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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Church of the Ascension Incorporated

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Ascension

Registration number:

CC57185

NZBN number:

9429047613621

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

3/09/2019

Balance Date:

December 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Auckland Anglican Mission Incorporated	3/09/2019
Church of the Ascension Incorporated	30/10/2025

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

Flat 3

23A Cradock Street

Avondale

Auckland

1026

Charity's other details

Phone:

0224585077

Email:

davidrutherfurd@gmail.com

Website:

http://www.ascensionchurch.nz

Areas of Operation:

Auckland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC57185

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ as revealed through the Holy Scriptures, and all that accords with sound doctrine; To teach only the doctrine and interpretation of the Christian faith as found in the Holy Scriptures and expressed in: The 39 Articles of Religion; The Book of Common Prayer (1662); The Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating Bishops, Priests, and Deacons; The Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed; and The Jerusalem Declaration (2008).

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

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Sectors:

Religious activities

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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
31/12/2025	30/06/2026	17/03/2026	$111,850	$115,014	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2024	30/06/2025	12/06/2025	$108,560	$110,691	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	13/03/2024	$106,389	$91,713	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/06/2023	27/03/2023	$110,835	$96,526	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	30/06/2022	1/04/2022	$61,340	$59,467	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/06/2021	27/06/2021	$44,874	$15,005	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	30/06/2020	27/06/2020	$25,788	$4,971	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Paul Clifford Davie	People's Warden	26/03/2023
Malcolm Falloon	Presbyter-in-charge	1/04/2022
Rodney William Dove	Vicar's warden	26/08/2019
Abraham Yogaraj Ramesh Gnaniah	Treasurer	4/08/2019
David John Rutherfurd	Administrator	4/08/2019

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Kay Dianne Walker	Secretary	22/03/2020
William Ian Ellwood	Vicar's warden	22/03/2020

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
9/11/2025	NOC007

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