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This is the charity information for: Canterbury Mountain Radio Service Incorporated.

Charity Details

Removal details

Legal name of the Charity:

Canterbury Mountain Radio Service Incorporated

Registration number:

CC31704

NZBN number:

9429042602422

Current Status:

Removed

Removal Date

04/05/2026

Removal Reason:

This organisation has been removed because its legal entity as an incorporated society has ceased to exist under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 Schedule 1 clause 12.

Below are details of Canterbury Mountain Radio Service Incorporated at the date of removal:

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

June 30

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
Removed	4/05/2026	This organisation has been removed because its legal entity as an incorporated society has ceased to exist under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 Schedule 1 clause 12.
Registered	30/06/2008

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

28A Tainui Street

Somerfield

Christchurch

8024

Charity's Street Address:

28A Tainui Street

75 Clarence Street

Somerfield

Christchurch

8024

Charity's other details

Phone:

(03)9429847

Email:

iangardiner2017@gmail.com

Areas of Operation:

Canterbury

Otago

Southland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC31704

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To promote and encourage,in the interests of safety,the use of radio telephones in the NZ Mountains and Valleys by members of all community services and general public

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Previously our main activity was the Hire of Portable radios/telephones and making mountain radio broadcasts each day. Now our main activity is taking steps to windup the society.)

Sectors:

Sport / recreation

Environment / conservation, Emergency / disaster relief

Beneficiaries:

General public

Voluntary bodies other than charities

Entity Structure

As we are an Incorporated Society, we have a Chairman, Treasurer, Technician and Hon. Secretary and a small committee. We stopped our daily/nightly mountain radio broadcasts on 30 June 2023 and hut radio service 21/01/24. We are currently in the process of recovering our assets with the view of winding up the society at a date yet to be determined. As such we have no regular income at this time

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 31 December 2008 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 31 December 2009.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
30/06/2024	31/12/2024	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
30/06/2023	31/12/2023	29/01/2024	$6,751	$15,651	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022	31/12/2022	5/09/2022	$10,332	$16,939	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021	28/02/2022	23/03/2022	$33,129	$19,511	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020	31/12/2020	13/01/2022	$33,252	$30,622	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2019	31/12/2019	19/11/2019	$33,569	$49,643	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2018	31/12/2018	17/01/2019	$44,492	$47,895	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2017	31/12/2017	20/12/2018	$49,242	$67,916	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2016	31/12/2016	27/02/2017	$70,818	$69,280	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Robert Martin Balch	Chairman	17/09/2021
Colin Wilmshurt	Technician	16/01/2019
Denis Weaver	Treasurer	1/12/2002
Ian Donald Gardiner	Hon. Secretary	26/09/1975

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Paul Derbridge White	Chairman	1/07/2017

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)
29/01/2024	NOC014
13/06/2020	NOC009
18/12/2010	NOC002

Charity Documents

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