# Hawkes Bay Rescue Helicopter Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC22791
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-09
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Hastings
**NZBN:** 9429042718536
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Provision of funding to enable rescue helicopter services for people in need of air rescue and emergency medical transport

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.78M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.47M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$307k
- **Total assets:** NZ$6.35M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.16M
- **Net assets:** NZ$5.19M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.09M
- **Donations:** NZ$1.31M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Paid staff:** 5
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=b9dd7481-922d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$1.78M | NZ$1.47M | NZ$307k | NZ$5.19M |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$1.91M | NZ$1.51M | NZ$397k | NZ$418k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$1.78M | NZ$1.55M | NZ$238k | NZ$4.48M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$2.08M | NZ$1.83M | not disclosed | NZ$4.09M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$2.08M | NZ$2.09M | not disclosed | NZ$3.85M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$2.22M | NZ$2.18M | not disclosed | NZ$3.83M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$2.58M | NZ$2.04M | not disclosed | NZ$3.52M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$2.37M | NZ$2.28M | not disclosed | NZ$3.06M |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$2.71M | NZ$2.48M | not disclosed | NZ$2.93M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$2.50M | NZ$2.32M | not disclosed | NZ$2.70M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (28 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Baker Tilly Staples Rodway
- **Most recent audit opinion:** qualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22791) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$160k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Central Limited** (foundation) — NZ$105k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **First Light Community Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$100k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **One Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$55k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$40k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The North and South Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$22k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- 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/hawkes-bay-rescue-helicopter-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/hawkes-bay-rescue-helicopter-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/hawkes-bay-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=CC22791

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/hawkes-bay-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 2026-09-28T05:07:28.317Z.