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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Mid-South Island Women's Refuge & Family Safety Services Incorporated
CC36213
9429042729594
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
June 30

Name change history

Name Effective Date
South Canterbury Women's Refuge 30/06/2008
Mid South Island Womens Refuge and Family Safety Services Incorporated 30/07/2014
Mid-South Island Women's Refuge and Family Safety Services Incorporated 10/07/2019

Address for service

PO Box 783
Timaru
7940
12 Elizabeth Street
Timaru 7910
Parkside
Timaru
7910

Charity's other details

03 684 8280
governance@scwr.co.nz
https://www.facebook.com/MSIWRFSS/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC36213

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To work towards the prevention and elimination of violence and in particular to support the rights of adults and children to care and protection. To provide: • Community Advocacy • Residential Services - Safe emergency, temporary accommodation • Domestic Violence Education programmes for adults and tamariki children • Family Support and Advocacy Services for vulnerable, at risk, families and individuals • Services to isolated, rural women and children suffering, experiencing or witnessing violence and abuse • Sexual Abuse Specialists for victims of sexual abuse - crisis and historical • Ministry of Justice Safety Services for protected adults and children • Integrated Safety Response - Family Harm Practitioners responding to high and low risk victims • Public Awareness - Family Violence Training • Court support specialist services to provide information, advocacy, psycho-social support that survivors require through the criminal justice system

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

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Refuge services to women and children

Other (please state)

(Services for/to women & children), Accommodation / housing, Education / training / research, Social services

Family / whanau

Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, General public, Migrants / refugees, All women and children

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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
30/06/2026 31/12/2026 - - - To be filed To be filed
30/06/2025 28/02/2026 30/01/2026 $1,968,825 $1,803,649 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2024 28/02/2025 12/09/2025 $1,983,965 $1,608,846 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023 29/02/2024 22/02/2024 $1,876,956 $1,171,009 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022 31/12/2022 25/11/2022 $1,526,367 $1,070,294 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021 31/12/2021 28/11/2021 $1,722,398 $979,943 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020 31/12/2020 24/11/2020 $960,214 $789,327 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2019 31/03/2020 10/03/2020 $696,781 $666,259 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2018 31/12/2018 5/11/2018 $627,249 $564,317 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2017 31/12/2017 20/12/2017 $558,742 $514,357 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Julie Fosbender Board Member 12/09/2025
Mark Raymond Offen Board Member 23/01/2024
Wendy Joy Nichol Board Member / Treasurer 23/01/2024
Vivienne Grace Wood Board Chairperson 17/12/2019

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Michelle Reeves Board Secretary 31/12/2025
Elizabeth Anne Stevenson Board Member 24/09/2025
Dawn Rangi-Smith Board Member 13/05/2025
Amanda Hawker Member 1/01/2025
Bronwyn May Turner Member 1/01/2025
Hinemoa McMahon Member 1/01/2025
Paula Susan Knife Member 1/01/2025
Courtney Amber Palmer Member 14/11/2024
Janet Lorimer Member 14/11/2024
Katrina Marie Ramsay Member 14/11/2024

Charity Updates

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14/01/2026 NOC032
2/11/2025 NOC030
12/09/2025 NOC029
27/03/2024 NOC026
10/05/2023 NOC024
10/05/2023 NOC023
17/02/2022 NOC021
17/02/2022 NOC020
24/11/2021 NOC019
24/11/2020 NOC017

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