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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Forests for People Limited

Registration number:

CC52147

NZBN number:

9429041747797

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

17/07/2015

Balance Date:

March 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
THE ORANGUTAN PROJECT NEW ZEALAND LIMITED	17/07/2015
Forest for People Limited	8/12/2021
Forests for People Limited	16/06/2024

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

Suite 5520 17b Farnham Street

Parnell

Auckland

1052

Charity's other details

Phone:

+61 416 273 135

Email:

communication@orangutan.org.nz

Website:

https://forestsforpeople.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Asia

Indonesia, Malaysia

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC52147

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Forests for People is a not-for- profit organisation supporting orangutan conservation, rainforest protection, local community partnerships and the rehabilitation and reintroduction of displaced orangutans back to the wild, in order to save the two orangutan species from extinction.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities), Sponsors / undertakes research, Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Sectors:

Community development

Environment / conservation, Care / protection of animals, Fund-raising

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(Indigenous communities)

Legal Structure

Company

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.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	24/04/2024	$6,210	$3,338
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	25/04/2023	$16,512	$2,360
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	3/05/2022	$664	$554
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	13/04/2021	$60,114	$50,080
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	5/10/2020	$0	$0
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	26/09/2019	$0	$0
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	26/09/2018	$0	$0
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	6/11/2017	$0	$0
31/03/2016	30/09/2016	12/09/2016	$0	$0

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Noeline Merle Holt	Director	17/12/2020
Leif Robert Cocks	Director	18/05/2015
Troy Roger Kenah	Director	18/05/2015

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Amy Leanne Robbins	Director	27/05/2024
Carly Marie Day	Director	30/06/2017

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)
16/06/2024	NOC016
13/06/2024	NOC015
31/01/2022	NOC011
8/12/2021	NOC010
13/04/2021	NOC008
6/10/2017	NOC003

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name