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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Karaka Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Karaka Playcentre

Registration number:

CC30283

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

30/09/2025

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is consolidating and deregistering the local branches or similar entities. The national or parent body will continue to be a registered charity

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

Liabilities:

Below are details of Karaka Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Karaka Playcentre

Registration number:

CC30283

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

August 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
De-registered	30/09/2025	The charity is consolidating and deregistering the local branches or similar entities. The national or parent body will continue to be a registered charity
Registered	30/06/2008

This charity is a member of the group called:

Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

299 Linwood Road

R.d.1

Papakura

Auckland

2580

Charity's other details

Phone:

09 292 7675

Email:

karaka@playcentre.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Auckland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC30283

Group Members

Below are all the members of Playcentre Aotearoa. Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Awanui Playcentre
Beachhaven Playcentre Incorporated
Coromandel Playcentre Incorporated
Leamington Playcentre
Mairangi Bay Play Centre
Matamata Playcentre
Mayfield Playcentre
Mornington Playcentre
Opoho Playcentre
Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa
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Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Karaka Playcentre is a family/whanau led, licensed early childhood centre. We are a co-operative community based centre, in a rural area, where play and learning are valued for children and their whanau. Playcentre is a family organisation where * we empower adults and children to play, work, learn and grow together * we honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and celebrate people's uniqueness * we value and affirm parents as the first and best educators of their children so that whānau are strengthened and communities enriched.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

People with disabilities, Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees

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.

Please note: This charity is a member of a Group which submits Consolidated Annual Returns. To view these Annual Returns on the Group Summary click here. Any Annual Returns listed below were submitted when this charity was a single entity.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/08/2025	28/02/2026	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2024	28/02/2025	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2023	29/02/2024	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2022	28/02/2023	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2021	28/02/2022	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2020	28/02/2021	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2019	29/02/2020	Member of '' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2018	28/02/2019	10/04/2019	$72,506	$57,865	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2017	28/02/2018	21/05/2018	$63,160	$63,684	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2016	28/02/2017	27/02/2017	$74,370	$61,996	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Kelly Hitchcock	Treasurer	1/08/2023
Angharad Kathleen Morag Yearbury	Treasurer	16/10/2019
Claire Nielson	Co-President	16/10/2019
Andrea McDonald	Secretary	27/09/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Pamela Thompson	Co-President	17/12/2021
Sian Redshaw	Secretary	29/09/2017
Annabell Quinn	President	27/09/2017
Michelle Anne Jensen	Treasurer	27/09/2017
Donnelle Bellanger-Taylor	Fundraising	31/08/2016
Gretchen Bennett	Property	31/08/2016
Jenny Glover	President	31/08/2016
Kelly Rosie	Treasurer	31/08/2016
Michelle Williams	Enrolments Officer	31/08/2016
Sarah Wilson	Secretary	31/08/2016
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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)
30/09/2025	NOC013
7/08/2023	NOC012
20/11/2019	NOC011
20/11/2017	NOC008
2/12/2013	NOC006
25/03/2013	AR005
22/01/2012	NOC002
16/02/2011	AR003
2/02/2010	AR002

Charity Documents

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