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Charity Details

Shama, Ethnic Women's Trust
Shama (Hamilton Ethnic Women's Centre Trust)
CC37381
9429043014439
Registered

Registration details

2/02/2009
June 30

Name change history

Name Effective Date
Shama (Hamilton Ethnic Womens Centre) 2/02/2009
Shama, Ethnic Women's Trust 22/05/2020

Address for service

PO Box 4218
Hamilton East
Hamilton
3247
27 Beatty Street
Melville
Hamilton
3206

Charity's other details

07 843 3811
07 843 3818
info@shama.org.nz
https://www.shama.org.nz
SHAMA Hamilton Ethnic Women's Centre


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:


https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC37381

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Shama is a vibrant social service agency providing support, advocacy and programme in order to empower women, their children and their families. The purpose is to empower and educate ethnic women so they can integrate into NZ and raise safe and successful families & communities and where they are able to exercise their rights and responsibilities, live a life of dignity free from the fear of violence and be recognized as valuable members of the community. Shama provides a friendly & safe environment where ethnic women can meet and bring their children. We provide social work support, lifeskill classes, resources, advocacy, home visits and legal advice. Our long term goal is to continue to provide culturally appropriate support and services to ethnic women, children and their families to enable them to reach their goals and aspirations and so to be able to contribute back to the community.

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

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Social services

Education / training / research, Health, Community development, Promotion of volunteering

Other (please state)

(Different Ethnic Women, family and children)

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.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
30/06/2025 31/12/2025 18/12/2025 $1,975,163 $1,906,991 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2024 31/12/2024 18/12/2024 $2,085,871 $1,893,134 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2023 31/12/2023 27/12/2023 $1,677,353 $1,602,216 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2022 31/03/2023 30/03/2023 $1,416,512 $1,303,608 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2021 31/12/2021 29/12/2021 $1,181,121 $1,189,646 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2020 28/02/2021 4/03/2021 $865,008 $873,869 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019 30/09/2019 26/09/2019 $420,116 $383,675 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2018 30/09/2018 26/09/2018 $354,100 $346,076 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2017 30/09/2017 22/09/2017 $304,852 $304,937 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2016 30/09/2016 17/09/2016 $285,613 $274,021 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
= Balance Date Change
- This annual return will cover the financial period between 1 April 2019- 30 June 2020 (15 months) due to a balance date change.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Nora Milena Arango Bedoya Trustee 21/03/2026
Manuela Soldenhoff Trustee 20/04/2024
Sripriya Somasekhar Trustee 10/12/2022
Rachel Simon-Kumar Trustee 9/08/2019
Sarkaw Mohammad Randhawa Trustee 9/08/2019
Priya Kurian Trustee 20/11/2006
Gladys Stephens Trustee 18/11/2005

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Maria Crasta Advisory Board 11/08/2024
Anthea Marcelle Fester Trustee 24/11/2023
Arezou Zalipour Trustee 24/11/2023
Anthea Fester Trustee 15/01/2021
Anjum Rahman Trustee 5/06/2020
Vanessa McLean Trustee 9/08/2019
Janet Marie Franks Trustee 1/04/2019
Rachel Simon-kumar Trustee 14/09/2018
Maria Christine Crasta Trustee 9/06/2017
Nirmala Narasimhan Trustee 30/09/2016

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)
2/04/2026 NOC036
27/05/2025 NOC034
13/01/2025 NOC032
13/01/2025 NOC031
6/05/2024 NOC029
9/07/2023 NOC027
31/05/2023 NOC026
25/05/2023 NOC025
23/04/2023 NOC024
27/10/2020 NOC019

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