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Charity Summary


Charity Details

SOPHIA SPACE TRUST
CC48276
9429043231324
Registered

Registration details

9/07/2012
March 31

Address for service

123 Greenhill Road
RD 1
Waikanae
5391

Charity's other details

03 343 1113
office@whaa.co.nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC48276

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

For the advancement and promotion of religious belief and Shinto meditation based on Shinto philosophy, to teach and practice the essence of all spiritual freedom by way of studying religious meditation and to propagate the same through Shinto religious services, public lectures, private study classes and any other means of disseminating such spiritual freedom as would be suitable and proper for the accomplishment of the Trust's charitable purposes.

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

Provides religious services / activities

Religious activities

Accommodation / housing, Education / training / research, Community development, Social services

Religious groups

General public

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
31/03/2026 30/09/2026 - - - To be filed To be filed
31/03/2025 30/09/2025 8/08/2025 $2,148,561 $369,964 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2024 30/09/2024 2/09/2024 $443,783 $354,179 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2023 30/09/2023 7/09/2023 $293,195 $257,430 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022 30/09/2022 27/09/2022 $1,401,807 $122,564 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021 30/09/2021 13/08/2021 $830,475 $91,839 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020 30/09/2020 29/09/2020 $743,787 $93,585 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019 30/09/2019 24/09/2019 $564,138 $102,158 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018 30/09/2018 26/07/2018 $220,385 $79,560 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2017 30/09/2017 25/10/2017 $197,453 $90,303 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Taishi Yamauchi Trustee 4/04/2026
Kinuko Takebe Trustee 6/12/2025
Masamichi Yamamoto trustee 1/04/2021
Masahiro Asada trustee 1/04/2020
Haruka Yamamoto Trustee 15/06/2017
Yoshinori Hirose Trustee 15/06/2017
Hiroshi Yamamoto Trustee 16/06/2011

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Mikiko Ikeda Trustee 31/03/2026
Sho Nonomura Trustee 30/11/2025
Kazuya Nakano Trustee 31/03/2021
Junka Matsumoto Trustee 31/03/2020
Kinuko Takebe Trustee 26/03/2018
Utako Takada Trustee 15/06/2017

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)
5/04/2026 NOC031
5/04/2026 NOC030
11/12/2025 NOC029
10/11/2022 NOC024
10/11/2022 NOC023
27/09/2022 NOC022
27/09/2022 NOC021
14/06/2022 NOC019
13/06/2022 NOC018
13/06/2022 NOC017

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