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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Tipu Skills for Life Charitable Trust

Registration number:

CC56535

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

1/02/2019

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 841

Tauranga

3144

Charity's Street Address:

Unit 52

The Village

159 Seventeenth Ave

Tauranga

3140

Charity's other details

Phone:

022 174 0439

Email:

prue@skillsforlife.org.nz

Website:

https://www.skillsforlife.org.nz

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/tipuskillsforlife

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC56535

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Tipu Skills for Life aims to work intensively through a year-long program to build and nurture the current strengths of the participants. We offer practical life skills to empower participants to make a lasting positive change in their lives. We also commit to taking time to connect with whanau, participants, and their communities.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Social services

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

Family / whanau

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 March 2019 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	23/12/2025	$156,067	$151,046	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	21/10/2024	$112,457	$150,819	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	14/12/2023	$157,715	$121,652	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	28/02/2023	28/02/2023	$103,470	$118,407	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	8/12/2021	$116,353	$102,389	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	26/11/2020	$180,368	$170,871	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Esther Rose Savage	Trustee	22/05/2025
Sharon Leanne Appleton	Trustee	21/12/2022
Terry John Furmage	Trustee	21/12/2022
Tracy Louise Stubbing	Trustee	21/12/2022
Robert Stacey	Chairman	19/08/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Hester Hattingh	Trustee	14/01/2025
Tracey Wilson	Trustee	30/03/2023
Martin Karl Steinmann	Board Chairman	29/06/2022
Wayne Ralph Mortensen	Trustee	6/05/2020

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)
9/02/2026	NOC014
13/02/2025	NOC012
25/07/2024	NOC010
23/02/2023	NOC007
8/12/2021	NOC004
26/11/2020	NOC003

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name