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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Sea of Faith in Aotearoa Incorporated

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

SOFiA (Sea of Faith in Aotearoa)

Registration number:

CC23293

NZBN number:

9429043007721

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

21/04/2008

Balance Date:

June 30

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Sea of Faith Network (NZ) Incorporated	21/04/2008
Sea of Faith in Aotearoa Incorporated	11/03/2021

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

13 Leith Street

Gisborne

4010

Charity's other details

Phone:

0226102910

Email:

treasurer@sofia.org.nz

Website:

https://sofia.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC23293

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

a. To facilitate the exploration of religious thought and expression from a non-dogmatic and human-orientated standpoint. b. To provide encouragement, stimulation and support in fellowship with all persons engaged in this exploration.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Newsletter, local groups)

Sectors:

Other (please state)

(Exploration of religious thought and expression)

Beneficiaries:

General public

Religious groups

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return by 31/12/2008 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 31/12/2009.

For Year Ended

Due Date

Date Submitted

Total Income

Total Expenditure

Financial Statements

Annual Return Summary

30/06/2026

31/12/2026

To be filed

30/06/2025

31/12/2025

9/07/2025

$1,148

$1,351

30/06/2024

31/12/2024

13/07/2024

$204

$2,150

30/06/2023

31/12/2023

21/11/2023

$4,926

$4,043

30/06/2022

31/12/2022

29/11/2022

$3,695

$2,714

30/06/2021

31/12/2021

16/12/2021

$3,918

$3,350

30/06/2020

31/12/2020

28/12/2020

$10,981

$5,787

30/06/2019

31/12/2019

28/12/2020

$28,220

$33,157

30/06/2018

31/12/2018

21/11/2018

$38,903

$41,032

30/06/2017

31/12/2017

12/01/2018

$66,501

$53,007

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
John Lane Thornley	Secretary	6/11/2021
Mary Ellen Warren	Local Groups Coordinator	6/11/2021
Peter Ronald Cowley	Chairman & Treasurer	6/11/2021
Laurie Chisholm	Committee Member	21/02/2019

Past Officers

Officer Name

Position

Past Since

Philip Grimmett

Committee

5/11/2022

Brian Ellis

Committee Member

6/11/2021

Ian Spencer Crumpton

Chairperson

6/11/2021

Steve Collard

Secretary

6/11/2021

Doug Sellman

Chairperson

1/11/2019

Jan Margaret Hill Calvert

Committee Member

1/11/2019

Natali Allen

Committee Member

1/11/2019

Adrian Skelton

Committee Member

2/11/2018

Daniel Phillips

Secretary

2/11/2018

Norman Ely

Treasurer

2/11/2018

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
16/12/2021	NOC016
13/01/2021	NOC014
22/01/2019	NOC011
21/11/2015	NOC006
15/03/2014	NOC005
27/10/2012	AR005
2/04/2012	AR004
6/10/2010	AR003
5/10/2009	AR002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name