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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated

Registration number:

CC56818

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

18/02/2019

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 33435

Wellington Mail Centre

Petone

Lower Hutt

5045

Charity's Street Address:

240 Jackson Street

Petone

Lower Hutt

5012

Charity's other details

Phone:

04 589 9530

Email:

office@rpsnz.org.nz

Website:

http://www.rpsnz.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Oceania

Australia

Asia

China

Europe

Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC56818

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To promote the advancement of the philately (stamp collecting) of New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. This is achieved by promoting and fostering research into stamps and philatelic material in general, educating the public, facilitating the exchange of ideas relating to philately, using technology for the benefit of members and the general public, editing and publishing books, papers and journals on philately, promoting and supporting public stamp exhibitions, and maintaining a library.

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

Activities:

Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Sport / recreation

Beneficiaries:

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
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	18/12/2025	$114,810	$40,641	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024	31/12/2024	18/12/2025	$36,890	$44,412	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023	31/12/2023	11/04/2024	$54,862	$36,654	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022	31/12/2022	7/02/2024	$54,862	$36,654	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021	31/12/2021	21/11/2021	$43,437	$38,341	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020	31/12/2020	31/12/2020	$45,844	$38,797	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
John Reader Mowbray	Vice President	21/11/2018
Steven G Ferguson	Treasurer	14/11/2018
Stephen Edward Jones	Committee Member	25/10/2017
Paul G McTaggart	Secretary	18/10/2017
Robert John Stevens	Committee Member	26/10/2016
Lindsay Graham Chitty	President	22/10/2014
Stephen John Chivers	Committee Member	27/10/2010
Anthony Ross Marshall	Vice President	22/10/2008
Robin David Gwynn	Vice President	24/10/1990

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
George Peter Wilkie Stewart	Vice President	8/11/2023
Donald Athol Thomas Mee	Vice President	10/11/2021

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
1/02/2024	NOC004

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