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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Pongakawa Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Pongakawa Playcentre

Registration number:

CC36936

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

14/08/2025

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 Pongakawa Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Pongakawa Playcentre

Registration number:

CC36936

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	14/08/2025	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:

956 Old Coach Road

Pongakawa

3186

Charity's other details

Phone:

07 533 3250

Fax:

022 853 8544

Email:

pongakawa@playcentre.org.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/PongakawaPlaycentre/

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/CC36936

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

Incorporated Society

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
31/08/2024	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	$23,542	$22,828	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2015	29/02/2016	17/05/2017	$17,105	$25,031	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Abigail O'Connell	Property Manager	17/03/2025
Katie- Jayne Clark	Education Advocate	17/03/2025
Julie Rose Fluker	Treasurer	16/10/2022
Gemma Rice	President	15/10/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Shannan Davy	Secretary	1/05/2023
Hollie Wilson	President	16/10/2022
Christina Forrest	Co-President	17/10/2021
Melissa Mortensen	Treasurer	17/10/2021
Hollie Wilson	President	15/10/2020
Rachel Foster	President	19/09/2019
Erina Winter	Secretary	19/08/2019
Christina Forrest	Secretary	8/11/2018
Kea Weeks	Co-Treasurer	6/12/2017
Rebecca Lyall	Co-President and Secretary	1/02/2017
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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)
28/10/2021	NOC018
26/09/2019	NOC017
25/09/2019	NOC016
3/12/2018	NOC015
22/02/2018	NOC014
7/06/2017	NOC013
6/10/2016	NOC011
28/04/2016	NOC010
28/04/2016	NOC009
9/06/2015	NOC008
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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