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This is the charity information for: Amitabha Buddhist Association of New Zealand.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Amitabha Buddhist Association of New Zealand

Registration number:

CC31773

NZBN number:

9429043103003

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

31/03/2024

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is closing down permanently or has closed down (winding up)

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

Liabilities:

Below are details of Amitabha Buddhist Association of New Zealand at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Amitabha Buddhist Association of New Zealand

Registration number:

CC31773

NZBN number:

9429043103003

Current Status:

Deregistered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

March 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
De-registered	31/03/2024	The charity is closing down permanently or has closed down (winding up)
Registered	30/06/2008

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

2 Nicholson Place

Hillcrest

Auckland

627

Charity's other details

Phone:

09 443 6628

Fax:

09 443 6628

Email:

amtb.nz@gmail.com

Website:

http://www.amtb.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/CC31773

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

AMTBNZ has set up clear purpose at the Deed of trust of AMTBNZ which states AMTBNZ is set up for exclusively charitable purposes, to provide learning centre for Buddhist and non Buddhist to learn and practice Buddhism; To provide education program; to establish Buddhist Library and distribution centre to distribute Buddhism related materials; to organize and/or sponsor public talks, seminars etc; to promote multicultural understanding between different religious, ethnic groups according to Buddha “we are all one entity”; to be the spiritual body to guide, assist and care for all sentient being in general and aged sentient being in particular; to provide relief to people who are poor, in need, aged or suffering hardship etc; all things incidental to the charitable purpose described etc.

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

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides advice / information / advocacy, Buddhism Activities

Sectors:

Religious activities

Accommodation / housing, Education / training / research, Health, Environment / conservation, Community development, Emergency / disaster relief, Social services, Arts / culture / heritage, International activities, People with disabilities, Promotion of volunteering, Buddhism Education

Beneficiaries:

Religious groups

Children / young people, Older people, Animals, People with disabilities, General public, Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees

Entity Structure

Charity has about 25 members and uses a commercial place 15a/80 Paul Matthews rd lending by trustee Mr. CP Lee and his wife free of charge. The trust has purchased some Buddhism materials from overseas which used by the members who are regularly meeting at the place. They also have scheduled activities weekly , practicing of walking and sitting meditation, A Chinese Dhama Talk and Sunday has weekly practice with a shared lunch for closure. There is on trading activities for this charity.

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
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	10/05/2024	$100	$1,496	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	21/09/2023	$17,062	$30,015	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	22/07/2022	$0	$0	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	12/08/2021	$3,431	$435	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	11/08/2020	$2,653	$3,969	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	1/08/2019	$10,283	$4,194	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	28/08/2018	$10,326	$13,045	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	3/10/2017	$10,676	$12,373	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2016	30/09/2016	1/11/2016	$11,356	$6,266	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2015	30/09/2015	20/11/2015	$8,870	$9,522	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Aiming Lin	Committee member	21/10/2017
Bao Hui Chen	Committee member	21/10/2017
Mei Ying Yang	Committee member	21/10/2017
Min Jiang Ren	Committee member	21/10/2017
Hui Chen Chuang	Committee Member	2/09/2011
Chi Ping Lee	Trustee	30/06/2008
Siu Lin Lam Lee	Trustee	30/06/2008

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Celia Xiang	Committee member	20/10/2017
Ming Yu	Executive Officer	20/10/2017
Oly Su	Committee Member	20/10/2017
Zi Ying Su	Commitee Member	20/10/2017
Lung Yuan	Committee member	31/03/2015
Tun Fu Chou	Executive Officer	31/03/2014
Hui Chen Chuang	Committee Member	31/01/2014
Ling Lan Jiang	Committee Member	31/01/2014
Ling Lin Jiang	Committee Member	31/05/2011

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)
21/10/2017	NOC011
9/02/2014	NOC008
1/10/2012	AR006
18/09/2011	NOC003
18/09/2011	NOC002
29/09/2010	AR004
6/11/2009	AR002

Charity Documents

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