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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Omokoroa Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Omokoroa Playcentre

Registration number:

CC36931

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

22/08/2025

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is merging or has merged with another registered charity

Merged Charity:

Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

$55,000

Liabilities:

The Charity’s accumulated assets and income have been:

Retained as they are continuing to operate

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

Legal name of the Charity:

Omokoroa Playcentre

Registration number:

CC36931

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

August 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
De-registered	22/08/2025	The charity is merging or has merged with another registered charity
Registered	30/06/2008

This charity is a member of the group called:

Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

334 Omokoroa Road

Omokoroa

3172

Charity's other details

Email:

omokoroa@playcentre.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Bay of Plenty

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC36931

Group Members

Below are all the members of Playcentre Aotearoa. Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Awanui Playcentre
Beachhaven Playcentre Incorporated
Coromandel Playcentre Incorporated
Leamington Playcentre
Mairangi Bay Play Centre
Matamata Playcentre
Mayfield Playcentre
Mornington Playcentre
Opoho Playcentre
Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa
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Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

We are a family/whanau led licensed early childhood centre. We are a co-operative community based centre where play and learning are valued for children and their whanau.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Community development, Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

Family / whanau

Children / young people, General public, Families

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 29 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.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/08/2025	28/02/2026	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2024	28/02/2025	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2023	29/02/2024	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2022	28/02/2023	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2021	28/02/2022	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2020	28/02/2021	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2019	29/02/2020	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2018	28/02/2019	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2017	28/02/2018	Member of '' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2016	28/02/2017	9/02/2017	$33,436	$31,402	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Anna Cave	Treasurer	24/10/2024
Courtney Griffin	Secretary	24/10/2024
Rachel Buer	President	24/10/2024

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Emma-Jane (EJ) Marie Weller	Co-President	23/10/2024
Jennifer Hague	Co-President	23/10/2024
Julia Muriel McCullough	Treasurer	23/10/2024
Lauren Thorne	Secretary	23/10/2024
Gillian Hook	Co-President/Secretary	11/10/2020
Emma Ward	Treasurer	11/09/2019
Julia Maree Third	Co-President	11/09/2019
Natasha Jean Murphy	Co-President	11/09/2019
Angela Wallace	President	24/10/2018
Anna Gregg	Secretary	24/10/2018
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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)
27/11/2024	NOC016
27/11/2020	NOC015
20/02/2020	NOC014
13/12/2019	NOC013
6/11/2018	NOC012
21/02/2018	NOC011
4/05/2017	NOC010
6/10/2016	NOC008
28/04/2016	NOC007
30/03/2016	NOC006
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Charity Documents

Notices

This entity was removed from a single entity group (CC36923) on 16 February 2018.

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name