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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Tomarata Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Tomarata Playcentre

Registration number:

CC41995

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

20/08/2025

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is merging or has merged with another registered charity

Merged Charity:

Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

Liabilities:

Below are details of Tomarata Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Tomarata Playcentre

Registration number:

CC41995

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	20/08/2025	The charity is merging or has merged with another 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 300720

Albany

Auckland

752

Charity's Street Address:

619 School Road

RD 4

Wellsford

974

Charity's other details

Phone:

09 423 9074

Email:

tomarata@playcentre.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Northland

Auckland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC41995

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

Tomarata Playcentre is a family/whanau led, licensed early childhood centre. We are a co-operative community based centre, in a small rural area, 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:

Family / whanau

Children / young people

Entity Structure

Tomarata Playcentre is managed and governed by the parents of the children who attend the centre. Every parent/whanau of enrolled children is a member of the committee and decisions are made via consensus. Officers are elected from amongst the committee.

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 '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	8/02/2017	$42,362	$32,702	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Hayley Fels	President	22/09/2024
Maddy Tschirky	Treasurer	24/09/2023
Holly Piper	Secretary	1/09/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Destiny Nelson	Secretary	31/08/2024
Kalisi Latuselu	Ako	31/08/2024
Claire Stewart	Education officer	1/01/2023
Karen Sims	Treasurer	31/08/2022
Pamela Anne Richards	President	31/08/2022
Simone Baker	Secretary	31/08/2022
Susie Richards	Treasurer	31/08/2022
Robyn Van kekem	Secretary	16/05/2016
Sheila Russell	President	17/10/2015
Brianne Elizabeth Jones	Treasurer	16/06/2015
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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)
19/10/2024	NOC019
17/11/2023	NOC018
18/11/2022	NOC017
2/03/2017	NOC016
12/10/2016	NOC013
29/01/2016	NOC012
22/07/2015	NOC011
22/07/2015	NOC010
20/01/2015	NOC009
15/01/2014	NOC008
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Charity Documents

Notices

This entity was removed from a single entity group (CC41988) on 28 March 2018.

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name