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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Genealogical Computing Group of New Zealand Society of Genealogists

Registration number:

CC37778

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 26697

Epsom

Auckland

1344

Charity's Street Address:

LEVEL 1

159 Queens Road

Panmure

Auckland

1072

Charity's other details

Phone:

(09) 570-4248

Fax:

(09) 570-4238

Email:

GCG@genealogy.org.nz

Website:

https://www.gencom.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC37778

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To foster and encourage the use of computers as a tool for genealogical research. To provide members of the GCG with information and advice on the use of computers and their programs which assisting genealogical research. To organise computer assisted projects related to the storage, retrieval and indexing of genealogical information.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sponsors / undertakes research

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Arts / culture / heritage

Beneficiaries:

General public

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

31/03/2026

30/09/2026

To be filed

31/03/2025

30/09/2025

16/09/2025

$24,513

$22,278

31/03/2024

30/09/2024

26/08/2024

$18,131

$15,026

31/03/2023

30/09/2023

6/09/2023

$16,373

$17,525

31/03/2022

30/09/2022

23/07/2022

$15,418

$13,411

31/03/2021

30/09/2021

3/08/2021

$15,832

$8,424

31/03/2020

30/09/2020

31/08/2020

$9,471

$9,606

31/03/2019

30/09/2019

25/08/2019

$9,200

$9,401

31/03/2018

30/09/2018

2/08/2018

$10,783

$9,552

31/03/2017

30/09/2017

5/09/2017

$8,564

$10,587

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Alan Charles Cobcroft	Committee Member	15/07/2023
Marilyn Joyce King	Committee Member	15/07/2023
John Soppet	Chairman	16/05/2019
Dorothy Marjorie Walker	Committee Member	1/08/2017
Brynley Dean Smith	Treasurer	22/08/2011
Christopher William Bayley	Secretary	22/08/2011

Past Officers

Officer Name

Position

Past Since

David Philip Bryant

Committee Member

15/07/2023

Janet Dorothy Gow

Committee Member

31/12/2022

Rex Wood

Committee

18/06/2022

Don Gallagher

Chairman

25/04/2022

Barbara Mansell

Secretary

21/06/2014

Neville James Thomas

Committee Member

21/06/2014

Robyn Williams

Treasurer

21/06/2014

James Stanley Jackson

Committee Member

21/07/2012

Patricia Kathleen Willy

Committee Member

21/07/2012

Penelope Ann King

Secretary

21/07/2012

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)
22/07/2022	NOC016
5/09/2016	NOC009
5/09/2016	NOC008
1/09/2013	AR006
29/08/2012	NOC003
27/08/2012	AR005
20/08/2011	NOC002
19/09/2010	AR003
8/11/2009	AR002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name