Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers Charitable Trust — Community Development Charity in Hastings
Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Hastings, Hastings. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The Hawkes Bay Readers and Writers Charitable Trust aims to provide Hawke's Bay readers the opportunity to come together with leading writers in literary events unique to Hawke's Bay. To establish and administer a regular literary festival in Hawke’s Bay involving local and international writers, To plan the programme of the literary festival, To raise funds to meet costs for the festival, To establish and administer a festival that will celebrate the work of local and international writers
- Registration Number
- CC25813
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-12
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Hastings, Hastings
- Website
- http://www.hbreadersandwriters.co.nz/
- hbreadersandwriters@gmail.com
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Robertson | Trustee / Chair | 2022-11-30 |
| Maureen Roache | Trustee / Treasurer | 2019-02-13 |
Former Officers (15)
- Brandi Dixon — Treasurer (departed 2023-12-05)
- Louise Ward — Trustee
- Jospehine Carpenter — Trustee / Secretary
- Peter Leiser — Trustee (departed 2017-12-11)
- Sheryl Reed — Chair (departed 2020-10-05)
- Megan Landon — Trustee (departed 2018-07-31)
- Malcolm Calder — 31/10/11 (departed 2012-11-02)
- Margaret Schofield — Trustee (departed 2018-10-31)
- Carla Crosbie — Trustee
- Elizabeth Russell — Committee Member (departed 2015-07-07)
- Tessa Tylee — Treasurer (departed 2014-11-07)
- Declan Eames — Chariperson (departed 2011-10-31)
- Katherine Edmond — Chair (departed 2011-08-18)
- Robyn Giles — Committee Member (departed 2011-08-18)
- Ronald Thorsen — Secretary/treasurer (departed 2010-12-16)
Funding Sources
- First Light Community Foundation Limited — $2,476.5
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Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers Charitable Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.
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The Hawkes Bay Readers and Writers Charitable Trust aims to provide Hawke's Bay readers the opportunity to come together with leading writers in literary events unique to Hawke's Bay. To establish and administer a regular literary festival in Hawke’s Bay involving local and international writers, To plan the programme of the literary festival, To raise funds to meet costs for the festival, To establish and administer a festival that will celebrate the work of local and international writers
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