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Charity Summary


Charity Details

The Cawthron Foundation
CC28711
9429043057719
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
June 30

Name change history

Name Effective Date
The Thomas Cawthron Charitable Trust 30/06/2008
The Cawthron Foundation 30/04/2015

Address for service

Private Bag 2
Nelson Mail Centre
Nelson
7042
98 Halifax Street East
The Wood
Nelson
7010

Charity's other details

03 548 2319 x 390
Dominic.Bloomfield@cawthron.org.nz
http://www.cawthron.org.nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC28711

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To enable Cawthron Institute to receive the benefit of bequests, gifts, and endowments for the following purposes: • to develop science for the public good; • to initiate, develop and deliver educational programmes which further scientific knowledge; • to enhance its profile of scientific research by effective promotion, marketing and co-operation; • to establish and provide scholarships to promote the furthering of scientific knowledge and practices.

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

Sponsors / undertakes research

Makes grants / loans to individuals, Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities), Supports Research

Education / training / research

Environment / conservation, Science

Other (please state)

(Cawthron Institute, New Zealand public, students, environment)

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act
The Cawthron Institute Trust Board

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
30/06/2026 31/12/2026 - - - To be filed To be filed
30/06/2025 31/12/2025 8/10/2025 $409,000 $152,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2024 31/12/2024 4/11/2024 $150,000 $127,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023 31/12/2023 20/11/2023 $148,000 $71,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022 31/12/2022 17/11/2022 $84,000 $170,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021 31/12/2021 17/12/2021 $27,000 $218,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020 31/12/2020 19/11/2020 $273,000 $192,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2019 31/12/2019 1/10/2019 $300,000 $158,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2018 31/12/2018 23/11/2018 $62,000 $96,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2017 31/12/2017 19/03/2018 $14,000 $33,000 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Lindsay McKenzie Chair 24/11/2025
Lees Andrew Seymour Trustee 1/04/2024
Naomi Solomon Trustee 1/01/2024
Nick Smith Trustee 18/07/2023
Rachel Boyack-Mayer Trustee 6/11/2020
Steve Maina-Mwangi Trustee 16/07/2020
Tim King Trustee 16/07/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
John Leonard Palmer Chair 24/11/2025
Meg Matthews Trustee 1/03/2024
Rachel Reese Trustee 7/10/2022
Nick Smith Trustee 6/11/2020
Alexander James Jeremy Glasgow Trustee 16/07/2020
John Morgan Williams Chair 16/07/2020
Kevin Armstrong Trustee 16/07/2020
Sarah-Jane Weir \\trustee (Acting Chair CITB) 8/12/2019
Richard Geoffrey Kempthorne Trustee 11/10/2019
Robert Dickinson Trustee 25/09/2019

Charity Updates

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25/11/2025 NOC036
6/11/2024 NOC034
28/02/2024 NOC032
18/07/2023 NOC030
7/06/2022 NOC028
17/06/2021 NOC026
15/02/2021 NOC025
20/07/2020 NOC023
3/03/2020 NOC022
25/11/2019 NOC021

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