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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Commuting Book Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

The Commuting Book

Registration number:

CC54587

NZBN number:

9429046123374

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

17/05/2017

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

5A Rhyl Place

Bryndwr

Christchurch

8053

Charity's Street Address:

1 Rimu Street

Riccarton

Christchurch

8041

Charity's other details

Phone:

027 755 4900

Email:

stories@thecommutingbook.org

Website:

http://www.thecommutingbook.org

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/thecommutingbook

Other Social Network:

instagram.com/thecommutingbook

Areas of Operation:

Auckland

Wellington - Wairarapa

Canterbury

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC54587

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Act for charitable purposes including engaging the community in the promotion and appreciation of reading as a source of knowledge and entertainment by bringing literature to public spaces and into people’s daily activities by developing community spaces in urban settings to connect people through words in books and stories, and designing innovative platforms and interactive installations using technology to publish and disseminate works of NZauthors of all ages and stages of development

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Literacy

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Education / training / research

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	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	27/10/2025	$1,500	$2,026	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	29/09/2024	$6,478	$11,824	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	27/09/2023	$8,000	$7,846	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	12/09/2022	$10,509	$1,831	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	7/09/2021	$484	$4,480	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	16/08/2020	$8,535	$6,670	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	17/08/2019	$18,000	$9,345	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	10/09/2018	$18,000	$875	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Amy Ruth Paulussen	Trustee	5/05/2017
Magdalena Maria Lorenzo	Trustee	5/05/2017
Morrin Jackson Rout	Trustee	5/05/2017

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
4/07/2026	NOC012
17/01/2020	NOC005

Charity Documents

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