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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: NZART AREC Emergency Funds Charitable Trust.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

NZART AREC Emergency Funds Charitable Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

AREC Trust

Registration number:

CC55656

NZBN number:

9429048976664

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

31/03/2026

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is closing down permanently or has closed down (winding up)

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

Liabilities:

Below are details of NZART AREC Emergency Funds Charitable Trust at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

NZART AREC Emergency Funds Charitable Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

AREC Trust

Registration number:

CC55656

NZBN number:

9429048976664

Current Status:

Deregistered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

17/08/2018

Balance Date:

June 30

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
De-registered	31/03/2026	The charity is closing down permanently or has closed down (winding up)
Registered	17/08/2018

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
NZART AREC Emergency Funds Trust	17/08/2018
NZART AREC Emergency Funds Charitable Trust	28/01/2021

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 40525

Upper Hutt Central

Upper Hutt

5140

Charity's Street Address:

15 Geange Street

Upper Hutt Central

Upper Hutt

5018

Charity's other details

Phone:

04 939 2189

Email:

admin@arec.nz

Website:

https://www.arec.nz

Facebook:

ARECnz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55656

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Fostering the provision of radio communications for emergency purposes, including for search and reserve operations. To receive funds and distribute to effect the above.

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

Activities:

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Emergency / disaster relief

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
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	21/10/2025	$1,807,830	$1,588,064	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024	31/12/2024	8/10/2024	$1,418,040	$1,128,620	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023	31/01/2024	31/01/2024	$487,963	$501,660	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022	31/12/2022	20/01/2023	$494,465	$447,491	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021	31/01/2022	26/01/2022	$654,190	$388,387	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020	31/01/2021	28/01/2021	$84,852	$48,663	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	30/12/2019	$149,591	$28,317	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Robert Hodgson	Trustee	16/12/2023
Daniel Robert Vandenberg	Trustee	9/06/2023
Nicholas John Coyne	Trustee	19/04/2022
Donald Matthew MacDonald	Trustee	16/08/2021
Murray Owen Milner	Trustee (Chairman)	16/08/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Mark Stephen Gooding	Trustee	9/06/2023
Geoffrey Allan Chapman	Trustee	31/12/2022
Michael Joseph Gousmett	Trustee	21/10/2022
Carl Lee McOnie	Trustee	11/11/2021
Stuart John Watchman	Trustee	16/08/2021
Jeffrey Bugess Sayer	Trustee	20/02/2018
Peter John Corbett	Trustee	20/02/2018

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)
3/07/2023	NOC019
21/12/2022	NOC017
28/10/2022	NOC016
28/10/2022	NOC015
1/03/2022	NOC014
19/02/2022	NOC013
5/02/2022	NOC012
4/06/2021	NOC010
4/03/2021	NOC009
11/02/2021	NOC007
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Charity Documents

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