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Charity Details

The School of Philosophy Auckland Incorporated
The School of Philosophy
CC24307
9429042738947
Registered

Registration details

13/05/2008
December 31

Name change history

Name Effective Date
The School of Philosophy (Auckland) Incorporated 13/05/2008
The School of Philosophy Auckland Incorporated 30/05/2025

Address for service

268 West Tamaki Road
Wai O Taiki Bay
Auckland
1072

Charity's other details

0800 610 539
info@philosophy.nz
http://www.philosophy.nz
https://www.facebook.com/schoolofphilosophynz/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC24307

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Society exists exclusively for charitable educational purposes; to promote understanding of the natural laws governing humanity through the study of philosophy, laws, customs and practices by which communities are governed. To maintain and provide a School of Philosophy for the furtherance of these purposes through courses of study and other activities for Students for which it may charge fees or subscriptions. To maintain lending and reference libraries for the use of Students. To promote studies in any subject or branch of knowledge cognate to the purposes of the Society.

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

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Provides teaching in practical philosophy

Education / training / research

Arts / culture / heritage

General public

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

Annual Returns

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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.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
31/12/2025 30/06/2026 7/06/2026 $291,253 $325,198 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2024 30/06/2025 10/06/2025 $314,213 $340,073 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2023 30/06/2024 21/08/2024 $331,629 $293,008 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2022 30/06/2023 23/06/2023 $1,268,134 $276,095 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2021 30/06/2022 15/06/2022 $422,295 $259,128 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2020 30/06/2021 24/06/2021 $150,819 $229,326 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2019 30/06/2020 29/06/2020 $779,499 $403,609 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2018 31/08/2019 14/08/2019 $378,187 $259,416 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2017 30/06/2018 28/06/2018 $234,364 $273,330 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2016 30/06/2017 14/06/2017 $263,896 $205,878 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
David William Brierley Deputy Chair 27/03/2026
Lyndsay Kevin Wyatt Committee member 27/03/2026
Margaret Louise Brickland Committee member 27/03/2026
Alan Frederick Hull Committee member 28/03/2025
Mark Abraham Rassie Chairman 28/03/2025
Michael Charles Tane Carden Treasurer 2/04/2021
Geoffrey Christopher Long Committee member 1/04/2016
Kerrin Jessie Waterer General Secretary 25/11/2007

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Adele Kay Walsh Committee member 27/03/2026
Robert Bree Chairman 27/03/2026
Jonathan Mozessohn Committee member 28/03/2025
Simon Lyall Laurent Chairman 30/04/2024
John Geoffrey Stokes Committee 28/04/2023
Murray Bruce Spicer Treasurer 9/04/2021
Graham Arthur Soughtton Committee member 13/04/2018
Michael Charles Tane Carden Committee member 13/04/2018
Paul Frederick Joass Chairman 13/04/2018
Gary Hush Nicholls Committee Member 20/08/2016

Charity Updates

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18/04/2026 NOC034
4/03/2026 NOC033
17/10/2025 NOC032
6/06/2025 NOC030
30/05/2025 NOC029
2/05/2024 NOC027
16/06/2023 NOC025
16/09/2022 NOC024
16/09/2022 NOC023
28/04/2021 NOC019

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