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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Meat the Need

Registration number:

CC57480

NZBN number:

9429048119641

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

10/02/2020

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 258

Waikato Mail Centre

Hamilton Central

Hamilton

3240

Charity's other details

Email:

hello@meattheneed.org

Website:

https://meattheneed.org/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/MeatTheNeedNZ/

Other Social Network:

https://www.instagram.com/MeatTheNeednz/

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC57480

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The overriding object and purpose of Meat the Need is: No one should go hungry or unnourished in New Zealand. We are dedicated to generating a regular consistent supply of nutritious protein to families in need. Connecting the quality nutrition grown by New Zealand farming families to the New Zealand families who need a helping hand. Meat the Need seeks to do this by providing a structure and framework which enables farmers to donate livestock and other goods to be used for supplying community organisations which feed those in need.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides goods

Sectors:

Social services

Beneficiaries:

Other charities

Voluntary bodies other than charities

Entity Structure

Meat the Need is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees who meet 4 times per year. The Trust deed provides that there will be no fewer than three trustees and no more than eight. There are currently eight Trustees appointed providing a range of expertise. Meat the Need has three employees; Wayne Langford as General Manager, Sarah Gagliardi as Operations Manager and Sandra Alfeld working part-time as a relationship manager. Other specialised support is obtained from paid contractors.

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.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return for the year ending 31 March 2020 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	30/09/2024	$1,259,597	$1,169,934
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	21/08/2023	$1,094,459	$743,519
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	5/08/2022	$537,130	$544,898
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	30/09/2021	$592,175	$396,460
31/03/2020	30/09/2021	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Joanna Ruth Hay	Trustee	10/05/2023
Nicholas John Fisher	Trustee	27/03/2023
Nicola Frances Mackay	Trustee	30/06/2022
Shaheen Junge	Trustee	30/06/2022
Greg McSkimming	Trustee	20/01/2021
Cheyenne Te Kaharangi Wilson	Trustee	14/07/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Julia Jones	Trustee	31/03/2025
Wayne Ian Langford	Trustee	20/12/2024
Cara Siobhan O'Malley	Trustee	10/05/2023
Jessie Rose Chan	Trustee	1/05/2023
Richard John Luxton	Trustee	28/02/2022
Tyler Sloane Langford	Trustee	14/07/2020

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)
23/05/2025	NOC014
21/03/2025	NOC013
14/02/2025	NOC012
26/02/2024	NOC010
15/08/2023	NOC007
19/01/2021	NOC003
8/07/2020	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name