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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Freedom Philosophy Society Incorporated

Registration number:

CC59533

NZBN number:

9429048928649

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

24/09/2021

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 40047

Upper Hutt Central

Upper Hutt

5140

Charity's Street Address:

C/- Parsons Roddick & Co Ltd,

5th Floor, CBD Towers

84 Main Street

Upper Hutt

5018

Charity's other details

Website:

http://www.freedomphilosophy.co.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC59533

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The provision and delivery of Freedom Philosophy Society programmes into prisons in New Zealand - in order to support the successful rehabilitation and reintegration of participants back into society, for the good of all.

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Practical Freedom Philosophy Courses in Prisons)

Sectors:

Other (please state)

(Rehabilitation)

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(Prisoners), General public

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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
31/12/2025	30/06/2026	6/04/2026	$13,167	$22,961	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2024	30/06/2025	27/03/2025	$13,525	$10,278	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	12/04/2024	$2,065	$8,499	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/06/2023	30/03/2023	$18,185	$4,618	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	30/06/2022	27/04/2022	$5,611	$0	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Jane Clare Patterson	Secretary	22/03/2026
Martin van Zonneveld	Committee Member	26/09/2024
Rob James	Chairperson	15/01/2021
David Keane	Commitee Member	15/12/2020
Jane Upton	Treasurer	15/12/2020
Ryan Meachen	Committee Member	15/12/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Ruth Richards	Committee Member	22/03/2026
David Alexander Cameron	Treasurer	31/01/2022

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
27/03/2025	NOC006
15/05/2022	NOC002

Charity Documents

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