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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Tauranga Jazz Society Incorporated.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Tauranga Jazz Society Incorporated

Registration number:

CC29781

NZBN number:

9429042846444

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

May 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 2057

Tauranga

3144

Charity's Street Address:

5 Wharf Street

Tauranga 3110

Tauranga South

Tauranga

3110

Charity's other details

Phone:

0274533425

Email:

mandy@jazz.org.nz

Website:

https://www.jazz.org.nz

Facebook:

taurangajazzsociety

Twitter:

JazzFestTga

Other Social Network:

instagram.com/jazzfestnz

Areas of Operation:

Bay of Plenty

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC29781

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Society is established and maintained exclusively for charitable purposes, namely to benefit the community by: 1. Encouraging and facilitating cultural expression through jazz Aotearoa New Zealand at local, national levels 2. Promoting and fostering the performance, education and appreciation of jazz music 3. The preservation of the annual National Jazz Festival Tauranga and the National Youth Jazz Competition 4. Cooperating with and further the objects of any other organisations whether incorporated or not whose objects are altogether or in part similar to thosie of this society 5. Representing and cultivating diversity, equity and inclusion 6. Any income, benefit, or advantage must be used to advance the charitable purposes of the Society.

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(National Jazz Festival National Youth Jazz Competition Jazz education)

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Beneficiaries:

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
31/05/2026	30/11/2026	4/09/2026	$457,981	$438,253	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2025	30/11/2025	1/09/2025	$451,392	$473,162	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2024	30/11/2024	16/09/2024	$468,824	$479,170	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2023	30/11/2023	27/10/2023	$635,017	$706,426	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2022	30/11/2022	27/10/2022	$224,752	$147,889	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2021	30/11/2021	6/10/2021	$402,667	$342,298	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2020	30/11/2020	3/09/2020	$130,852	$148,464	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2019	30/11/2019	13/09/2019	$363,411	$341,838	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2018	30/11/2018	27/08/2018	$388,199	$378,665	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2017	30/11/2017	21/02/2018	$385,888	$357,245	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Alan Lionel Withy	Committee Member	27/08/2026
John David Page	Committee Member	27/08/2026
Kate Michelle Ila Martin	Committee Member	27/08/2026
Janet Derbyshire	Vice President	31/08/2025
Paul Kenneth Hoskin	Committee	31/08/2025
Jeff Baker	President	21/07/2015

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Amanda May Ryan	Committee Member and General Manager	27/08/2026
Liam Francis McCarthy Ryan	Vice President	27/08/2026
Marc David Anderson	Committee Member	27/08/2026
Joanne Melbourne	Committee Member	30/09/2025
Akash Dutta	Committee member	31/08/2025
Wayne Melville	Vice-President	31/08/2025
Andrea Meredith	Vice President	31/05/2024
David Porter	Committee Member	31/05/2024
Timothy Gillon	Committee Member	31/07/2023
Alana Rochelle Milson	Committee Member	6/10/2021
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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)
7/09/2026	NOC033
11/12/2025	NOC031
1/09/2025	NOC029
1/09/2025	NOC028
17/09/2024	NOC027
16/09/2024	NOC025
27/10/2022	NOC023
21/07/2021	NOC020
9/10/2017	NOC014
6/10/2017	NOC013
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Charity Documents

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