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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Bombay Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Bombay Playcentre

Registration number:

CC38828

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

17/09/2025

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 Bombay Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Bombay Playcentre

Registration number:

CC38828

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	17/09/2025	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:

33 Paparata Road

RD 1

Bombay

2675

Charity's other details

Phone:

09 236 0741

Email:

bombay@playcentre.org.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/BombayPlaycentre

Areas of Operation:

Auckland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC38828

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

Bombay Playcentre is a family/whanau led, licensed early childhood centre. We are a co-operative community based centre, in a semi rural area, where play and learning are valued for children and their whanau. Playcentre is a family organisation where * we empower adults and children to play, work, learn and grow together * we honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and celebrate people's uniqueness * we value and affirm parents as the first and best educators of their children so that whānau are strengthened and communities enriched.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Preschool Education

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Health, Community development, Arts / culture / heritage, Sport / recreation, Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering, Playcentre Education

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

People with disabilities, Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees

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 '' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2017	28/02/2018	11/02/2018	$56,318	$43,033	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2016	28/02/2017	23/02/2017	$46,407	$45,431	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Kirsty McLean	President	25/09/2023
Emma Miller	Secretary	29/03/2023
Emily Kerr	Treasurer	1/03/2023

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Marieka Morcombe	President	21/03/2025
Tracey Musson	Secretary	21/03/2025
Julia Willing	Treasurer	1/06/2018
Maree Pollock	Treasurer	31/08/2017
Tracey Weight	Vice President	16/02/2017
Gina Dickinson	Vice President	31/08/2016
Debbie Lim	President	31/08/2015
Paula-Ronnell Josephine Rule	Treasurer	20/09/2013
Rachel Bailey	Treasurer	20/09/2013
Raquel Nicholson	President	20/09/2013
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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)
22/05/2024	NOC011
8/08/2023	NOC010
13/02/2017	NOC007
16/02/2016	NOC006
29/10/2013	NOC001
21/02/2013	AR005
29/02/2012	AR004
9/03/2011	AR003
27/01/2010	AR002

Charity Documents

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