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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Fern Collective Charitable Trust.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Fern Collective Charitable Trust

Registration number:

CC65104

NZBN number:

9429051596835

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

11/05/2026

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

521 North Road

Normanby

Dunedin

9010

Charity's other details

Website:

https://ferncollectivenz.com/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094173106351

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC65104

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Trust seeks to support neurodiverse youth and their families by creating a safe and empowering environment. We provide therapeutic, nature-based, and creative youth groups with trained staff using neuroaffirming approaches. Our offerings include weekly alternative education programs, neuroaffirming parent education and coaching, integration of Te Ao Māori foundations, collaboration with educational providers, life skills mentoring, and fostering community engagement and participation.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

People with disabilities

Health

Beneficiaries:

People with disabilities

Children / young people, Family / whanau

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 30 June 2026 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
30/06/2026	31/12/2026	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Chanita Kim Downing	Officer	11/05/2026
Claire Rye	Officer	11/05/2026
Gemma Elizabeth Brown	Officer	11/05/2026
Jane Marie Campbell	Officer	11/05/2026
Lisa Gaye Lindsay	Officer	11/05/2026
Mathew Kiore	Officer	11/05/2026

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