Filing your annual return
The General Partners of a Limited Partnership must file an annual return every year with the Companies Office.
The annual return must be filed by completing Form 3 Annual Return form [117 KB PDF] and sending it to:
Companies Office
Northern Business Centre
Private Bag 92061
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142
The form requires the following information to be given:
- The name of the Limited Partnership and registration number
- Date of annual return for example, date as at a day within the annual return month
- Details of its registered office, address for service and postal address
- Details of the General Partners including those who have ceased to act since the last annual return
- Details of the Limited Partners including those who have ceased to act since the last annual return
- Full name, postal address, email address, telephone number and facsimile of the presenter
The Annual Return must be signed by a general partner or by a lawyer or chartered accountant authorised for that purpose.
Each annual return must also be accompanied by the following forms if there are any changes to the partners or name of the Limited Partnership:
- Form LP2G Notice of change of General Partner details [102 kB PDF] or
Form LP2L Notice of change of Limited Partner details [102 kB PDF] - Notification of changes must be lodged within ten working days of the change - Form 4 Change of name of Limited Partnership [59 kB PDF]
Note | A Limited Partnership does not file an annual return in the calendar year of its registration.
Further information
When do I file my annual return?
The Registrar will allocate an annual return filing month at the time the Limited Partnership is registered and will confirm when the annual return is due to be filed.
The Limited Partnership must file an annual return within the annual return filing month.
How do I change my annual return filing month?
You are able to change your annual return filing month by written request to the Registrar and sending it to:
Companies Office
Northern Business Centre
Private Bag 92061
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142
How much does it cost to file an annual return?
There is no fee payable.
What happens if the Limited Partnership does not file an annual return every year?
A Limited Partnership must file an annual return with the Companies Office each year.
If an annual return is not filed by the due date, the Limited Partnership is at risk of the Registrar making an application to the Court to place it in liquidation or the Registrar may place a note on the Register that it is inactive.
