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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL REFUGEE YOUTH COUNCIL

Registration number:

CC62260

NZBN number:

9429051642563

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

14/05/2024

Balance Date:

January 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

2 Kikorangi Way

Paraparaumu

5032

Charity's other details

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/nz.refugeeyouth

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC62260

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

We are by Refugee youth for Refugee youth. We engage, empower and advocate for refugee-background youth across New Zealand so they can have a meaningful and successful life. We build relationships with refugee background youth in our communities, organizations, and networks. We identify key issues that all refugee background youth want to be addressed at a national level. We empower refugee background youth to have access to long-term sustainable health,social, economic, and cultural well-being.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Social services

Community development, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

Migrants / refugees

Children / young people, General public

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.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return for the year ending 31 January 2024 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/01/2026	31/07/2026	17/04/2026	$303,698	$281,327	Included in Annual Return
31/01/2025	31/07/2025	18/03/2025	$288,154	$180,330	Included in Annual Return
31/01/2024	31/07/2024	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Arman Askarany	Trustee	11/10/2025
Justine Yu	Trustee	13/03/2025
Arezo Nazari	Trustee	10/03/2025
Taim Lightwood	Chair of the Board of Trustees	3/03/2025
Mohanarathy Thurairajah	Trustee	12/07/2024
Samah Sammy Mohammed	Trustee	12/07/2024
Daniel Gamboa	Chief Executive Officer	31/01/2024

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Fahima Mohamed Muse	Trustee	2/09/2025
Yibeth Morales Ayala	Trustee	3/03/2025
Taim Lightwood	Trustee	31/01/2025
Neville Rodrigues	Trustee	7/07/2024
Shilear Basharati	Trustee	31/01/2024

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)
18/11/2025	NOC009
10/10/2025	NOC008
6/10/2025	NOC007
7/02/2025	NOC005
21/08/2024	NOC004
20/08/2024	NOC003
4/07/2024	NOC002
26/06/2024	NOC001

Charity Documents

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