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Charity Details

Adoption First Steps
CC46102
9429043189915
Registered

Registration details

31/01/2011
June 30

Address for service

PO Box 77046
Mount Albert
Auckland
1350

Charity's other details

021 2370214
info@adoptionfirststeps.org.nz
https://www.adoptionfirststeps.org.nz
Adoption First Steps


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:


https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC46102

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Adoption First Steps provides services to prepare, educate and assess New Zealand residents who wish to adopt children residing in State or other care overseas. It's mission is to create well prepared families for inter country adoption so they can provide a safe and loving family environment and to assess Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) for suitability. Activities: AFS provides Prospective Adoptive Parents with information around the requirements for New Zealand residents to adopt from overseas eg the process, eligibility criteria and requirements, countries from which they may adopt and considerations regarding the challenges and rewards around overseas adoptions. Should Prospective Adoptive Parents want to proceed using AFS services, AFS assists with the documentation required and provides the necessary education and assessment services for them to be able to seek the necessary New Zealand Government approval.

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

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provide Intercountry Adoptive Parent assessment services

Education / training / research

Social services

Family / whanau

Children / young people

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
30/06/2025 31/12/2025 19/12/2025 $89,416 $97,415 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2024 31/12/2024 30/10/2024 $54,057 $60,599 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2023 31/12/2023 16/11/2023 $83,527 $85,001 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2022 31/12/2022 5/10/2022 $107,144 $94,868 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2021 31/12/2021 27/12/2021 $100,572 $89,832 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2020 31/12/2020 12/11/2020 $88,346 $84,133 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2019 31/12/2019 20/12/2019 $76,879 $78,645 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2018 31/12/2018 14/12/2018 $75,028 $74,927 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2017 31/12/2017 27/12/2017 $92,268 $66,759 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2016 31/12/2016 30/12/2016 $75,281 $49,201 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Lillian Lywan NG Trustee 14/01/2026
Sanjana Kumar Treasurer 1/07/2025
Poohan V Nathan Chairperson 18/06/2025
Anya Maree McNeill Trustee 5/07/2024
Leonne Mary Pfeiffer Trustee 14/06/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Carol Maree Marshall Trustee 11/02/2026
Jane Elizabeth Bollard Chairperson 18/06/2025
Robyn Joy Miller Trustee 11/06/2023
Marian Kathleen Stansfield Trustee 14/03/2023
Marian Hudson Trustee 1/09/2022
Marian Hudson Trustee Chairperson 14/06/2022
Renee Louise Stewart Trustee 30/06/2021
Anne van Endhoven Plas Trustee 8/12/2019
Boris Girard de Soucanton Trustee 23/08/2019
Sarah Elizabeth Morton Trustee 8/11/2016

Charity Updates

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19/01/2026 NOC034
15/07/2025 NOC032
15/07/2025 NOC031
15/07/2025 NOC030
11/07/2025 NOC029
11/04/2024 NOC026
24/07/2023 NOC024
20/03/2023 NOC023
14/09/2022 NOC021
14/09/2022 NOC020

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