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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Rakaia Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Rakaia Playcentre
Mid-Canterbury Playcentres
CC34395
N/A
Deregistered
20/10/2025

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

$34,000
$29,000

The Charity’s accumulated assets and income have been:


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

Rakaia Playcentre
Mid-Canterbury Playcentres
CC34395
N/A
Deregistered

Registration details

30/06/2008
August 31

Registration history

Registration Action Date effective Reason
De-registered 20/10/2025 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

18 Mackie Street
Rakaia
7710

Charity's other details

033035092
rakaia@playcentre.org.nz
http://www.playcentre.org.nz
https://www.facebook.com/rakaiaplaycentre


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC34395

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Rakaia Playcentre is a family led, licensed early childhood centre. We are a co-operative community based centre where play and learning are valued for children & their family.

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

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers), Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Education / training / research

Community development, Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering

Family / whanau

Children / young people, General public

Entity Structure

Rakaia Playcentre is managed & goverened by the parents of the children who attend the centre. Decisions are made via consensus and officers are elected from amongst the committee (of which every parent of an enrolled child is a member)

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 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
Courtney Hamilton Co-President 2/11/2023
Jamie Meechin Co-President 2/11/2023
Cathrine Stead Treasurer 15/10/1985

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Denise Coppens Muller Co-Treasurer 2/11/2023
Elizabeth Waugh President 2/11/2023
Hannah McLintock Vice President 2/11/2023
Laura Lepoutre Co-Treasurer 2/11/2023
Laura Lepoutre Co-Treasurer 10/03/2022
Liz Waugh Treasurer 15/10/2020
Anita Renes Secretary 10/10/2019
Rebecca Wiseman President 10/10/2019
Kat Green Co-President 13/10/2016
Terri Doig Secretary 13/10/2016
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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)
19/06/2024 NOC016
2/05/2022 NOC015
2/05/2022 NOC014
7/12/2017 NOC012
17/12/2015 NOC010
23/06/2014 NOC009
5/03/2014 NOC008
19/02/2013 AR006
21/02/2012 NOC003
8/02/2011 NOC002
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Charity Documents

Notices

This entity was removed from a single entity group (CC34386) on 15 February 2018.

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