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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Ashburton Congregation Of Jehovah's Witnesses

Registration number:

CC27426

NZBN number:

9429042638377

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

August 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

30B Russell Avenue

Allenton

Ashburton

7700

Charity's Street Address:

264 Cameron Street

Ashburton 7700

Hampstead

Ashburton

7700

Charity's other details

Areas of Operation:

Canterbury

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC27426

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The practice and advancement of the Christian religion founded on the Holy Bible as understood by the denomination of Christians known as Jehovah's Witnesses, including through the provision or support of a public place of worship known as a Kingdom Hall to facilitate Bible study programs and lectures

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

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Religious activities

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Older people, 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 28 February 2009 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 28 February 2010

For Year Ended

Due Date

Date Submitted

Total Income

Total Expenditure

Financial Statements

Annual Return Summary

31/08/2025

28/02/2026

10/02/2026

$35,349

$29,098

31/08/2024

28/02/2025

18/01/2025

$25,975

$27,291

31/08/2023

29/02/2024

25/02/2024

$26,552

$32,419

31/08/2022

28/02/2023

26/01/2023

$25,055

$19,940

31/08/2021

28/02/2022

5/02/2022

$23,304

$26,382

31/08/2020

28/02/2021

8/02/2021

$15,102

$9,834

31/08/2019

29/02/2020

3/02/2020

$11,066

$17,647

31/08/2018

28/02/2019

8/01/2019

$37,707

$29,245

31/08/2017

28/02/2018

22/01/2018

$10,943

$14,318

31/08/2016

28/02/2017

19/02/2017

$12,496

$9,161

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Ross Pratt	Committee Member	1/09/2025
Mark Richardson	Committee Member	24/04/2023
Daveson Asuncion	Committee Member	8/02/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name

Position

Past Since

Mark Weare

Committee member

31/08/2025

Clark R Johnstone

Committee Member

10/04/2023

Brian R Launscher

committee member

1/09/2021

Clark Raymond Johnstone

Committee member

31/08/2020

David Beasy

Cobe

30/11/2019

Anthony Shaw

CoBE

17/12/2018

Denis Roy Laubscher

secretary

31/12/2017

David John Walters

Secretary

1/08/2016

Campbell Alexander Sutherland Duncan

6/5/12

8/04/2016

Denis Roy Laubscher

6/5/12

8/04/2016

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)
29/12/2016	NOC008
19/04/2016	NOC007
20/01/2014	NOC006
7/05/2012	NOC003
17/08/2011	NOC002
29/01/2011	AR003

Charity Documents

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