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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Echo Vision Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Echo Church

Registration number:

CC58996

NZBN number:

9429049198881

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

19/05/2021

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 797

Whakatane

3158

Charity's Street Address:

19 George Street

Whakatane

3120

Charity's other details

Website:

http://www.echochurch.co.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/echochurchnz

Other Social Network:

@echochurchnz

Areas of Operation:

Bay of Plenty

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC58996

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To maintain, promote and support the work of Echo Church.

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

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Sectors:

Religious activities

Beneficiaries:

Religious groups

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
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	29/09/2025	$352,927	$289,917	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	31/12/2024	19/01/2025	$339,748	$273,245	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	27/09/2023	$305,651	$248,931	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	28/09/2022	$189,853	$39,918	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Roak Crew	Board Member	27/02/2023
Lisa Marie Preston	Treasurer	14/09/2022
John Thomson	Board Member	22/02/2022
Samuel Barr	Chair	30/03/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Matthew Hillary Preston	Chair	27/02/2023
Samantha Barr	Trustee	19/09/2022

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)
26/11/2025	NOC014
11/04/2025	NOC012
5/07/2024	NOC009
27/09/2023	NOC007
4/03/2023	NOC006
16/10/2022	NOC005
24/05/2021	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name