WellSouth Primary Health Network — Health Charity in Dunedin

WellSouth Primary Health Network is a Charitable Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. CharityData rates this charity D+ (54.5/100). Annual revenue: $128.4M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Supports the primary care health needs of the Otago and Southland community general public

Registration Number
CC44224
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2010-05-16
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
D+ (54.5/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Dunedin, Dunedin
Email
askfinance@wellsouth.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$128.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$128.4M NZD
Total Assets
$12.9M NZD
Net Assets
$5.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.8 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
214
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$128.4M$128.4M$5.1M
2024$118.5M$120.1M$5.0M
2023$126.5M$123.9M$6.7M
2022$143.0M$141.6M$4.0M
2021$101.7M$102.6M$2.7M
2020$92.0M$90.0M$3.6M
2019$84.3M$84.3M$1.7M
2018$70.3M$70.1M$1.6M
2017$67.1M$66.6M$1.5M
2016$63.0M$54.3M$1.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
D+
Overall Score
54.5/100
Financial Score
50
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (8)

NameRoleAppointed
Sian TarrantTrustee2026-04-01
Rahul PrasadTrustee2025-12-21
Cheyenne WilsonTrustee2025-12-21
Kerry AdamsTrustee2024-12-10
Nigel O'RorkeTrustee2024-12-10
Nicola BurwoodTrustee2022-11-08
Emma WyethTrustee2022-04-12
Susan MeyerTrustee2019-11-12

Former Officers (22)

  • Keri Milne-Ihimaera — Trustee (departed 2024-11-12)
  • Erolia Rooney — Trustee (departed 2024-11-12)
  • Lealiifanovalevale Rooney — Trustee (departed 2020-12-10)
  • Anthony Dunstan — Trustee (departed 2021-11-09)
  • Suzanne Crengle — Trustee (departed 2025-11-11)
  • Keith Abbott — Trustee (departed 2025-03-29)
  • Paul Larson — Trustee (departed 2024-11-12)
  • Tony Hill — Trustee (departed 2023-11-14)
  • Amanda McCracken — Trustee (departed 2022-11-08)
  • Stephen Graham — Trustee (departed 2017-02-22)
  • Paul Menzies — Trustee (departed 2017-04-26)
  • Wendy Findlay — Trustee (departed 2014-02-28)
  • Sally Wast — Trustee (departed 2017-06-28)
  • Donna Matahaere - Atariki — Trustee (departed 2022-04-12)
  • Stuart Heal — Trustee (departed 2020-05-12)
  • Norman Elder — Trustee (departed 2020-11-10)
  • Mark Crawford — Trustee (departed 2015-10-28)
  • Conway Powell — Trustee (departed 2011-10-14)
  • Murray Tilyard — Trustee (departed 2013-10-30)
  • Douglas Hill — Trustee (departed 2025-11-11)

