# Central Otago Health Services Limited

**Charities Register number:** CC33312
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Central Otago
**NZBN:** 9429037693275
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

COHSL's primary responsibility is to ensure the best possible health outcomes for our community. Our vision is to be recognised as a leading provider of rural health services in New Zealand. Our core role is as a provider of generalist medical, nursing and allied services within a rural framework. Our organisational mission is 'to provide and promote a health service that is clinically competent, efficiently delivered, well-coordinated, culturally appropriate and meets the changing service needs of the COHSL service area'.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B+ (81.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 88.6/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

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$22.71M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$22.48M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$229k
- **Total assets:** NZ$8.48M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$5.23M
- **Net assets:** NZ$3.25M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$5.07M
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$209k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$17.29M
- **Paid staff:** 214
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=77a20efd-4a56-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$22.71M | NZ$22.48M | NZ$229k | NZ$3.25M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$20.21M | NZ$20.05M | NZ$157k | NZ$3.02M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$17.22M | NZ$17.27M | not disclosed | NZ$2.86M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$16.53M | NZ$16.55M | not disclosed | NZ$2.91M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$15.96M | NZ$15.91M | not disclosed | NZ$2.94M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$14.97M | NZ$14.93M | NZ$36k | NZ$2.88M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$13.66M | NZ$13.62M | not disclosed | NZ$2.85M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$13.16M | NZ$13.01M | not disclosed | NZ$2.80M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$12.10M | NZ$12.15M | not disclosed | NZ$2.66M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$11.53M | NZ$11.17M | not disclosed | NZ$2.70M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (25 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 1
- **Auditor:** Southern Audit
- **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=CC33312) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- Southern Audit — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-02

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/central-otago-health-services-limited
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/central-otago-health-services-limited/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/central-otago-health-services-limited/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC33312

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/central-otago-health-services-limited. 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 2026-10-02T00:30:38.770Z.