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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Music for Dementia

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

MfD

Registration number:

CC56261

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

28/10/2018

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

1403 Coast Road

RD 1

Karitane

Waikouaiti

9471

Charity's other details

Phone:

03 482 2473

Email:

info@musicfordementia.org.nz

Website:

http://musicfordementia.org.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Music-for-Dementia-NZ-100901992191381

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC56261

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Promoting the use of individual music players and head phones to play personalised music for the benefit of elderly people or others suffering dementia or any other condition which erodes the expression of an individual personality with the aim of effecting an improvement in mental condition and a reduction of medication required.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Health

Beneficiaries:

Older people

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.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return for the year ending 31 December 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
31/12/2025	30/06/2026	30/06/2026	$201	$4,014	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2024	30/06/2025	29/06/2025	$141	$82	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	6/10/2024	$96	$1,160	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/09/2023	19/09/2024	$573	$412	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	30/09/2022	7/10/2022	$6,356	$485	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/06/2021	20/06/2021	$4	$455	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	30/06/2020	29/06/2020	$12,396	$4,206	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018	30/06/2019	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Rosemary Varley Hudson	Trustee	10/08/2022
Deirdre Lena Tucker	Chairperson	28/10/2018
Lynda Jackson	Trustee	10/10/2018

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Nigel David Tucker	Secretary	12/12/2021

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)
8/05/2025	NOC007
13/09/2024	NOC004

Charity Documents

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