Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust

CC21935 · NZBN 9429042591627 · Arts / culture / heritage · Auckland
Registered 18 Mar 2008 · Status: Registered · Latest return year: 2025 · Tier 2

Key facts: Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust is a registered New Zealand charity (CC21935), operating in the arts / culture / heritage sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$16.6M and total expenditure of NZ$17.0M for the year ended 2025.

Provision of emergency, air search, rescue and air ambulance service to encompass the entirety of New Zealand.
NZ$16.6M
Gross income
NZ$17.0M
Expenditure
NZ$38.0M
Total assets
NZ$35.9M
Total equity

Income vs expenditure

Each year from the charity's annual returns. The top bar is money coming in, the bar below is money spent.

Income  Expenditure
2018
NZ$15.0M
NZ$11.6M
2019
NZ$14.4M
NZ$13.1M
2020
NZ$17.6M
NZ$20.3M
2021
NZ$21.2M
NZ$19.9M
2022
NZ$15.5M
NZ$16.1M
2023
NZ$18.0M
NZ$18.8M
2024
NZ$22.3M
NZ$18.4M
2025
NZ$16.6M
NZ$17.0M

Funding mix (latest year)

Donations / kohaNZ$8.8M
Govt funding reliance: 0%. Reserves cover ~25 months.
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