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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Ruawai Cooperating Parish.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Ruawai Cooperating Parish

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Ruawai Community Church

Registration number:

CC24804

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

23/05/2008

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

47 Freyberg Road

Ruawai

530

Charity's other details

Phone:

0212770083

Email:

desalex@xtra.co.nz

Facebook:

Ruawai Community Church

Areas of Operation:

Northland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC24804

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Ruawai Community Church's purpose is to gather and grow a family of Christian believers to make a positive difference in our local community.

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

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Religious activities

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Older people, Family / whanau, 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 entity has been granted an exemption pursuant to s43 from the requirement to provide individual branch rules - the UCANZ "Guide to Procedures" has been deemed to be sufficient as it binds all constituent parishes.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/12/2025	30/06/2026	2/09/2026	$75,654	$40,786	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2024	30/06/2025	5/08/2025	$64,383	$42,937	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	22/07/2024	$63,623	$33,736	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/06/2023	10/07/2023	$52,963	$24,305	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	30/06/2022	28/06/2022	$50,731	$25,683	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/06/2021	3/08/2021	$63,145	$55,366	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	31/07/2020	12/11/2020	$62,346	$33,195	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018	30/06/2019	5/08/2019	$62,650	$19,373	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2017	30/06/2018	2/07/2018	$49,260	$24,486	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2016	30/06/2017	4/08/2017	$46,292	$24,761	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Eloise Barlow	Parish Counsel	9/11/2025
Jenna Fraser	Parish Councilor	28/06/2022
Kathryn Carey	Parish Councilor	28/06/2022
Tony Fraser	Parish Councilor	28/06/2022
Margaret Eyre	Parish Councilor	19/06/2022
Robert Eyre	Parish Councilor	19/06/2022
Aleida Spoelstra	Secretary	28/07/2017
Aleida Spoelstra	Parish Councilor since 28/06/15	28/07/2017
Gavin Carey	Treasurer	28/07/2017
Alexandra Marie Bickers	Admin	7/04/2013
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Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Karin Mary Simmonds	Elder	9/11/2025
Kereti Simmonds	Elder	9/11/2025
Shaun Holt	Parish Councillor	20/02/2020
Alex Bickers	Treasurer	1/12/2018
Mthunzi Siwela	Pastor	20/12/2015
Jane Duckmanton	Treasurer	7/04/2013
Roberta Ball	Acting Secretary	24/11/2009

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)
1/09/2026	NOC017
26/06/2013	NOC004
22/05/2011	NOC003
1/08/2010	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name