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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Guardians of Kāpiti Marine Reserve Trust

Registration number:

CC54807

NZBN number:

9429046128669

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

6/09/2017

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

111 Riwai Street

Paraparaumu

5032

Charity's other details

Phone:

0221974100

Email:

guardiansofkmr@gmail.com

Website:

https://gokmr.org.nz/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/GOKMR/

Areas of Operation:

Wellington - Wairarapa

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC54807

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Advance and promote the conservation and protection of the Kāpiti Marine Reserve and surrounding marine environment for the benefit of the local community now and for future generations by supporting marine conservation education, research and advocacy initiatives that engage and inform the local community about Kāpiti marine reserve and provide them with opportunities to act as Kaitiaki, to connect with, take pride in and ownership of their local marine environment.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sponsors / undertakes research, Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Environment / conservation

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

General public

Animals

Entity Structure

We currently have 10 trustees that constitute our governance board including 2 executive positions: Chair, and Treasurer. Our trust deed rules require a minimum of 4 trustees and a maximum of 10. We have a facebook group with a membership of nearly 1300 marine users, recreational and commercial fishers, boaties, divers, marine scientists, educators, conservationists and other members of the local community with an interest in the Kapiti marine space.

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.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	29/07/2024	$500	$4,553
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	21/08/2022	$1,025	$4,220
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	20/11/2021	$34,597	$2,530
31/03/2020	31/10/2020	31/10/2020	$8,250	$51
31/03/2019	30/11/2019	18/11/2019	$14,707	$4,378
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	27/09/2018	$20,348	$4,045

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Martin Halliday	Trustee	23/07/2020
Jonathan Gardner	Trustee	27/08/2017
Chris Paulin	Trustee	27/04/2017
Jack Hampton	Trustee	27/04/2017
Karl Webber	Trustee	27/04/2017
Ben Knight	Chair, Treasurer	3/04/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Jean Fleming	Trustee	4/12/2023
Angela Buswell	Trustee	23/02/2023
Bianca Begovich	Trustee	30/04/2022
Steve Anderton	Trustee	11/02/2022
Janet Holborow	Trustee	16/07/2020
Jordan Aria Housiaux	Trustee	30/05/2018

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)
27/02/2022	NOC007
17/11/2018	NOC003
6/06/2018	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name