# Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC21935
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-03-18
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042591627
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Provision of emergency, air search, rescue and air ambulance service to encompass the entirety of New Zealand.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (69.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - staff costs above the methodology threshold

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$16.62M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$16.99M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-376k
- **Total assets:** NZ$37.96M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$2.02M
- **Net assets:** NZ$35.94M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.56M
- **Government grants:** NZ$1.19M (7.1% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$8.77M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$3.18M
- **Paid staff:** 15
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=b8bcfe28-4c56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$16.62M | NZ$16.99M | NZ$-376k | NZ$35.94M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$22.31M | NZ$18.40M | NZ$3.91M | NZ$31.32M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$18.01M | NZ$18.76M | not disclosed | NZ$27.41M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$15.51M | NZ$16.08M | not disclosed | NZ$28.16M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$21.19M | NZ$19.87M | not disclosed | NZ$28.73M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$17.60M | NZ$20.29M | not disclosed | NZ$26.32M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$14.41M | NZ$13.14M | not disclosed | NZ$29.01M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$14.97M | NZ$11.57M | not disclosed | NZ$27.89M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$14.24M | NZ$13.46M | not disclosed | NZ$22.49M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$15.40M | NZ$14.31M | not disclosed | NZ$3.71M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (22 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** BDO Northland
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC21935) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$75k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$13k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Trillian Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Service providers

- BDO Northland — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/auckland-rescue-helicopter-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/auckland-rescue-helicopter-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/auckland-rescue-helicopter-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC21935

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/auckland-rescue-helicopter-trust. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-28T15:28:12.987Z.