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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Lumsden Volunteer Fire Brigade

Registration number:

CC54177

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

20/02/2017

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 82

Lumsden

9742

Charity's Street Address:

28 Hero Street

Lumsden

9730

Charity's other details

Phone:

0272281652

Email:

michael.dixon@fireandemergency.nz

Areas of Operation:

Southland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC54177

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To provide fire and emergency services to the Public of Lumsden and the Surrounding Districts.

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

Activities:

Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Emergency / disaster relief

Beneficiaries:

General public

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
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	28/09/2025	$11,883	$11,492	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	17/11/2024	$16,063	$17,720	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	12/09/2023	$18,345	$15,545	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	13/03/2023	$17,872	$8,920	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	31/01/2022	19/01/2022	$12,958	$10,139	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	21/09/2020	$27,221	$39,375	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	30/09/2019	$14,426	$14,786	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	6/06/2019	$17,447	$25,213	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	13/01/2018	$20,085	$12,698	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Cheryl Butler	Secretary	24/06/2025
Honorine Mary Orchard	Treasurer	3/04/2018
Michael Dixon	CFO	3/04/2018
Raymond Orchard	DCFO	3/04/2018
Owen Patterson	Brigade Member	26/12/1976

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Nathan Middlemiss	Chief Fire Officer	1/04/2025
Deborah Jamieson	Secretary	31/03/2025
Nathan Clark	Senior Station Officer	1/04/2024
Jacqueline Adele Kennedy	Brigade Member	31/03/2022
Julian Moana Tohiariki	Chief Fire Officer	31/03/2022
Paulette Leach	Treasurer	31/03/2019
Robin Scott	Deputy Chief Fire Officer	3/04/2018

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
8/05/2026	NOC012
26/05/2025	NOC009

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