Disclosed Pay and Fees

NameRoleRole typeCompensationYear
Dr Doug HillChairmanBoard or trustee role$55,0002023
D HillChairmanBoard or trustee role$55,0002022
Dr Doug HillChairBoard or trustee role$55,0002021
Dr Doug HillChairBoard or trustee role$55,0002025
Dr Doug HillChairBoard or trustee role$55,0002024
S HealChairmanBoard or trustee role$49,9922016
T HillDeputy ChairBoard or trustee role$38,0002021
T HillDeputy ChairmanBoard or trustee role$38,0002022
Ahorangi/Professor Emma WyethDeputy ChairBoard or trustee role$38,0002025
Tony HillDeputy ChairmanBoard or trustee role$38,0002023
D HillDeputy ChairmanBoard or trustee role$38,0002016
Ahorangi/Professor Emma WyethDeputy ChairBoard or trustee role$34,0832024
S MeyerTrusteeBoard or trustee role$31,2002022
Dr Susie MeyerTrusteeBoard or trustee role$31,0002024
Dr Susie MeyerTrusteeBoard or trustee role$31,0002023
Dr Susie MeyerTrusteeBoard or trustee role$31,0002025
Paul LarsonTrustee, Chair of Finance Audit & RiskBoard or trustee role$30,0002024
S MeyerTrusteeBoard or trustee role$29,8002021
K AbbottTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002022
A DunstanTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002021
P LarsonTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002021
A McCrackenTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002021
Dr Keri Milne-IhimaeraTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002024
Nicky BurwoodTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002024
P LarsonTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002022
K AbbottTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002021
D Matahaere-AtarikiTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002021
S CrengleTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002022
A McCrackenTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002022
S CrengleTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002021
Dr Sue CrengleTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002025
Nicky BurwoodTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002025
Dr Keith AbbottTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002024
Dr Sue CrengleTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002024
Paul LarsonTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002023
Lealiifanovalevale Erolia Eteuati RooneyTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002024
A/Prof Emma WyethTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002023
Dr Sue CrengleTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002023
Lealiifanovalevale Erolia Eteuati RooneyTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002023
Dr Keith AbbottTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002023
E RooneyTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,6002022
P MenziesTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,0002016
D Matahaere-AtarikiTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,0002016
N ElderTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,0002016
A McCrackenTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,0002016
B McKoneTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,0002016
S GrahamTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,0002016
S WastTrusteeBoard or trustee role$28,0002016
D Matahaere-AtarikiTrusteeBoard or trustee role$21,4502022
Dr Keith AbbottTrusteeBoard or trustee role$21,4502025
E RooneyTrusteeBoard or trustee role$19,0672021
Dr Keri Milne-IhimaeraTrusteeBoard or trustee role$19,0672023
Nicky BurwoodTrusteeBoard or trustee role$19,0672023
T HillTrusteeBoard or trustee role$18,6672016
Nigel O'RorkeTrusteeBoard or trustee role$16,6832025
Kerry AdamsTrusteeBoard or trustee role$16,6832025
Tony HillTrusteeBoard or trustee role$15,8332024
Andrew HamiltonTrustee (SME)Board or trustee role$15,0002025
N ElderTrusteeBoard or trustee role$14,3002021
Paul LarsonTrusteeBoard or trustee role$12,9152025
Dr Keri Milne-IhimaeraTrusteeBoard or trustee role$11,9172025
Lealiifanovalevale Erolia Eteuati RooneyTrusteeBoard or trustee role$11,9172025
Amanda McCrackenTrusteeBoard or trustee role$11,9172023
A DunstanTrusteeBoard or trustee role$11,9162022
M CrawfordTrusteeBoard or trustee role$9,3332016
E HanaTrusteeBoard or trustee role$7,1502022
Dr Rahul PrasadTrusteeBoard or trustee role$4,7672025
D HillChairmanBoard or trustee role-2017
Jan LogieTrusteeBoard or trustee role-2021
Amanda McCrackenTrusteeBoard or trustee role-2024
Anthony DunstanTrusteeBoard or trustee role-2023
Tony HillTrusteeBoard or trustee role-2025
Kirstin HilsonTrusteeBoard or trustee role-2021
Se HongTrusteeBoard or trustee role-2017
Ross StrachanTrusteeBoard or trustee role-2021
Donna Matahaere-AtarikiTrusteeBoard or trustee role-2023
Brian StaceyTrusteeBoard or trustee role-2021
D HillChairmanBoard or trustee role-2018
Gavin LarsenChief Executive OfficerExecutive role-2021
Kaylene HollandEmployee/TrusteeBoard or trustee role-2016
Emma WyethTrusteeBoard or trustee role-2022
Neil BarrTrusteeBoard or trustee role-2021
Kevin DohertyChairBoard or trustee role-2021
S HealTrusteeBoard or trustee role-2021

Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)

As disclosed in WellSouth Primary Health Network's annual report.

  • Extended Primary Care contract funder — Extended Primary Care service delivery
  • Comprehensive Primary Care Team contract funder — Comprehensive Primary Care Team service delivery

Service Providers

  • Deloitte Limited
  • BDO Invercargill
  • Findex/Crowe
  • ASB Bank
  • ASB Bank
  • ASB Bank
  • ASB Bank
  • Deloitte Limited
  • Anderson Lloyd
  • Goldsmith Law
  • Goldsmith Law
  • Goldsmith Law

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WellSouth Primary Health Network

CC44224Dunedin, DunedinRegistered 16 May 2010
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating1mo ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

D+
55/100
Financial
50
Governance
65
Transparency
85

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 8. 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.

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.

Revenue

$128.4M

Expenses

$128.4M

Assets

$12.9M

Staff

214

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). 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.

About

Mission

Supports the primary care health needs of the Otago and Southland community general public

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$128.4M
Total Expenses
$128.4M
Net Assets
$5.1M
Staff
214
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (15 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0.8mo
Could operate 0.8 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,960
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other99.8%
Investment Income0.2%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 500 peers · Health (all sizes)

Rating Score
55
#170/501
Revenue
$128.4M
#1/501
Reserve Months
0.8
#1/501
Surplus
$71K
#113/501
Staff Cost %
13%
#501/501

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

D+
Score: 54.5/100
Financial
50
Governance
65
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 50 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 59 → 55 after red-flag penalties → D+.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Fees
Audit: $35,000
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Dunedin, Dunedin

Registration

Registration NumberCC44224
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered16 May 2010
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated10 May 2010

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes researchOther - Acts an Umbrella body

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Common questions

Questions people searching for WellSouth Primary Health Network commonly ask — and whether the data on this page answers them.

What is WellSouth, NZ?▾
WellSouth Primary Health Network is a registered charity (CC44224) based in Dunedin that supports the primary care health needs of the Otago and Southland community. As of the 2025 financial year, it reported total revenue of $128.4 million.
What is a primary health organization in NZ?▾
A primary health organization in New Zealand is a health entity that provides or coordinates primary care services—first-contact health services delivered in the community, typically through general practitioners and related health professionals.
What do primary healthcare services do?▾
Primary healthcare services provide first-contact health care and health maintenance to individuals and communities, including general practice, nursing, preventive health, and coordination with specialist and secondary care services.

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