The Life Flight Trust

CC24283 · NZBN 9429042778172 · Social services · Wellington
Registered 12 May 2008 · Status: Registered · Latest return year: 2025 · Tier 2

Key facts: The Life Flight Trust is a registered New Zealand charity (CC24283), operating in the social services sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$19.9M and total expenditure of NZ$19.1M for the year ended 2025.

To provide air ambulance and air rescue services for patients within New Zealand
NZ$19.9M
Gross income
NZ$19.1M
Expenditure
NZ$26.6M
Total assets
NZ$13.5M
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$11.3M
NZ$9.8M
2019
NZ$12.0M
NZ$10.9M
2020
NZ$12.4M
NZ$11.5M
2021
NZ$13.3M
NZ$12.5M
2022
NZ$12.0M
NZ$12.1M
2023
NZ$14.3M
NZ$14.5M
2024
NZ$17.6M
NZ$17.6M
2025
NZ$19.9M
NZ$19.1M

Funding mix (latest year)

Donations / kohaNZ$6.9M
Govt funding reliance: 0%. Reserves cover ~8 months.
All data sourced verbatim from the Charities Register (Charities Services). CharitiesWatch NZ does not assert wrongdoing. © 2026 CharitiesWatch NZ.