Laura Fergusson Trust Wellington Incorporated — Health Charity in Lower Hutt
Laura Fergusson Trust Wellington Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. CharityData rates this charity D+ (54.5/100). Annual revenue: $11.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The primary activities of the Trust is the provision of services and facilities to meet the needs of the disabled community, their families and the funding bodies within the health and disability sector. In addition the Trust is also focused on providing expert rehabilitation services.
- Registration Number
- CC31977
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (54.5/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
- accounts@lft.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $11.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $10.6M NZD
- Total Assets
- $8.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $6.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 146
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11.2M | $10.6M | $6.7M |
| 2024 | $11.2M | $10.1M | $6.1M |
| 2023 | $8.7M | $8.6M | $5.0M |
| 2022 | $8.4M | $8.4M | $4.9M |
| 2021 | $7.8M | $7.4M | $4.9M |
| 2020 | $5.3M | $5.3M | $4.6M |
| 2019 | $4.7M | $4.2M | $4.6M |
| 2018 | $4.3M | $4.1M | $4.1M |
| 2017 | $4.0M | $3.9M | $3.8M |
| 2016 | $3.9M | $3.8M | $3.7M |
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 (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (25)
- Vanessa Balshaw — Trustee
- Deborah Anselm — Trustee
- Sophi Rose — Trustee (departed 2023-10-19)
- John Emmerson — Trustee (departed 2026-02-19)
- Michael Markham — Trustee
- Helen Cruse — Trustee (departed 2021-11-04)
- Fiona Ross — Trustee
- Alison Molloy — Trustee (departed 2019-08-30)
- ANGELA FOSTER — Trustee
- Brian Walshe — Trustee (departed 2018-03-31)
- Gregory Coyle — Trustee (departed 2018-03-31)
- Philippa Williams — Trustee (departed 2012-02-29)
- Virginia Grainer — Trustee (departed 2024-04-08)
- Robert Handyside — Trustee (departed 2015-03-25)
- Cameron Madgwick — Trustee
- Brian Fisher — Trustee (departed 2008-12-20)
- Charlotte Von Dadelszen — Trustee (departed 2015-10-07)
- Sue Byers — Trustee (departed 2008-12-20)
- Sue Thompson — Trustee (departed 2009-11-10)
- Patrick Sheehan — Trustee (departed 2018-10-18)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Leadership team (CEO and General Managers) | $726,624 | - |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Leadership team (CEO and General Managers) | $726,624 | 2025 |
| Deidre Hampton-Eales | General Manager | $6,162 | - |
| Michael Markham | Trustee | $3,700 | - |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Trustees | $0 | 2025 |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Trustees | $0 | - |
| Deidre Hampton-Eales | General Manager | - | 2025 |
| Michael Markham | Trustee | - | 2025 |
| MK Rania | Auditor | - | 2024 |
| AJ Steel | Auditor | - | 2024 |
Funding Sources
- The Lion Foundation — $10,000
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2025)
As disclosed in Laura Fergusson Trust Wellington Incorporated's annual report.
- ACC — $5,784,055 (51.9% of revenue) — Residential and community support funding
- Whaikaha / Ministry for Disabled Peoples — $3,709,695 (33.2% of revenue) — Residential and community support funding
- Te Manatu Whakahiato Ora / Ministry of Social Development — $546,815 (4.9% of revenue) — Residential and community support funding
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- AMC Electrical
- Toyota NZ
- CSG
- Flexi-Lease
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Laura Fergusson Trust Wellington Incorporated
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- 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.
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$11.2M
$10.6M
$8.2M
146
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
The primary activities of the Trust is the provision of services and facilities to meet the needs of the disabled community, their families and the funding bodies within the health and disability sector. In addition the Trust is also focused on providing expert rehabilitation services.
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