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Update on Save Animals From Exploitation from the Independent Charities Registration Board
Published 20 April 2018
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In a decision dated 19 April 2018 the independent Charities Registration Board directed that Save Animals From Exploitation Incorporated (“SAFE”) remain on the Charities Register because it advances charitable purposes, and any non-charitable purpose is ancillary to its charitable purposes.
The independent Charities Registration Board (“the Board”) carried out a full review of SAFE’s eligibility for registration. The review of SAFE arose after Charities Services receiv… -
Update on Sea Shepherd New Zealand from the Independent Charities Registration Board
Published 29 May 2018
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In a decision dated 28 May 2018 the independent Charities Registration Board (the “Board”) determined that Sea Shepherd New Zealand Trust (the “Trust”) and Sea Shepherd New Zealand Limited (the “Company”) – collectively, “the Sea Shepherd New Zealand entities” – meet registration requirements. Both the Trust and the Company are now registered charities.
The role of the Board is to maintain the integrity of the Charities Register by ensuring that entities on the Charities… -
National Volunteer Week
Published 18 June 2018
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This week we celebrate National Volunteer Week which runs until Saturday 23 June 2018.
As part of the Annual Return process for registered charities, we collect information on volunteers, such as the number of volunteers, the hours they work, and the regions and organisations that have the highest number of volunteers. The data below has been prepared using the most recent Annual Returns.
Charities Services does not verify the accuracy of the figures reported, and the… -
What charities need to know about the New Zealand Business Number
Updated on 28 July 2022What is the NZBN?The New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) is a globally unique identifier available to every Kiwi business, including not-for-profit charities. The NZBN has been designed to save time and money by making it faster and easier for businesses to connect and transact.
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How does it work?The NZBN links to your core business information (known as Primary Business Data) which is most often asked for when doing business. This includes things such as your trading name,… -
Volunteers
Volunteers are vital to the success of many charities. Volunteers contribute their time, without pay, to advise, support, fundraise, govern, coach, educate, organise events, answer emails, prepare reports or to generally “help out “ and make a difference in their communities.
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Keep accurate information about your volunteersWe encourage registered charities to keep accurate information about the support they receive from volunteers. Charities can use this information to report to their governing… -
Upcoming tax changes that might affect your charity
Posted on 17 July 2018If you operate a registered charity then your charity will be able to access a range of tax benefits. Typically, this means your charity’s income will be tax exempt, your charity’s bank will not need to deduct resident withholding tax from its interest income, your charity may not need to pay fringe benefit tax on some benefits provided to its employees, your charity can access GST concessions, and your charity may be able to issue donation receipts so that its donors can…
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2018 Charities Services Annual Meeting
About 200 people gathered in Auckland on 4 October 2018 to attend Charities Services’ Annual Meeting.
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We were joined by Hon Peeni Henare, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector who provided an update of the review of the Charities Act. He announced public consultation is scheduled for early next year and urged all stakeholders to engage in the consultation process. Roger Holmes Miller, Chair of the Charities Registration Board, announced the Charities Registration Board’s new Te Reo Mā… -
Fraud in the charitable sector
Published 24 October 2018
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This week is international Charity Fraud Awareness Week. The true cost of fraud in New Zealand is unknown, but what is known is that the impact of fraud and economic crime is significant and can affect all types of organisations.
The not-for profit sector is not immune. Here at Charities Services we have uncovered examples of significant fraud during our investigations that resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars to the charitable sector. Most of thes… -
New Zealand Charity Reporting Awards
2/04/2019The winners and highly commended in the 2019 New Zealand Charity Reporting Awards have been announced.
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The awards, organised by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), recognise best practice among registered charities in adopting financial reporting standards which give greater transparency and consistency among charities.
Winners range in size from national electrical industry training organisation Electrical Training Company (ETCO) through to the Reporoa-based Emp… -
The modernisation of the Charities Act - discussion document released
Published 22 February 2019
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Update: The due date of the public consultation has been extended to 31 May, 2019.
The Government is modernising the Charities Act 2005 to ensure the Act works effectively for charities, their staff and volunteers, and the public. The Department of Internal Affairs policy team is managing the process, independently of Charities Services, has released the discussion document to help inform public consultation.
The public consultation will run from 22 February 2019 to…