Northern Rescue Helicopter Limited — Health Charity in Whangārei
Northern Rescue Helicopter Limited is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Whangārei, Whangārei. CharityData rates this charity D+ (50.1/100). Annual revenue: $32.4M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2024.
Mission: NRHL provides early, safe, optimal patient care that saves lives
- Registration Number
- CC59462
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2021-09-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (50.1/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Whangārei, Whangārei
- Data as at
- June 2024
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $32.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $32.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $14.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $-2.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 3.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 93
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2024-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32.4M | $32.8M | $-2.1M |
| 2023 | $30.0M | $31.0M | $-1.6M |
| 2022 | $26.6M | $27.1M | $-0.7M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 50.1/100
- Financial Score
- 72.3
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
- Program Spending Ratio
- 1.0%
Red Flags
- Average staff compensation of $166,284 per FTE, significantly above sector average of $75,000
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Janice Dawson | Director | 2025-07-31 |
| Murray Broadbelt | Director | 2024-03-05 |
| David Powell | Director | 2020-05-01 |
| Simon Tompkins | Director | 2020-04-14 |
| Paul Ahlers | Director | 2019-05-23 |
Former Officers (4)
- John Duncan — Director (departed 2025-02-23)
- James Le Fevre — Director (departed 2026-04-27)
- Bridget Coates — Director (departed 2025-01-31)
- Michael Roberts — Director (departed 2021-11-15)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Management Personnel (aggregate) | Senior Management | $1,720,180 | 2024 |
| Senior Management (aggregate) | Senior Management | $1,720,180 | 2024 |
| Senior Management (aggregate) | Senior Management | $1,720,180 | - |
| Board/Directors (aggregate) | Directors | $217,500 | 2024 |
| Board/Directors (aggregate) | Directors | $217,500 | - |
| Directors (aggregate) | Director | $217,500 | 2024 |
| Bridget Mary Coates | Director | - | 2024 |
| David Melville Cameron Powell | Director | - | 2023 |
| James Mark Lefevre | Director | - | 2023 |
| James Mark Lefevre | Director | - | 2024 |
| Paul Bradford Ahlers | Director | - | 2024 |
| John Ross Duncan | Chairman | - | 2024 |
| David Melville Cameron Powell | Director | - | 2024 |
| Murray Robert Broadbelt | Director | - | 2024 |
| Simon Lance Faris Tompkins | Director | - | 2023 |
| Simon Lance Faris Tompkins | Director | - | 2024 |
| John Ross Duncan | Chairman | - | 2023 |
| Paul Bradford Ahlers | Director | - | 2023 |
| Bridget Mary Coates | Director | - | 2023 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)
As disclosed in Northern Rescue Helicopter Limited's annual report.
- Ambulance Team (AT) — Air ambulance and rescue services contract for Northern Region
- Ambulance Team / Ministry of Health & Accident Compensation Corporation — Air ambulance and rescue services provision contract
- Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora — Air ambulance and rescue services contract for Northern Region
Service Providers
- BDO Northland
- BDO
- Westpac New Zealand Limited
- Westpac New Zealand Limited
- WRMK Solicitors
- Frank Porter Co
- Frank Porter Co, Solicitors
Reporting Group Members
Northern Rescue Helicopter Limited files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 1 sibling charity:
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Northern Rescue Helicopter Limited
Financial data as at June 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (3)
These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
- Current annual return overdueThe newest annual return we hold is 27 months old — a more recent return may already be on the Charities Services register
- Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings2 current trustees also serve on the board of another charity in the same Charities Services reporting group (group has 2 member charities filing one consolidated annual return). Group-internal cross-trusteeship can be operationally efficient but should be visible to donors.
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
$32.4M
$32.8M
$14.8M
93
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D+ is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
Going Concern Uncertainty
The auditor flagged material uncertainty about this charity's ability to continue as a going concern in the 2024 audit. Auditor: BDO Northland.
About
NRHL provides early, safe, optimal patient care that saves lives
Key Statistics
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Revenue Breakdown
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Revenue Diversification
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 10 peers · Health · $10M – $50M
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FY2024- going concern uncertainty
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Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return
Northern Rescue Helicopter Limited is one of 2 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.
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