What does Wallaceville Playcentre do?

Wallaceville Playcentre is a registered New Zealand charity operating in the Education sector.

Is Wallaceville Playcentre a registered charity?

Yes, Wallaceville Playcentre is registered with Charities Services New Zealand under registration number CC30839.

What is Wallaceville Playcentre's annual revenue?

Wallaceville Playcentre reported total revenue of $0.0 million in their most recent annual return.

Wallaceville Playcentre — Education Charity in Upper Hutt

Wallaceville Playcentre is a deregistered Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at August 2016.

Mission: Playcentre was instrumental in introducing the concept of education through play and through child-initiated activities to the early childhood setting in New Zealand. This philosophy has since been adopted throughout all New Zealand through the curriculum for early childhood education, Te Whāriki. The organisation believes that parents are the first and best educators of their children and children learn best when they initiate their learning through play (child-initiated play). Within the centres children and adults learn alongside each other, in agreement with the socio-cultural model of learning which posits that a child learns best when surrounded by trusted members of his or her community. Each Playcentre is a cooperative. Parents decide how their centre will run and are responsible for the education of their children. Parents also make decisions giving direction to how their association (regional body) and the NZPF (national body) will run

Registration Number: CC30839
Charity Type: Trust
Registration Date: 2008-06-30
Status: Deregistered (2025-08-15)
Sector: Education
Location: Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt
Email: wallaceville@playcentre.org.nz
Data as at: August 2016

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau

Financial Summary

Total Revenue: $0.0M NZD
Total Expenses: $0.1M NZD
Total Assets: $0.0M NZD
Reserve Months: 0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count: 2
Volunteers: 18
Financial Year End: 2016-08-31

Financial History

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Net Assets
2016	$0.0M	$0.1M	-
2015	$0.0M	$0.0M	-
2014	$0.1M	$0.1M	-
2013	$0.1M	$0.0M	-
2012	$0.1M	$0.1M	-
2011	$0.1M	$0.1M	-
2010	$0.1M	$0.1M	-
2009	$0.1M	$0.1M	-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

Name	Role	Appointed

Former Officers (34)

Daniella Jara — Co-President/secretary
Annesh Theron — Co-President/property (departed 2021-08-31)
Daniella Vidamo — Co-President/education (departed 2021-11-30)
Petra Whatford — Co-President/treasurer-and-Secretary (departed 2021-11-24)
Nicole Colson — Information Officer (departed 2018-04-04)
Amy Chattington-Harris — Co-President (departed 2018-11-21)
Zeri Yulo-Ong — Treasurer (departed 2020-09-26)
Krystal Hanson — Information Officer (departed 2017-10-31)
Ashleigh Stallard — Treasurer (departed 2017-04-20)
Liz Guntur — Co-President (departed 2020-09-26)
Sasha Johnstone — Education Officer (departed 2020-09-26)
Sarah Barnes — Treasurer (departed 2015-11-01)
Louise Tillett — Associate Member (departed 2016-10-15)
Ruth Jones — Secretary (departed 2017-10-31)
Erica van der Vliet — Education Officer (departed 2015-09-30)
Gwen Stewart — Information Officer (departed 2015-01-01)
Alana Flintoft — Co-President (departed 2015-09-30)
Megan Costello — Education Officer (departed 2015-11-01)
Alice Aplin — Treasurer (departed 2014-10-04)
Sandy Clarkson — Information Officer (departed 2014-10-04)

Reporting Group Members

Wallaceville Playcentre files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 353 sibling charities:

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Wallaceville Playcentre

CC30839Upper Hutt, Upper HuttRegistered 30 Jun 2008

Data updated: 3 days ago

Financials31 Aug 2016Rating2d ago

Financial data as at August 2016. Sourced from Charities Services register.

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Tier 4

Deregistered — Deregistered from the Charities Services register

This charity has been removed from the Charities Services register and is no longer obliged to file annual returns. Because the charity is no longer active under the Charities Act, the standard rating is withheld. The figures shown above reflect the last filings made while the charity was registered.

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Revenue

$46.2K

Expenses

$55.7K

Assets

$20.4K

Staff

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2016). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Part of a reporting group. Wallaceville Playcentre files its annual return under the consolidated return filed by Parkside Playcentre. The financial figures and rating shown for this charity reflect the parent's consolidated filing — see the parent's profile for the underlying disclosure.

About

Mission

Playcentre was instrumental in introducing the concept of education through play and through child-initiated activities to the early childhood setting in New Zealand. This philosophy has since been adopted throughout all New Zealand through the curriculum for early childhood education, Te Whāriki. The organisation believes that parents are the first and best educators of their children and children learn best when they initiate their learning through play (child-initiated play). Within the centres children and adults learn alongside each other, in agreement with the socio-cultural model of learning which posits that a child learns best when surrounded by trusted members of his or her community. Each Playcentre is a cooperative. Parents decide how their centre will run and are responsible for the education of their children. Parents also make decisions giving direction to how their association (regional body) and the NZPF (national body) will run

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries

Children / young peopleFamily / whanau

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue

$46.2K

Total Expenses

$55.7K

Net Assets

Staff

employees

Volunteers

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (8 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause

100c

For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs

Strong

Sustainability

4.4mo

Could operate 4.4 months with zero revenue

Low reserves

Fundraising Cost

$0.00

Costs $0.00 to raise each $1 in donations

Efficient

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

Score /100

Concentrated

HHI: 5,325

Other64.3%

Donations34.5%

Trading / Services0.7%

Investment Income0.5%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 329 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score

#60/330

Revenue

$46K

#73/330

Reserve Months

0.0

#1/330

Surplus

$-10K

#293/330

Staff Cost %

#1/330

Top Peers in Group

Rerewhakaaitu And District Young Persons Charitable TrustA-

The Fisk-Wake Educational Charitable Trust BoardB+

The South Canterbury North Otago Deer Farmers TrustB+

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

Score: /100

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Contact Details

Address

Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt

wallaceville@playcentre.org.nz

Registration

Registration NumberCC30839

Entity TypeTrust

Registered30 Jun 2008

StatusDeregistered

Deregistered15 Aug 2025

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Sector & Activities

Primary Sector

Education

Activities

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 28 September 2026.

Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return

Wallaceville Playcentre is one of 354 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.

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