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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Migrant Connections Taranaki (MCT) Charitable Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

N/A

Registration number:

CC53801

NZBN number:

9429043295012

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

13/10/2016

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

P.O.Box 885

New Plymuoth

4340

Charity's Street Address:

10 Devon Street East

New Plymouth 4310

New Plymouth

4310

Charity's other details

Phone:

06 7591492 ext 8

Email:

mctnz@xtra.co.nz

Website:

https://www.migrantconnections.org.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/MigrantConnections/

Areas of Operation:

Taranaki

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC53801

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

1. To identify gaps in services and issues for migrant groups; 2. To support them to integrate them into our community; 3. Build an appreciation of ethnic and cultural diversity with in our wider community; 4. Build confidence and capability with in migrant communities; 5. Collaboratively find local solutions to issues identified.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

Community development

Beneficiaries:

Migrants / refugees

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
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	3/10/2025	$98,500	$105,653	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024	31/12/2024	25/09/2024	$98,799	$96,942	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023	31/12/2023	23/09/2023	$92,533	$124,664	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022	31/12/2022	1/09/2022	$215,283	$159,686	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021	31/12/2021	30/10/2021	$101,422	$64,808	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020	31/12/2020	18/09/2020	$81,926	$50,667	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2019	31/12/2019	27/08/2019	$59,020	$68,668	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2018	31/12/2018	6/09/2018	$60,750	$51,021	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2017	31/12/2017	3/09/2017	$44,696	$38,423	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Narayanan Kutty Pulloothpadath	Manager/co-ordinator	6/05/2026
Jonathan Petterson	Trustee	2/12/2022
Duncan Yeow	Trustee	17/09/2022
Carol Joy Allen	Trustee	2/11/2021
Marcia Paurini	Trustee	27/08/2020
Sonja Astrid Barrett	Chairperson & Treasurer	19/02/2016

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Geetha Narayanan Kutty	Manager/co-ordinator	20/03/2026
Laurence Mepham	Trustee	15/09/2022
HASHEM M A TALAFHA	TRUSTEE	16/08/2022
Ingrid Irma Brigitte Jose Van Amsterdam	Trustee	1/07/2020
Lorella Tehawk, Melanie Doherty	Trustee	1/07/2020
Jamie Siniva Isaia	Trustee	16/08/2018
Angela Marie Parr	Trustee	16/11/2017
Gay Lynn Murray	Chairperson	16/11/2017

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
7/05/2026	NOC019
19/12/2022	NOC014
24/09/2022	NOC013
1/09/2022	NOC011
6/03/2022	NOC010
22/11/2017	NOC004
8/10/2017	NOC003
7/03/2017	NOC001

Charity Documents

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