Legal Research Foundation Incorporated — Education Charity in Auckland
Legal Research Foundation Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B (79/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The Legal Research Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation associated with the Faculty of Law, University of Auckland. The LRF publishes the New Zealand Law Review. In addition, the foundation organises conferences on topical issues for the legal community and invests in a visiting scholar programme in association with the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland, and sponsors the LRF Annual Legal Writing Awards.
- Registration Number
- CC30053
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (79/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- info@legalresearch.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.8 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.5M |
| 2024 | $0.3M | $0.2M | - |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.5M |
| 2019 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.5M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 79/100
- Financial Score
- 85
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (39)
- Rebecca Edwards — President
- Julia Clancy — Executive Secretary
- Simon Ladd — Director of Research
- Simon Moore — Current President (departed 2023-11-01)
- Kate Davenport — Co-Opted-Member (departed 2018-08-01)
- John Ip — Council Member (departed 2017-07-31)
- Michael Gedye — Council Member (departed 2018-05-31)
- Jennifer Cooper — Council Member (departed 2019-08-06)
- Sian Abel — Executive Secretary (departed 2020-08-06)
- Nevin Dawson — District Court Representative (departed 2018-08-01)
- Gillian Coumbe — Individual (departed 2015-11-30)
- Paul Heath — President (departed 2017-07-31)
- Christopher Nicoll — Business School Representative (departed 2017-05-24)
- David Harvey — District Court Representative (departed 2017-05-02)
- Andrew Stockley — Dean of Law School (departed 2019-01-01)
- Stephen Mills — Committee Member (departed 2012-10-01)
- Richard Ekins — Committee Member (departed 2012-07-01)
- Treasa Dunworth — Committee Member (departed 2017-05-04)
- Arthur Tompkins — Trustee (departed 2011-05-24)
- John Hannan — Trustee (departed 2022-12-31)
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Legal Research Foundation Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$113.4K
$140.9K
$462.8K
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.
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The Legal Research Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation associated with the Faculty of Law, University of Auckland. The LRF publishes the New Zealand Law Review. In addition, the foundation organises conferences on topical issues for the legal community and invests in a visiting scholar programme in association with the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland, and sponsors the LRF Annual Legal Writing Awards.
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