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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Aotearoa Buddhist Education Trust
ABET
CC40378
N/A
Registered

Registration details

25/05/2009
December 31

Address for service

13 Leith Street
Gisborne
4010

Charity's other details

022 6102 910
abet.newzealand@gmail.com
https://abet.org.nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC40378

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

1 To provide opportunities for people to practice meditation in the tradition of Insight Meditation. 2 To try to make this available to people regardless of financial status. 3 To provide educational resources which support meditation practice and that the Trust may think desirable for the promotion of its objectives. 4 To provide a community (sangha) which generates opportunities for people to connect with each other and learn about insight meditation. 5 To provide facilities where individuals and groups may learn and/or practice meditation which is designed to enhance the development of insight through silent and structured meditation practice.

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

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Makes grants / loans to individuals, Provides religious services / activities

Education / training / research

Religious activities, Fund-raising

General public

Religious groups, Religious Teachers

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

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.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
31/12/2025 30/06/2026 1/05/2026 $4,805 $3,607 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2024 30/06/2025 26/05/2025 $6,369 $5,008 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2023 30/06/2024 2/06/2024 $7,208 $7,006 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2022 30/06/2023 24/06/2023 $7,229 $5,889 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2021 30/06/2022 31/05/2022 $4,744 $5,930 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2020 30/06/2021 4/03/2021 $3,532 $4,404 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019 30/06/2020 6/04/2020 $6,064 $7,173 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2018 30/06/2019 29/06/2019 $13,062 $14,433 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2017 30/06/2018 29/06/2018 $11,501 $8,816 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2016 30/06/2017 15/07/2017 $8,195 $9,743 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Ellen Mary Miller Trustee 25/06/2025
Alex T Carr Chair 10/10/2019
Peter Ronald Cowley Treasurer 1/07/2011

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
David Maurice Chittenden Trustee 25/06/2025
Damon Ashley Vassiliadis Trustee 21/06/2023
Julia Moana Wells Trustee 12/05/2022
Rajees C Patel Trustee 31/12/2020
Alan Philip Margolis Editor 31/03/2020
Leon Arlo Frampton Trustee 30/11/2019
Christine Rose Dann trustee 15/03/2019
Vivien Hilary Blackshaw Trustee 8/03/2017
Colleen Shaw Trustee 15/02/2015
Vivien Hilary Blackshaw Trustee 11/02/2015

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)
21/10/2025 NOC031
24/05/2022 NOC026
11/05/2020 NOC024
11/05/2020 NOC023
31/01/2020 NOC021
7/01/2020 NOC020
7/01/2020 NOC019
17/10/2019 NOC018
10/10/2019 NOC016
26/07/2019 NOC014

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