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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

PILLAIYAR KOVIL TRUST

Registration number:

CC59176

NZBN number:

9429049339192

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

21/05/2021

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

19 Cutts Road

Russley

Christchurch

8042

Charity's Street Address:

14 Hasketts Road

RD 8

Templeton

Christchurch

7678

Charity's other details

Website:

http://www.ganeshatemple.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC59176

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To promote and conduct activities and projects in line with Hinduism. To build a Hindu temple in Christchurch. To work with other cultural and religious organizations in charitable projects like eradication of poverty and education

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

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Sectors:

Religious activities

Arts / culture / heritage

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	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	3/10/2025	$168,728	$203,177	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	13/11/2024	$469,118	$31,378	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	30/03/2024	$70,397	$20,385	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	28/09/2022	$15,000	$10,083	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Sunita Kumari	Trustee	15/07/2025
Reshma Shetty	Trustee	7/06/2023
Meenupriya Solai	Trustee	10/02/2023
Pavithra Maduram Ravi	Trustee	15/05/2021
Sandheep Ananth Kumar	Trustee	15/05/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Suredaran Sivalingam	Trustee	2/07/2025

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)
21/10/2025	NOC007
22/08/2023	NOC003
10/02/2023	NOC002

Charity Documents

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