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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Wellington Sri Lankan School
WSLS
CC35807
N/A
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
December 31

Address for service

4A Epuni Street
Hutt Central
Lower Hutt
5011

Charity's other details

ajanthi.ranatunga@yahoo.com
http://www.wslsnz.org


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:


https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC35807

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Vision- To provide all learners with the opportunity to experience and acquire knowledge and understanding of Sri Lankan (Sinhala) culture. Mission: To facilitate our vision through language acquisition, creativity, spiritual understanding and inter/ intra community involvement with the wider New Zealand society.

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

Other (please state)

(Educating children in their mother tongue and teaching Buddhist values and their application to daily life.)

Education / training / research

Community development, Arts / culture / heritage, Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering, Mother tongue education

Children / young people

People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, General public, Migrants / refugees

Legal Structure


Annual Returns

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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 Annual Return Summary
31/12/2025 30/06/2026 27/06/2026 $8,319 $7,342 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2024 30/06/2025 16/06/2025 $6,626 $5,476 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2023 30/06/2024 2/06/2024 $5,599 $5,071 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2022 30/06/2023 5/06/2023 $6,485 $5,498 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2021 30/06/2022 6/06/2022 $5,792 $4,637 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2020 30/06/2021 21/06/2021 $4,296 $3,559 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2019 30/09/2020 11/09/2020 $1,760 $4,669 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2018 31/08/2019 29/08/2019 $5,174 $3,578 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2017 31/08/2018 31/10/2018 $2,315 $4,382 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2016 30/06/2017 30/08/2017 $4,459 $4,509 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Gayani Sulochana Abeygunawardhane Secretary 1/01/2026
Srinika Gunawardane Coordinator 1/01/2026
Ajanthi Ranatunga Treasurer 1/12/2023
Nuwani Amaratunga Assistant Secretary 1/01/2021
NIMANTHI WIIJAYARATNE COORDINATOR 5/01/2014
Dhammika Muthumala Grants coordinator 20/02/2011
Gamini Settinayake Committee Member 1/07/2007
Seedevi De Silva Committee Member 1/07/2007

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Sujith Shiroman Arachchige Coordinator 31/12/2025
Inoka Sanjeevanie Ginthotage Secretary 31/12/2024
Niranjala Kodituwakku Treasurer 31/12/2023
Sarabga Hitihamillage Secretary 31/12/2023
THARANGA WITHARANA TREASURER 1/01/2021
WIMAL HERATH SECRETARY 1/01/2021
Anuruddha Perera Secretary 6/08/2017
Chritha Pitawala Treasurer 31/12/2013
Priyantha De Silva Coordinator 31/12/2013
Jayasena De Silva Treasurer 19/02/2011

Charity Updates

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15/06/2025 NOC022
17/11/2023 NOC020
10/01/2023 NOC018
9/06/2022 NOC017
14/07/2021 NOC014
21/06/2021 NOC012
28/08/2017 NOC007
2/07/2017 NOC006
30/06/2016 NOC005
26/06/2012 AR005

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