The Otago Law Practitioner's Benevolent Fund — Advocacy Charity in Dunedin

The Otago Law Practitioner's Benevolent Fund is a Other charity in the Advocacy sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To Assist members of the Otago Branch of the New Zealand Law Society and their families who are in need of and deserving financial assistance.

Registration Number
CC48607
Charity Type
Other
Registration Date
2012-12-13
Status
Active
Sector
Advocacy
Location
Dunedin, Dunedin
Email
otago@lawsociety.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2017$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2016$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (6)

  • Andrew Anderson — Trustee
  • Joanne Hambleton — Trustee (departed 2021-02-06)
  • Frazer Barton — Trustee
  • Taryn Gudmanz — Trustee
  • Gerard De Courcy — Trustee (departed 2018-02-13)
  • Donna Buckingham — Trustee (departed 2016-06-07)

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The Otago Law Practitioner's Benevolent Fund

CC48607Dunedin, DunedinRegistered 13 Dec 2012
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

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Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
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Revenue

$4.0K

Expenses

$490

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

About

Mission

To Assist members of the Otago Branch of the New Zealand Law Society and their families who are in need of and deserving financial assistance.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$4.0K
Total Expenses
$490
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (13 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
2910.2mo
Could operate 2910.2 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 13 peers · Advocacy · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#4/14
Revenue
$4K
#7/14
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/14
Surplus
$3K
#1/14
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/14

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
10
Transparency
65
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Dunedin, Dunedin

Registration

Registration NumberCC48607
Entity TypeOther
Registered13 Dec 2012
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Advocacy
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsOther - Acts an Umbrella body

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