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Charity Details


The Audio Foundation
The Audio Foundation
CC20147
9429043111336
Registered

Registration details

29/11/2007
December 31

Address for service

PO Box 68518
Victoria Street West
Auckland Central
Auckland
1142
4 Poynton Terrace
Auckland Central
Auckland
1010

Charity's other details

(027)3607239
https://www.facebook.com/Audiofoundation
https://www.instagram.com/audio.foundation/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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Purpose & Structure


Charitable Purpose

We believe in independent and adventurous visions, creative engagement and critical enquiry in sound, music and related practices. The Audio Foundation is a dedicated and professional organisation to support, promote and preserve these practices in Aotearoa/NZ.
 AUDIO FOUNDATION CORE AIMS: • To support and promote the creation, production, and dissemination of New Zealand sound, music and related projects • To foster and preserve an identity and history for NZ sound, music and related practices, and to promote this to the wider public • To enable research, development and cultivation of creative artistic potential primarily concerned with sound and music • To facilitate access, engagement and connection between the sound community and the wider community • To maintain and provide a professional integrity through sustained communication, delivery of programs, facilitation and successful initiatives.

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

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Provides heritage

Arts / culture / heritage

Other (please state)

(Artists & Musicians, audiences, young people)

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

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 30/06/2026 $317,470 $301,657 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2024 30/06/2025 31/07/2025 $382,419 $354,677 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2023 30/06/2024 23/04/2024 $321,361 $333,521 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2022 30/06/2023 25/05/2023 $312,247 $312,427 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2021 31/07/2022 8/09/2022 $255,844 $248,612 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2020 30/06/2021 27/07/2021 $233,923 $268,174 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2019 30/06/2020 6/08/2020 $232,526 $248,578 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2018 30/06/2019 2/07/2019 $242,452 $230,028 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2017 30/06/2018 23/05/2018 $260,513 $256,750 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2016 30/06/2017 20/07/2017 $203,997 $207,166 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details


Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Lucy Xiao Feng Beeler Trustee 2/10/2025
Paul A G Smith Trustee 2/10/2025
Scott Alexander Wilson Trustee 2/10/2025
Sophie Anne Burbery Trustee 2/10/2025
Melissa Laing Treasurer 11/03/2024
Thomas Shoebridge Deputy chair / Secretary 4/12/2023
Jeff Henderson Director 1/01/2013
Andrew Mcmillan Co-Chairperson/Trustee 30/12/2008

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Richard Francis co-chair 29/05/2025
Riki Gooch Trustee 29/05/2025
Alastair Pettitt Trustee 23/03/2025
Annie Bradley Co-Chairperson/Trustee 23/03/2025
Cushla Donaldson Trustee 11/03/2024
Clinton Watkins Trustee 31/12/2022
Rachel Shearer Board member 31/12/2022
Andrew Clifford Trustee 1/12/2018
Philip Dadson Trustee 16/07/2017
Joseph Nunweek Board member 15/03/2015
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Charity Updates


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6/10/2025 NOC025
30/04/2025 NOC023
24/06/2024 NOC022
26/05/2023 NOC020
25/05/2023 NOC018
29/11/2018 NOC013
7/04/2017 NOC010
13/04/2016 NOC009
7/04/2016 NOC007
15/08/2013 NOC004
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