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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Law For Change

Registration number:

CC55549

NZBN number:

9429043247516

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

6/03/2018

Balance Date:

March 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Law for Change	6/03/2018
Law For Change	19/01/2025

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

c/- School of Law

University of Canterbury

Private Bag 4800

Christchurch

Charity's other details

Phone:

0221917783

Email:

hugo390@gmail.com

Website:

https://www.lawforchange.co.nz/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/LawforChangeUC/; https://www.facebook.com/lawforchangedunedin

Other Social Network:

https://www.instagram.com/lawforchangeotago/?hl=en; https://www.instagram.com/lawforchangeuc/

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55549

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To help lawyers and law students in Aotearoa New Zealand apply their legal skills for the betterment of the wider community.

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

Activities:

Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Sectors:

Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(Law students / prisoners / justice sector (one our main activity is prison volunteering))

Entity Structure

Incorporated charitable trust board. The National Trust Board oversees the operations of the student-led groups at the University of Canterbury and University of Otago.

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.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted and 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
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	20/01/2025	$7,210	$7,934	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	20/01/2025	$2,178	$2,048	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	30/09/2022	$6,473	$7,177	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	30/09/2021	$5,281	$5,968	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	15/03/2021	$3,435	$3,080	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	21/10/2019	$2,389	$1,098	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Hannah Skelton	Trustee	29/09/2022
Henrietta Harper	Trustee	29/09/2021
Jessica Smallberger	Trustee	29/09/2021
Leticia May Glover	Trustee	3/04/2019
Alice Catherine Eager	Trustee	28/02/2018

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Hugo Van Dyke	Trustee	7/08/2024
Taylor John William Houston	Trustee	29/09/2021
Matthew Dodd	Trustee	3/04/2019

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)
13/08/2019	NOC001

Charity Documents

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