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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Newtown Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Newtown Playcentre
CC30560
N/A
Deregistered
31/10/2025

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

$0
$0

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

Newtown Playcentre
CC30560
N/A
Deregistered

Registration details

30/06/2008
August 31

Registration history

Registration Action Date effective Reason
De-registered 31/10/2025 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
Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

3 Harper Street
Newtown
Wellington
6021

Charity's other details

04 389 3475
newtown@playcenttre.org.nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC30560

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To provide quality Early Childhood Education for children 0 years - school age. We believe in parents as first and best educators and are a parent-run co-operative.

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

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Education

Education / training / research

Community development

Children / young people

General public, Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees

Entity Structure

We have a national umbrella organisation(the Playcentre Federation) with a regional hub that sits underneath this. We are one of many centres that sit within the lower North Island Regional Hub. Within our centre we have a flat structure with leadership provided by two coordinators and a team of officeholders.

Annual Returns

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Exemptions

Balance Date of 31 August – 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.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Jami Congson Secretary 18/09/2023
Nadine Tarsa Coordinator 18/09/2023
Penny McLean Treasurer 18/09/2023
Tina Hindmarsh Coordinator 28/10/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Samantha Nix Treasurer 16/10/2023
Fiona Clare Roberton Coordinator 18/09/2023
Katherine Maria Crawford Coordinator 18/09/2023
Rose Divjak Co-President 25/03/2022
Emma Dangerfield Secretary 22/10/2019
Cecile Lepage Co-President 27/10/2017
Elizabeth Clement Treasurer 27/10/2017
Elspeth White Information Officer 20/10/2014
Monika Ciolek Secretary 20/10/2014
Kim Schibli Treasurer 31/08/2014
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Charity Updates

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26/03/2022 NOC017
11/10/2021 NOC016
24/02/2016 NOC013
18/09/2013 NOC009
24/02/2013 AR005
10/08/2012 NOC008
1/03/2012 NOC007
5/02/2012 AR004
5/02/2012 NOC006
30/08/2010 NOC005
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