Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust — Social Services Charity in Dunedin
Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. Annual revenue: $6.4M NZD. Financial data as at June 2018.
Mission: To support and maintain the provision of an emergency rescue helicopter service in the greater Otago region
- Registration Number
- CC28323
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Dunedin, Dunedin
- Data as at
- June 2018
Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $6.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $6.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $3.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $3.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2018-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $6.4M | $6.2M | $3.5M |
| 2017 | $7.9M | $7.0M | $3.3M |
| 2016 | $6.6M | $6.7M | $2.4M |
| 2015 | $0.8M | $0.8M | $2.5M |
| 2014 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $2.5M |
| 2013 | $0.9M | $0.7M | $2.5M |
| 2012 | $0.6M | $0.5M | $2.3M |
| 2011 | $0.7M | $0.3M | $2.2M |
| 2010 | $0.5M | $0.1M | $1.9M |
| 2009 | $0.5M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Prentice | Trustee | 2022-09-10 |
| Stephen Woodhead | Trustee | 2019-11-20 |
| Martin Dippie | Trustee | 2010-02-17 |
| John Gallaher | Trustee | 2010-02-17 |
| Tony Sycamore | Trustee | 2005-08-15 |
| Warwick Deuchrass | Trustee | 2000-10-19 |
Former Officers (4)
- Ruth Zeinert — Trustee (departed 2009-09-08)
- Philip Taylor — Trustee (departed 2017-08-16)
- Paul Moodie — Trustee (departed 2019-07-15)
- David Black — Trustee (departed 2019-03-28)
Funding Sources
- ILT Foundation — $270,500
Reporting Group Members
Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 1 sibling charity:
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Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust
Financial data as at June 2018. Sourced from Charities Services register.
The most recent financial filing with Charities Services is more than three years old. Until a current return is filed, a rating is not assigned.
How ratings work →Reasons to look carefully (2)
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 6. 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.
- Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings6 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.
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$6.4M
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$3.6M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2018). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
To support and maintain the provision of an emergency rescue helicopter service in the greater Otago region
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Ranked against 55 peers · Social Services · $1M – $10M
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Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return
Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust 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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