The University of Auckland Debating Society Incorporated — Education Charity in Auckland
The University of Auckland Debating Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The aims of the society are: - To provide a forum for the discussion and debate of topical issues and to encourage such debate within both the University and the community at large. - To promote and compete in internal, national and international debating tournaments. - To develop the debating skills of our members. - To do anything necessary or helpful to the above aims.
- Registration Number
- CC40202
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-05-18
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.debating.co.nz
- exec@debating.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (11)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sumner Hancock | Senior Development Officer | 2026-07-19 |
| David Wu | General Member in Charge of Internal Events | 2026-07-19 |
| Lucy Kilgour | Treasurer | 2026-01-01 |
| Shiana French | Vice President/secretary | 2026-01-01 |
| Chloe Sim | General Member in Charge of Women’s and Minorities Affairs | 2026-01-01 |
| Jamie Pett | First Year Representative | 2026-01-01 |
| Xuanjing Phoebe Li | Social Events Officer | 2026-01-01 |
| Levi Pruden | General Member in Charge of External Tournaments | 2026-01-01 |
| Sivakami Sathyendran | General Member in Charge of Internal Tournaments | 2026-01-01 |
| Joe Howells | President | 2025-01-01 |
| Virginia Quartermain | Novice Development Officer | 2025-01-01 |
Former Officers (73)
- Robert Hoskins — Internal Events Officer (departed 2025-12-31)
- Phoebe Jennings — Internal Officer (departed 2024-12-31)
- Lily Chalmers — First Year Representative (departed 2025-01-01)
- Valentino Tew — President (departed 2025-12-31)
- James Boland — Senior Development Officer (departed 2025-12-31)
- Robert Donohoe — Development Officer (departed 2025-01-01)
- Aisha O'Malley — President (departed 2022-12-31)
- Liam Barnes — First Year Representative (departed 2021-07-01)
- Anthony Millington — Internal Officer (departed 2022-12-31)
- Olivia HardieNeil — Internal Officer (departed 2022-12-31)
- Grace Baylis — Womens and Minorities Officer (departed 2022-12-31)
- Harper Smith — External Officer (departed 2022-12-31)
- Melissa Connolly — Treasurer (departed 2025-12-31)
- Joshua Sampson — Treasurer (departed 2025-01-01)
- Harry Aickin — Vice President (departed 2022-12-31)
- Stephanie Werner — Internal Officer (departed 2021-12-31)
- Liam Silverwood — Treasurer (departed 2021-12-31)
- Chenchen Huang — President (departed 2021-12-31)
- Jed Robertson — Womens and Minorities Officer (departed 2019-12-31)
- Oscar Sims — Internal Officer (departed 2019-12-31)
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The University of Auckland Debating Society Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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The aims of the society are: - To provide a forum for the discussion and debate of topical issues and to encourage such debate within both the University and the community at large. - To promote and compete in internal, national and international debating tournaments. - To develop the debating skills of our members. - To do anything necessary or helpful to the above aims.
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