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This is the charity information for: Karamea Information and Resource Centre Incorporated.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Karamea Information and Resource Centre Incorporated

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Karamea Information Centre

Registration number:

CC39102

NZBN number:

9429042652113

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 94

Karamea

7864

Charity's Street Address:

106 Bridge Street

Market Cross

Karamea

Charity's other details

Phone:

03 7826652

Fax:

03 7826654

Email:

info@karameainfo.co.nz

Website:

http://www.karameainfo.co.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/CC39102

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To provide information, support and assistance for all members of the Karamea community..The Society will direct its concern, support and assistance to the community through activities which enhance, promote and provide material relevant to the development and the future of the community, in a manner that is equitable and appropriate, and will operate in ways consistent with the objects of the Treaty of Waitangi. The Society will ensure that the support and assistance is accessible, appropriate, safe, affordable, fair and equitable, enabling people to assist themselves to information and resource material from the Society. Community involvement in these objectives is encouraged.

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

Activities:

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers), Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Serving the needs of a small rurally isolated community by providing information and resource services

Sectors:

Community development

Accommodation / housing, Education / training / research, Health, Environment / conservation, Emergency / disaster relief, Social services, Employment, Arts / culture / heritage, Sport / recreation, People with disabilities, Promotion of volunteering, resource services for the local community and visiting public

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Older people, People with disabilities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Family / whanau

Entity Structure

Day to day operations are managed by a manager appointed by the Committee. The Society is governed by a Committee elected at the Annual General Meeting each year comprising a Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary and general members. The Society's activities are funded by donations, grants from local body government and philanthropic organisations, income from investments, advertising, building rental and various trading activities. (fuel and information and resources)

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
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	9/09/2026	$262,529	$270,955	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	31/08/2025	$284,358	$276,621	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	1/09/2024	$303,390	$303,727	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	4/09/2023	$295,710	$253,650	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	23/10/2022	$283,563	$240,780	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	24/11/2021	$222,410	$192,105	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	14/09/2020	$205,918	$194,249	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	16/10/2019	$159,635	$119,584	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/11/2018	9/11/2018	$127,009	$127,312	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	12/09/2017	$106,322	$125,342	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Lesley Cook	Committee Member	30/08/2022
Caroline Anne Jones	Member	16/09/2019
Phillip David Higgs	Member	16/09/2019
Juliette Elaine James	Chairperson	27/07/2004
Rosalie Mary Sampson	Treasurer	11/05/1994

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Peter William Gibson	Committee Member	11/04/2025
Tom Newman	Committee member	22/03/2024
Jacqui Dyer	Committee Member	26/02/2024
Jonathon Cole	Committee Member	8/11/2023
Darryl Albert Restall	Member	30/10/2022
Tania Maree Tinomana	Member	13/10/2020
Vanessa Susan Kingham	Member	13/10/2020
Diana Storer	Committee member	16/09/2019
Peter Gibson	Committee Member	16/09/2019
William Ronald Jackson	Committee Member	19/03/2019
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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)
4/07/2021	NOC013
15/10/2019	NOC011
2/11/2015	NOC006
15/10/2012	AR005
4/11/2011	AR004
31/01/2011	AR003
20/08/2009	NOC002

Charity Documents

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