Earthlink Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Lower Hutt
Earthlink Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Social Services sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. CharityData rates this charity B (75/100). Annual revenue: $1.8M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Earthlink registered as an Incorporated Society in 1995 with a mission to provide vocational and paid employment opportunities to people coping with Health and Social barriers to employment. This was after de-institutionalisation within the mental health sector, a time when “sheltered workshops” were the only option for many clients reintegrating into society. Earthlink gained PTE status in 2000 and became a registered Charity in 2010. Earthlink has worked towards creating sustainable business models to ensure it is able to pay at least minimum wage to all client/staff employed within its business units – this was one of the first such initiatives nationally and our policy has not changed in 20 years of operation.Earthlink supports 177-200 clients annually in vocational participation, workforce development and paid employment opportunities. Helping to maintain clients personal wellbeing and at the same time strengthening and supporting family/Whanau unity and the wider community.
- Registration Number
- CC44122
- Charity Type
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2010-05-04
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (75/100)
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
- office@earthlink.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.8M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.3 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 35
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0.1M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $-0.0M |
| 2018 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $-0.1M |
| 2017 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $-0.0M |
| 2015 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 75/100
- Financial Score
- 75
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.9%
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Lukefahr | Trustee | 2024-11-12 |
| Desmond Darby | Executive Board Member | 2022-11-25 |
| Geoffrey Quaye | Executive Board Member | 2021-01-27 |
| Bruce McPhail | Chair | 2019-09-26 |
| Graham Clarke | Executive Board Member | 2019-03-20 |
| Chris Ellis | CEO | 2012-10-01 |
| Julie Englebretsen | Executive Board Member | 2010-04-22 |
Former Officers (23)
- Gordon Hewitt — Executive Board Member (departed 2022-05-10)
- Natascha Anderson — Trustee (departed 2020-11-30)
- Natascha Wright — Executive Board Member (departed 2020-09-24)
- Rayna Deadman — Executive Board Member (departed 2019-02-28)
- Ian Shields — Executive-Board-Co-Chairperson (departed 2017-09-21)
- Bruce McPail — Chair (departed 2019-09-25)
- Shawn Manders — Executive Board Member (departed 2022-10-07)
- Neville Bates — Executive Board Member (departed 2018-09-27)
- Riaz Dean — Vice Chair (departed 2022-10-07)
- Robert Dodge — Executive Board Secretary (departed 2017-09-21)
- Philip Caulfield — Executive Board Member (departed 2019-09-26)
- Ian Demanser — Executive Board Member (departed 2015-10-01)
- Wayne Fisk — Executive Board Member (departed 2016-09-29)
- Susan Barrett — Secretary (departed 2015-10-01)
- Stephanie Cairns — Trustee (departed 2015-10-01)
- James Richmond — Executive Board Member (departed 2015-10-01)
- Mark Avery — Executive Board Member (departed 2013-06-01)
- Christopher Carson — Financial Advisor/accountant (departed 2013-06-01)
- Georffrey Gaskell — Executive Board Member (departed 2013-06-01)
- Joy Bullen — Executive Board Member (departed 2013-06-30)
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Earthlink Incorporated
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$1.8M
$1.7M
$325.7K
35
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Earthlink registered as an Incorporated Society in 1995 with a mission to provide vocational and paid employment opportunities to people coping with Health and Social barriers to employment. This was after de-institutionalisation within the mental health sector, a time when “sheltered workshops” were the only option for many clients reintegrating into society. Earthlink gained PTE status in 2000 and became a registered Charity in 2010. Earthlink has worked towards creating sustainable business models to ensure it is able to pay at least minimum wage to all client/staff employed within its business units – this was one of the first such initiatives nationally and our policy has not changed in 20 years of operation.Earthlink supports 177-200 clients annually in vocational participation, workforce development and paid employment opportunities. Helping to maintain clients personal wellbeing and at the same time strengthening and supporting family/Whanau unity and the wider community.
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