The Fletcher Trust
Date established
1980
History
The Fletcher Holdings Charitable Trust was formed on the 4 September1980 to provide financial support for charitable purposes within New Zealand. The board of trustees consisted of Sir James Fletcher and three senior executives of Fletcher Holdings Limited. The trustees meet fortnightly to consider the applications made for financial assistance and an administrator was appointed. Generally support was considered in the areas of education youth development, disability, medicine and health, historical, cultural and the arts. (Fletcher Challenge Charitable Trust Historical Report and Legal Opinion, 1984 Fletcher Challenge Archives. Series: 1390/1/1 & 0988/17/3
As a result of the merger in 1981, the Fletcher Holdings Charitable Trust changed its name to the Fletcher Challenge Charitable Trust. The trust was constituted under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 and under the terms of the act funds were to be applied by the Trustees towards such "charitable purposes" as they may in their absolute discretion from time to time see fit. (Fletcher Challenge Charitable Trust Annual Agenda Fletcher Challenge Archives. Series: 0407/1/1).
In 1990 the Fletcher Challenge Charitable Trust again changed its name, dropping the word 'charitable' from its name and was now called the Fletcher Challenge Trust (Deed of Change of Name: 1990). The focus of the Fletcher Challenge Trust was to continue to provide funding for education and youth development, and also to support community development initiatives and projects with historical, cultural or artistic merit. Fletcher Challenge Charitable Trust draft policy paper. Fletcher Challenge Archives Series 1390/1/1.
In 2001 the Fletcher Challenge Trust changed its name to The Fletcher Trust
As a result of the merger in 1981, the Fletcher Holdings Charitable Trust changed its name to the Fletcher Challenge Charitable Trust. The trust was constituted under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 and under the terms of the act funds were to be applied by the Trustees towards such "charitable purposes" as they may in their absolute discretion from time to time see fit. (Fletcher Challenge Charitable Trust Annual Agenda Fletcher Challenge Archives. Series: 0407/1/1).
In 1990 the Fletcher Challenge Charitable Trust again changed its name, dropping the word 'charitable' from its name and was now called the Fletcher Challenge Trust (Deed of Change of Name: 1990). The focus of the Fletcher Challenge Trust was to continue to provide funding for education and youth development, and also to support community development initiatives and projects with historical, cultural or artistic merit. Fletcher Challenge Charitable Trust draft policy paper. Fletcher Challenge Archives Series 1390/1/1.
In 2001 the Fletcher Challenge Trust changed its name to The Fletcher Trust
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