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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Papamoa Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Papamoa Playcentre

Registration number:

CC36935

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

27/12/2025

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is consolidating and deregistering the local branches or similar entities. The national or parent body will continue to be a registered charity

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

Liabilities:

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

Legal name of the Charity:

Papamoa Playcentre

Registration number:

CC36935

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	27/12/2025	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

This charity is a member of the group called:

Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

301 Dickson Road

Papamoa Beach

Papamoa

3118

Charity's other details

Phone:

07 542 1349

Email:

papamoa@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/CC36935

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:

Other (please state)

(Families), Children / young people, General public, Family / whanau

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 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.

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	10/02/2017	$126,902	$100,739	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Gina Vergottini	Co-President	21/10/2024
Sheridan Hall	Treasurer	21/10/2024
Megan Tietjen	Secretary	1/10/2021
Rachel Tupou	President	1/10/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Abi Kilduff	Co-President	12/10/2024
Harriet Walker	Secretary	12/10/2024
Cheryl Jensen	Co-President	1/10/2022
Shereece Appleby	Co-President	1/10/2022
Janine Pharo	Co-President	30/09/2021
Jaydene Cargill	Treasurer	30/09/2021
Nicole Taylor	Co-President	30/09/2021
Samantha Louise Bunyan	Secretary	30/09/2021
Vicky Gray-Kippax	Co-President	30/09/2021
Elizabeth Mary Cribb	Co-President	16/10/2020
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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)
21/10/2024	NOC020
22/08/2023	NOC019
13/08/2021	NOC018
13/08/2021	NOC017
28/10/2020	NOC016
3/12/2019	NOC015
21/02/2018	NOC014
10/11/2016	NOC012
28/04/2016	NOC010
30/03/2016	NOC009
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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