# Wairarapa Playcentre Association Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC23576
**Status:** Deregistered (2019-05-21)
**Registered since:** 2008-04-29
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Masterton
**NZBN:** 9429042882923

## Purpose

"The Wairarapa Playcentre Association acts as a resource body providing services to its affiliated Playcentres. The Association provides adult education, property and other various areas of support to Playcentres to ensure they meet external requirements for a Playcentre to operate. The Association's main objectives are to: • encourage full parent participation and responsibility in the conduct of Playcentres; • coordinate the activities of Playcentres in the Wairarapa; • faster good parent child relationships through parent education programmes; • promote public awareness of the Playcentre movement; • assist in the formation of Playcentres and in the training and approval of supervision teams for play sessions • receive monies on behalf of affiliated Playcentres from the Ministry of Education or from other sources, and to disburse same to affiliated Playcentres • raise, receive, hold and distribute funds, in the form of subscriptions, donations, legacies and bequests, and funds from

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — No longer on the Charities Register.
- **Status code:** `deregistered`
- **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 2016-08-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$93k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$86k
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$129k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$40k
- **Net assets:** NZ$89k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$102k
- **Donations:** NZ$1k
- **Paid staff:** 3
- **Volunteers:** 2
- **Financial report audited:** yes
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=82e31d97-dcf3-e611-8178-00155de3e60a&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-31 | NZ$93k | NZ$86k | not disclosed | NZ$89k |
| 2015-08-31 | NZ$96k | NZ$87k | NZ$9k | NZ$82k |
| 2014-08-31 | NZ$95k | NZ$87k | NZ$8k | NZ$73k |
| 2013-08-31 | NZ$111k | NZ$120k | NZ$-9k | NZ$65k |
| 2012-08-31 | NZ$177k | NZ$203k | NZ$-27k | NZ$20k |
| 2011-08-31 | NZ$201k | NZ$179k | NZ$22k | NZ$38k |
| 2010-08-31 | NZ$181k | NZ$192k | NZ$-11k | NZ$17k |
| 2009-08-31 | NZ$231k | NZ$189k | NZ$42k | NZ$91k |

## Group consolidated filing

This charity is part of **Playcentre Aotearoa**, which files a consolidated return. For the year ended 2025-08-31 the group reported revenue of NZ$27.60M and expenses of NZ$38.05M.

Where a member files an empty individual return, the group figures are where the activity sits.

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current (15 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=CC23576) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-04-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-29

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/wairarapa-playcentre-association-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/wairarapa-playcentre-association-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/wairarapa-playcentre-association-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC23576

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/wairarapa-playcentre-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 2026-09-29T15:14:33.782Z.