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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Poverty Free Aotearoa

Registration number:

CC55237

NZBN number:

9429046379146

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

9/03/2018

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

76A Rahwiti Road

Pukerua Bay

Porirua

5026

Charity's other details

Phone:

0272399734

Email:

lawler.hanley@xtra.co.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55237

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The purpose of the Trust is to provided resources to support individuals and non- profit organisations engaged in community based programmes and activities which seek to address te needs of low income people, beneficiaries, students, the homeless and others experiencing poverty in Aotearoe/New Zealand.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Makes grants / loans to individuals, Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

Sectors:

Social services

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.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return for the year ending 31 March 2018 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	1/11/2024	$0	$2,131
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	28/02/2024	$10,000	$7,500
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	3/04/2024	$1,100	$1,241
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	5/08/2021	$1,100	$1,241
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	27/05/2020	$0	$0
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	29/08/2019	$7,300	$6,000
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Conor Twyford	Trustee	29/07/2021
Margaret Ann Stevenson	Trustee	29/07/2021
Rosita Louise Gallen	Trustee	29/07/2021
Roger John Harris	Trustee, Chair	9/03/2018
Sophia Leila Jill Beatson	Trustee	10/07/2017
Syd John Keepa	Trustee	10/07/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Avril Stott	Trustee	31/07/2021
Sarah Jane Thompson	Trustee	6/12/2018

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)
19/08/2021	NOC006
28/07/2021	NOC004
30/11/2020	NOC003

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name