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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Tirau Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Tirau Playcentre

Registration number:

CC43699

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

29/08/2025

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 Tirau Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Tirau Playcentre

Registration number:

CC43699

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

24/02/2010

Balance Date:

August 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
De-registered	29/08/2025	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	24/02/2010

This charity is a member of the group called:

Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

9 Goodwin Street

Tirau

3410

Charity's other details

Email:

tirau@playcentre.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Waikato

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC43699

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

Tirau 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. 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 whanau are strengthened and communities enriched.

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Providing an Early Childhood Service), Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers), Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Community development, Promotion of volunteering, Education (Early Childhood)

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

Family / whanau, Children and Whanau

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 '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	7/08/2017	$24,596	$20,364	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Kayleigh Victoria Weir	Treasurer	10/10/2024
Sara Mollie McDonough	President	10/10/2024
Tracey Packwood	Secretary	10/10/2024

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Helena Ann Louise Gower	Team Leader	10/10/2024
Louise Ardern	Treasurer/Signatory	10/10/2024
Olivia Hoebers	Team Leader	10/10/2024
Abby Joy Mein	Team Leader/Signatory	13/02/2024
Carol Burges	Team Leader	14/10/2023
Jennifer Lee Hancock	Team Leader	14/10/2023
Malesa Croke	Signatory	14/10/2023
Delyce Wharekawa	President	30/07/2022
Kasey Moore	Team Leader	30/07/2022
Samantha Sherwood	Team Leader	1/07/2022
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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)
14/09/2024	NOC019
18/10/2023	NOC018
19/09/2022	NOC017
11/06/2022	NOC016
2/11/2021	NOC015
29/09/2020	NOC014
4/12/2019	NOC013
22/11/2018	NOC012
8/04/2016	NOC010
15/11/2013	NOC009
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Charity Documents

Notices

This entity was removed from a single entity group (CC43705) on 21 March 2018.

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name