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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Waikato Rural Support Trust
CC26679
9429043044160
Registered

Registration details

26/06/2008
December 31

Name change history

Name Effective Date
Waikato, Hauraki/Coromandel Rural Support Trust 26/06/2008
Waikato Rural Support Trust 26/11/2025

Address for service

C/- Cooper Aitken Limited
2 Arawa Street
Matamata
3400

Charity's other details

0800 787 254
brenda@ruralsupport.org.nz
https://www.rural-support.org.nz
www.facebook.com/ruralsupportwaikato


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC26679

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To improve wellbeing and build resilience within Waikato's rural community and to assist Rural Persons in Waikato who are undergoing challenges or hardship due to whatever factors.

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

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Emergency / disaster relief

Education / training / research, Community development, Social services, Care / protection of animals, Promotion of volunteering

Other (please state)

(All Rural People), Animals, General public

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.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
31/12/2025 30/06/2026 20/04/2026 $629,986 $457,024 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2024 30/06/2025 19/05/2025 $483,968 $395,376 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023 30/06/2024 16/04/2024 $706,535 $355,523 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022 30/06/2023 12/05/2023 $213,803 $231,956 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2021 30/06/2022 13/05/2022 $193,407 $155,973 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020 30/06/2021 10/05/2021 $159,141 $146,780 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019 30/06/2020 3/06/2020 $194,123 $163,930 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2018 30/06/2019 19/05/2019 $273,474 $190,838 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2017 30/06/2018 25/06/2018 $191,825 $189,301 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2016 30/06/2017 1/06/2017 $73,336 $123,544 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Jason Halford Trustee 8/06/2026
Lynda Coppersmith Trustee 8/06/2026
Divinia Nan Birdsall Trustee 9/02/2026
Matthew Edward Buckley Trustee 24/11/2025
Stephen Stafford-Bush Treasurer 28/11/2019
Philip Ross Journeaux Trustee 29/03/2016
Neil Frank Bateup Chairman 16/03/2007

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Peter Ross Buckley Trustee 8/06/2026
Grant Harvey Victor Coombes Trustee 13/04/2026
Vanessa Maree Thomson Trustee 21/05/2025
Bev Sandford Trustee 7/04/2025
Gillian Clare Simcock Trustee 26/06/2024
John Walter Fisher Treasurer 2/05/2019
Norm Barker Trustee 26/04/2018
Frances Sydney Fraser-Jones Trustee 1/05/2011
Susanne Kay Saunders Trustee 25/02/2011

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)
29/07/2026 NOC034
19/06/2026 NOC033
11/02/2026 NOC031
26/11/2025 NOC030
26/11/2025 NOC029
29/10/2025 NOC028
9/07/2025 NOC026
18/10/2024 NOC024
1/07/2024 NOC022
28/02/2020 NOC015

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