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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Helping Families Nelson Trust

Registration number:

CC55968

NZBN number:

9429046935595

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

7/08/2018

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

452 Lower Queen Street

Richmond

7020

Charity's other details

Phone:

021876901

Email:

kristy@helpingfamilies.org.nz

Website:

https://www.helpingfamilies.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nelson - Marlborough - Tasman

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55968

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To provide welfare through the donation of new and second-hand clothing, toys and other goods, to children and their caregivers who are suffering genuine financial hardship.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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

Sectors:

Social services

Beneficiaries:

Family / whanau

Children / young people, Other charities, 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
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	16/08/2025	$69,295	$56,489	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	21/09/2024	$61,091	$56,883	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	26/10/2023	$82,756	$73,563	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	26/09/2022	$37,877	$30,565	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	30/09/2021	$24,296	$8,335	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	30/09/2021	$11,618	$6,448	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	24/09/2019	$4,590	$721	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Cushla Duncan	Board Member	16/04/2024
Jenny Shattock	Secretary	16/04/2024
Lindsay McKenzie	Board Member	16/04/2024
Richard Kempthorne	Chairperson	16/04/2024
Kristy Fielding	Co-Founder	23/07/2018

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Jennifer Mary Borlase	Board Member	31/03/2025
Amanda Joy Chighell	Chairperson	31/05/2023
Melanie Elaine Harnetty	Trustee	31/05/2023
Katrina Allred	Co-Founder	21/11/2021

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)
20/05/2024	NOC011
26/09/2022	NOC009
17/08/2022	NOC007
18/01/2022	NOC006
20/12/2021	NOC005
24/09/2019	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name