC22735

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Storytime Foundation Trust is committed, in partnership with Plunket, Tamariki Ora providers, libraries and others to building the ongoing wellbeing of children and their families by increasing bonding through reading.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides books and other resources free to children from disadvantaged families and children of incarcerated parents

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Health

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

Family / whanau

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 31 December 2008 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 31 December 2009.

For Year Ended

Due Date

Date Submitted

Total Income

Total Expenditure

Financial Statements

Annual Return Summary

30/06/2025

31/12/2025

9/12/2025

$851,665

$805,685

30/06/2024

31/12/2024

20/12/2024

$712,818

$883,048

30/06/2023

31/12/2023

19/01/2024

$816,929

$820,705

30/06/2022

31/12/2022

12/01/2023

$928,858

$661,190

30/06/2021

31/12/2021

23/12/2021

$829,751

$781,744

30/06/2020

31/12/2020

11/12/2020

$498,352

$550,167

30/06/2019

31/12/2019

25/11/2019

$500,404

$526,041

30/06/2018

31/12/2018

27/11/2018

$393,201

$483,457

30/06/2017

28/02/2018

23/02/2018

$493,064

$420,155

30/06/2016

31/12/2016

30/03/2017

$364,798

$323,053

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Qiujing Wong	Trustee	3/11/2021
James Eric Frankham	Trustee	9/12/2014
Peter William Hanning	Trustee	9/12/2014
Thomas Eric Bendall	Chairman	23/11/2010

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Peter Franklin O'Brien	Trustee	9/04/2024
Ian Richard Leader	Chairman / Trustee	31/03/2020
Jacqueline Mary Bensemann	Trustee	9/12/2014
Kirstin Martin	Trustee	19/08/2014
William Malcolm Patterson	Trustee	23/11/2010

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)
12/02/2026	NOC022
10/06/2024	NOC018
5/11/2021	NOC014
3/09/2020	NOC012
19/01/2016	NOC007
4/02/2013	AR005
5/01/2012	AR004
21/10/2011	NOC003
23/02/2011	AR003
4/12/2009	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name