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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Te Puke Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Te Puke Playcentre

Registration number:

CC36944

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

30/07/2025

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:

$27,842

Liabilities:

$353

The Charity’s accumulated assets and income have been:

Distributed to another registered Charity or Charities

Charity/Charities:
- Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa

Below are details of Te Puke Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Te Puke Playcentre

Registration number:

CC36944

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	30/07/2025	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:

PO Box 1075

Seventh Avenue

Tauranga

3140

Charity's Street Address:

Stock Road

Te Puke

Charity's other details

Phone:

07 573 7537

Email:

te.puke@playcentre.org.nz

Website:

https://www.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/CC36944

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:

Children / young people

General public, Family / whanau, 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 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	$34,185	$32,548	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2015	29/02/2016	17/05/2017	$19,481	$24,539	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Katherine Atkinson	Treasurer	1/10/2024
Shannan Ing	Co-Ordinator	1/09/2024
Bronnie Woods	Secretary	28/10/2022
Carina Dobbin	Treasurer	28/10/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Jessica Hawkey	Co-President	1/01/2025
Holly Emma Brawn-Douglas	President	1/10/2024
Helen Perry	Secretary	28/10/2022
Lisa Marie Dill	Treasurer	28/10/2022
Lyn Maree Brassington	Co-President	24/09/2020
Angel Kirstin Lagerwaard	Secretary	31/10/2019
Helen Ann Perry	President	31/10/2019
Alaina Adlam	Treasurer	24/10/2018
Lauren Green	Co-President	24/10/2018
Lorraine Doughty	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)
14/05/2025	NOC023
21/02/2023	NOC022
23/10/2020	NOC020
19/02/2020	NOC019
17/02/2020	NOC018
6/11/2018	NOC017
1/11/2018	NOC016
21/02/2018	NOC015
28/04/2016	NOC013
1/06/2015	NOC012
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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