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Social enterprise
Social enterprise is an increasingly popular way to achieve social good. Social enterprises and charities are not necessarily the same thing. Many social enterprises have worthy goals, such as social wellbeing or environmental sustainability.
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However, Charities Services can only register an organisation when:
it has exclusively charitable purposes
its activities advance its exclusively charitable purposes
it is for the public benefit, and
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The name of your organisation
To be registered under the Charities Act 2005, your charity's name must meet the requirements of the Act.
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The first question asked on the application form for registration under the Charities Act 2005 is "what is the full legal name of your entity?"
Some organisations use several names, so we ask you to tell us your "legal name" and we check that against the Act's requirements.
This page explains how to identify your charity's legal name and the criteria we… -
Officer information
Updated 8 April 2024
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To be registered with Charities Services, your organisation must ensure that each of its officers is qualified to be an officer under the Charities Act 2005.
When you apply to register your organisation, you must certify in the application form that all your officers are qualified in terms of the Act.
Who are your officers?The Charities Act 2005 may define officers differently to the way your rules define them. An officer can be a person or a body corporate.
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Ready to apply?
This page lays out everything you will need to apply and the steps of the registration process.
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Apply now
Updated 8 April 2024
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Read the information on this page if you are ready to apply for registration. The link to apply online is also on this page.
On this page:
1. Before you apply checklist
2. Ready to apply checklist
3. Apply now button
4. What happens next?
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Have you done research including searching the Charities Register to find examples of what similar organisations look like?
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Group registration/Te rēhita ā-kāhui
Updated 8 April 2024
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Registered charities that are affiliated or closely related, and have similar charitable purposes, can apply to register as a group under the Charities Act 2005. Charities must nominate one member to be the “parent” entity that applies for group registration on behalf of all charities in the group.
If the application for group registration is successful, Charities Services works with the parent to agree on the group’s terms and conditions. These terms and conditions set ou… -
Statement on Shooters Lottery Incorporated from the Independent Charities Registration Board
Published 14 June 2019
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In its decision dated 14 June 2019 the independent Charities Registration Board (the “Board”) has decided to decline Shooters Lottery Incorporated’s (the “Society”) application to be a registered charity because it does not advance exclusively charitable purposes.
The role of the Board is to maintain the integrity of the Charities Register by ensuring that entities on the Charities Register qualify for registration.
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Good governance across Aotearoa
Published 8 July 2019
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Ko te manu e kai i te miro nōna te ngahere, Ko te manu kai i te mātauranga, nōna te ao.
The bird that eats the miro berry owns the forest. The bird that feasts on knowledge owns the world.
Since we started our Governance Project we have found that there’s a growing interest in governance around the country and new resources and tools are popping up all over the motu (land).
Many charities will know of CommunityNet Aotearoa – the online hub of free… -
Te Ao Māori
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Statement on the Scoop Foundation for Public Interest Journalism from the Independent Charities Registration Board
Published 16 July 2019
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In its decision dated 15 July 2019 the independent Charities Registration Board (the “Board”) has decided to decline the Scoop Foundation for Public Interest Journalism’s (the “Trust”) application to be a registered charity because it does not advance exclusively charitable purposes.
The role of the Board is to maintain the integrity of the Charities Register by ensuring that entities on the Charities Register qualify for registration.
The Board makes its decisions by…