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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Better NZ Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Leading the Charge

Registration number:

CC55076

NZBN number:

9429043290857

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

3/11/2017

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 300592

Albany

Auckland

0752

Charity's Street Address:

69A Glenmore Road

RD 3

Coatesville

Albany

0793

Charity's other details

Email:

info@betternz.org

Website:

http://betternz.org, http://leadingthecharge.org.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/LeadingTheCharge/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/LTCBetterNZ

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55076

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To benefit New Zealand communities by improving awareness, understanding and utilisation of sustainable environmental practices and environmentally friendly technologies.

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Educating and promotion of zero carbon renewable energy technology), Sponsors / undertakes research, Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Environment / conservation

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	16/09/2025	$1,901	$9,706	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	9/10/2024	$256,922	$238,827	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	21/08/2023	$2,695	$12,105	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	24/08/2022	$1,167	$8,204	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	12/07/2021	$6,500	$18,100	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	3/09/2020	$60,489	$54,345	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	2/09/2019	$74,643	$82,998	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	22/08/2018	$160,254	$135,412	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Martin Ivan Kane	Trustee	31/07/2019
Stephen Marcus Jason West	Trustee	17/01/2018
Kathryn Mary Lee Trounson	Chairperson	24/02/2016
Sean Christopher Dick	Treasurer	24/02/2016

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Carl Anton Barlev	Trustee	7/04/2021
Sigurd Victor Magnusson	Trustee	23/10/2020
Steven Marcus Jason West	Trustee	2/09/2019
Dianna Joan West	Trustee	17/01/2018
Mark Kingston Yates	Trustee	17/01/2018

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)
19/05/2023	NOC013
19/05/2023	NOC012
8/04/2021	NOC009
23/10/2020	NOC008
2/09/2019	NOC006
29/08/2019	NOC004
3/10/2018	NOC003
18/01/2018	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name