# The Northland Emergency Services Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC10801
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2007-08-08
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Whangarei
**NZBN:** 9429042788645
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide a dedicated emergency rescue helicopter service for the people of Northland

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (75.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 80.4/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (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$2.69M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$3.03M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-339k
- **Total assets:** NZ$16.27M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$636k
- **Net assets:** NZ$15.63M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$4.26M
- **Government grants:** NZ$420k (15.6% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$1.77M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=7dbcfe28-4c56-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$2.69M | NZ$3.03M | NZ$-339k | NZ$15.63M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$6.30M | NZ$6.66M | NZ$-361k | NZ$12.93M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$3.03M | NZ$1.81M | not disclosed | NZ$1.93M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$2.13M | NZ$1.79M | not disclosed | NZ$2.07M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$14.04M | NZ$11.83M | not disclosed | NZ$1.91M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$10.00M | NZ$9.58M | not disclosed | NZ$-429k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$8.30M | NZ$7.88M | not disclosed | NZ$5.25M |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$6.85M | NZ$6.17M | not disclosed | NZ$3.10M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$6.49M | NZ$5.86M | not disclosed | NZ$2.84M |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$6.08M | NZ$478k | not disclosed | NZ$1.77M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (16 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 2
- **Executive remuneration bands:** under NZ$100k
- **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=CC10801) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Oxford Sports Trust** (foundation) — NZ$888k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Oxford Sports Trust Incorporated** (foundation) — NZ$313k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$114k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$73k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Service providers

- BDO — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- 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/the-northland-emergency-services-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-northland-emergency-services-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-northland-emergency-services-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC10801
- Charity website: http://www.nest.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-northland-emergency-services-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 2026-09-28T06:31:49.257Z.