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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Financial Freedom Trust.

Charity Details

Financial Freedom Trust
CC34293
9429042873051
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
June 30

Name change history

Name Effective Date
The Financial Freedom Trust 30/06/2008
Financial Freedom Trust 15/12/2010

Address for service

PO Box 787
Palmerston North Central
Palmerston North
4440
54 Pascal Street
Palmerston North
4410

Charity's other details

06 357 6122
06 357 6123
admin@fft.org.nz
http://www.fft.org.nz
https://www.facebook.com/financialfreedomtrust


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC34293

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The mission of Financial Freedom Trust (FFT) is to alleviate the financial burdens and pressures on members of the community by providing financial mentoring, budgeting services and education, to enable them to achieve financial freedom and security. It aims to assist, equip and empower families and individuals to find freedom, satisfaction and confidence in handling their own affairs through the development of good money management skills. FFT's services serve to enhance the quality of life of families, and people from a wide range of ages and ethnicities. It does so by providing the following services: • One on one financial mentoring/budgeting including negotiating with creditors, insolvency and assisting in crises; • Budgeting skills seminars/workshops for groups; Money Mates courses for small groups; • Total Money Management for people unable to manage their own finances for a variety of reasons including mental disabilities and addictions.

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

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Makes grants / loans to individuals, Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Budgeting Services for individuals and budgeting skills seminars for groups

Social services

Education / training / research, Budgeting Services and Education; Interest-free Loans

Family / whanau

Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, General public, 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 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
30/06/2026 31/12/2026 - - - To be filed To be filed
30/06/2025 31/03/2026 27/03/2026 $83,485 $150,538 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024 31/12/2024 25/09/2024 $157,145 $143,450 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023 31/12/2023 27/09/2023 $172,426 $140,899 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022 31/12/2022 17/08/2022 $146,342 $130,515 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021 31/12/2021 19/11/2021 $135,824 $134,364 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020 31/12/2020 2/10/2020 $97,559 $95,294 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2019 31/12/2019 29/10/2019 $100,721 $106,406 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2018 31/12/2018 4/10/2018 $153,962 $71,152 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2017 31/12/2017 7/08/2018 $106,250 $100,913 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Catherine Lisa Rikihana Trustee 15/02/2023
Russell Stuart Flavall Trustee 1/01/2018
Ricky Timothy Carmont Trustee 15/03/2017
Indraraj Alagaratnam Mylvaganam Manager 1/05/2010
Alexander Lindsay Gordon Middleton Trustee 1/07/2009

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Robert Lawrence Sanson Trustee 29/02/2024
Warren Walter Olson Trustee 15/12/2021
Alan McGrath Trustee 20/03/2019
Craig Higgie Trustee 31/12/2017
Kevin Dominic Vincent Trustee 31/12/2016
Antonie Eggink Trustee 27/08/2014
John Vernon Harrison Trustee 31/05/2012
Jonathon Bruce Hannon Trustee 12/03/2012
Bruce Samuel Parsons Trustee 31/12/2008

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)
20/02/2025 NOC024
22/08/2024 NOC022
16/02/2023 NOC020
18/08/2022 NOC019
2/02/2022 NOC017
22/11/2018 NOC013
7/08/2018 NOC010
22/03/2017 NOC009
16/12/2014 NOC007
8/01/2013 NOC003
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