# Marlborough Justices of the Peace Association Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC44225
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2010-05-16
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Havelock
**NZBN:** 9429042756163
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The functions of the Association are: 1. To provide Ministerial Justice of the Peace services to the public of New Zealand at no charge. These services include certifying copies of documents, witnessing signatures, administering statutory declarations and affidavits, and taking citizenship ceremonies. The Association operates a Service Centre Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays , Saturdays, 10.00 am to 12.00 pm, at Blenheim Library, and at Picton Library every Wednesday, 11.00am-1.00pm. 2. To provide at no cost Judicial services to the Blenheim District Court when called upon. These services involve presiding over prosecutions where accorded jurisdiction under the Criminal Procedures Act 2011 including traffic offences, and bail / remand applications. 3. To provide at no cost education and support to Issuing Officers authorised under the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 to consider applications for the issue of search warrants, production orders and summonses.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-08-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$9k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$11k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-2k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$17k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=3414a8e4-0187-f011-bb46-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$11k | NZ$-2k | not disclosed |
| 2024-08-31 | NZ$10k | NZ$13k | NZ$-3k | not disclosed |
| 2023-08-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$12k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-08-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$7k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-08-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$12k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-08-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$14k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-08-31 | NZ$67k | NZ$44k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-08-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-08-31 | NZ$10k | NZ$9k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-08-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$6k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current (28 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC44225) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-12
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-13

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/marlborough-justices-of-the-peace-association-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/marlborough-justices-of-the-peace-association-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/marlborough-justices-of-the-peace-association-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC44225

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/marlborough-justices-of-the-peace-association-incorporated. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-13T11:32:10.470Z.