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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Comfort International New Zealand.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Comfort International New Zealand

Registration number:

CC54376

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

27/03/2020

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is closing down permanently or has closed down (winding up)

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

Liabilities:

Below are details of Comfort International New Zealand at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Comfort International New Zealand

Registration number:

CC54376

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

7/03/2017

Balance Date:

March 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
De-registered	27/03/2020	The charity is closing down permanently or has closed down (winding up)
Registered	7/03/2017

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Comfort Rwanda & Congo New Zealand	7/03/2017
Comfort International New Zealand	20/05/2018

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 60294

Titirangi

Auckland

0642

Charity's Street Address:

50 Rawhiti Road

93A Rawhiti Road

One Tree Hill

Auckland

1061

Charity's other details

Phone:

02102636217

Email:

nz@comfortinternational.org

Website:

http://www.comfort.international

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/ComfortInternationalNZ/

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Africa

Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Rwanda

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC54376

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To relieve poverty by providing basic amenities, facilitating training and income generation and by supporting the advancement of reconciliation in Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundi. To advance education by funding school buildings, sponsoring children & young adults through education, providing healthcare education to people in Rwanda, DRC and Burundi. To advance the Christian faith in a charitable manner.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides religious services / activities

Sectors:

International activities

Education / training / research, Health, Social services, Religious activities, Fund-raising

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

Religious groups

Entity Structure

The structure of the organisation consists of the CHARITY OFFICERS who will govern Comfort International New Zealand and comprise the organisation’s Board. Other volunteers will also assist in the running of Comfort International New Zealand.

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
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	3/04/2020	$5,900	$6,070	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	15/06/2019	$3,374	$6,399	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	19/05/2018	$5,441	$9,255	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	28/09/2017	$4,069	$130	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Aleisha Cresswell	Officer	23/04/2018
Louise Haines	Officer	23/04/2018
Fiona Mary Witt	Chair	19/06/2015
Geraldine Smith	Secretary	19/06/2015
Rachel Jean Symington Risk	Treasurer	19/06/2015

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Corinne Lucy Butler	Officer	29/09/2019
Rebekah Lydia Fryer	Assistant Treasurer	3/02/2019
Olivia Helen Garriock	Assistant Treasurer	6/03/2018
Corinne Lucy Sugden	Officer	1/09/2017

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)
2/03/2019	NOC008
11/11/2018	NOC007
24/07/2018	NOC006
20/05/2018	NOC005
20/05/2018	NOC004
21/04/2017	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name