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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: The Lady Tait Charitable Trust.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Lady Tait Charitable Trust

Registration number:

CC32178

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 708

Christchurch Central

Christchurch

8140

Charity's Street Address:

243 Memorial Avenue

Burnside

Christchurch

8053

Charity's other details

Email:

katie@rbcal.co.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC32178

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To hold funds to devote or apply to any charitable purpose in NZ

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

Activities:

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

Makes grants / loans to individuals, Provides other finance (e.g. investment funds)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Health, Community development, Emergency / disaster relief, Social services, Arts / culture / heritage, Education

Beneficiaries:

General public

Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

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 31/05/2009 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 31/05/2010.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	18/09/2025	$21,547	$14,891	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	24/09/2024	$25,050	$10,653	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	11/05/2023	$21,348	$8,582	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	13/05/2022	$13,150	$5,959	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	24/05/2021	$11,435	$6,030	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	22/04/2020	$18,376	$11,176	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	9/07/2019	$18,021	$13,063	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	6/06/2018	$18,271	$13,028	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	16/06/2017	$17,718	$13,386	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Edward Robert McPherson Bijl	Trustee	23/09/2024
Deborah Jonquil Tait	Trustee	24/06/2008

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Ronald Joseph Gillatt	Trustee	21/02/2024
Hazel Maureen Tait	Trustee	17/03/2015

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)
10/07/2025	NOC017
18/03/2025	NOC016
20/03/2015	NOC005
2/07/2014	NOC004
21/08/2013	AR005
7/09/2011	AR003
28/05/2010	AR002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name