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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Dress For Success Hawke's Bay Trust

Registration number:

CC58241

NZBN number:

9429047738034

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

20/07/2020

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

124A Shakespeare Road

Bluff Hill

Napier

4110

Charity's Street Address:

18 Bower Street

Napier South

Napier

4110

Charity's other details

Phone:

027 4789311

Email:

hawkesbay@dressforsuccess.org

Website:

https://Dressforsuccess.org

Facebook:

dressforsuccesshawkesbay

Areas of Operation:

Hawke's Bay

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC58241

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The vision of Dress for Success Hawke's Bay and Worldwide is a world where women do not live in poverty, are treated with dignity and respect, and have the capacity to strengthen their families and support their communities. Our mission is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, work attire and development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(DFS provides women with the developmental tools and a personally styled wardrobe of clothes which supports them to become employment ready and to thrive in work and in life. )

Sectors:

Community development

Education / training / research, Employment, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(We support any woman in a challenging situation with a personally styled wardrobe of clothes and the development tools to move ahead on their journey to financial independence.)

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	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	29/09/2025	$94,735	$68,707	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	4/10/2024	$53,455	$56,520	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	5/10/2023	$94,283	$81,858	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	23/08/2022	$31,011	$4,804	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	19/07/2021	$19,200	$2,227	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Shain Robyn Marshall	Youth Representative/Brand&Marketing Board member	1/10/2022
Averil Mary Wills	Consumer Representative Board member	1/04/2022
Jo-Ann Maree Jacobson	Trustee/Secretary	9/06/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Fiona Mary Thomson	Trustee/Chair (Interim)	1/08/2025
Eileen Lawson	Trustee	1/09/2023
Emma Morgan Sye	Trustee	30/04/2022
Leanne Collins	Trustee	30/04/2022
Rebecca Holly Te Aroha Clarke	Trustee	22/09/2021
Kirsten Marie Wise	Trustee/Chairperson	1/11/2020

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)
10/05/2022	NOC005
5/05/2022	NOC004
12/01/2022	NOC003
29/04/2021	NOC001

Charity Documents

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