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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

NZ BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

NZBF

Registration number:

CC54360

NZBN number:

9429045922800

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

9/03/2017

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 122

Whanganui

4541

Charity's Street Address:

137 Carlton Avenue

Springvale

Whanganui

4501

Charity's other details

Phone:

021 226 5434

Email:

john.mason@nzbf.co.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Oceania

Australia, Tonga

South America

Argentina

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC54360

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

(a) To promote the understanding and practice of the Christian faith. (b) To express the values of the Christian religion by the relief of such poverty, hardship, sickness, distress, suffering, misfortune, disability, destitution or helplessness as arouses pity or compassion in the community. (c) To advance the Christian religion by assisting with the provision of schools and other educational facilities operated on Christian principles or principles similar to those of the Christian faith. (d) To advance the Christian religion by assisting in the provision of facilities for worship of the Christian faith. (e) Other exclusively charitable purposes in connection with, or that will directly or indirectly benefit, the above charitable purposes.

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

Activities:

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

Provides religious services / activities

Sectors:

Other (please state)

(Provides funding for education and other charitable organisations that further the purpose of Christian faith)

Beneficiaries:

General public

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.

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
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	30/09/2025	$25,422,099	$18,700,334	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/10/2024	30/10/2024	$21,147,842	$13,114,511	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	27/09/2023	$23,466,459	$11,011,289	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	29/09/2022	$11,010,882	$6,182,352	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/11/2021	24/11/2021	$9,063,181	$4,935,775	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	31/10/2020	21/10/2020	$9,440,455	$9,955,543	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	1/10/2019	$8,232,738	$8,391,506	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	31/10/2018	2/10/2018	$16,492,710	$9,087,795	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	27/08/2017	$0	$0	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Cameron Grant Currie	Director	23/05/2025
John McKay Mason	Director	7/02/2017
Peter Douglas Hubbard	Director	7/02/2017
Stanley Bevan Malcolm	Director	7/02/2017
Stephen David Moore	Director	7/02/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Peter Philip Hickmott	Director	23/05/2025
Richard John Judd	Director	19/12/2024
Francis Alfred Moore	Director	29/10/2024

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
5/06/2025	NOC011
7/08/2024	NOC009

Charity Documents

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