The Life Flight Trust — Social Services Charity in Wellington
The Life Flight Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity D (48.2/100). Annual revenue: $22.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To provide air ambulance and air rescue services for patients within New Zealand
- Registration Number
- CC24283
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-12
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D (48.2/100)
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- info@lifeflight.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $22.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $21.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $27.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $13.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.8 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 21
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $22.1M | $21.7M | $13.9M |
| 2025 | $19.9M | $19.1M | $13.5M |
| 2024 | $17.6M | $17.6M | $12.7M |
| 2023 | $14.3M | $14.5M | $12.7M |
| 2022 | $12.0M | $12.1M | $13.1M |
| 2021 | $13.3M | $12.5M | $13.1M |
| 2020 | $12.4M | $11.5M | $12.3M |
| 2019 | $12.0M | $10.9M | $10.4M |
| 2018 | $11.3M | $9.8M | $9.3M |
| 2017 | $11.2M | $10.3M | $7.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D
- Overall Score
- 48.2/100
- Financial Score
- 65.3
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- Average staff compensation of $152,819 per FTE, significantly above sector average of $75,000
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Murray Gribben | Chair | 2025-02-24 |
Former Officers (26)
- Greg Bishop — Trustee
- Marray Gribben — Trustee (departed 2025-02-24)
- Marshall Maine — Trustee
- Karyn Hathaway — Trustee
- Alex Psirides — Trustee
- Richard Stone — Chair (departed 2026-08-17)
- Rachael Fletcher — Trustee
- Sally McKechnie — Trustee (departed 2021-06-28)
- Annette King — Trustee/chair (departed 2019-02-15)
- Christine Lowry — Trustee (departed 2026-08-16)
- Deborah Battell — Trustee (departed 2019-03-01)
- Ian Pirie — Trustee (departed 2022-12-12)
- Ross Martin — Trustee (departed 2023-06-30)
- Corinne Blumsky — Trustee (departed 2014-07-31)
- Corinne Cole — Trustee (departed 2016-06-30)
- Anthony Gibson — Trustee (departed 2015-05-27)
- Shaan Stevens — Trustee (departed 2011-04-01)
- Andrea Pettett — Trustee (departed 2008-08-19)
- Trevor Taylor — Trustee (departed 2017-10-30)
- Peter Hicks — Trustee (departed 2018-11-12)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Vela | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| David Edmondson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Peter Sandle | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mark Eagleson | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2022 |
| Carolyn Gullery | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Rosemary Clarkson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Dr Allan Gibbs | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Cathie Stevenson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Andrew Cook | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Grant McCallum | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Lucy Roberts | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Warren Pye | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Grant McCallum | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
Funding Sources
- New Zealand Community Trust — $1,125,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $425,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $125,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $125,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $100,000
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $70,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $56,382
- Pelorus Trust — $30,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $30,000
- Pelorus Trust — $22,720
- Trust House Foundation — $17,333
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $10,000
- Redwood Trust Incorporated — $5,000
Service Providers
- Brooke Rodrigez
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The Life Flight Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$22.1M
$21.7M
$27.2M
21
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). 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
To provide air ambulance and air rescue services for patients within New Zealand
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Ranked against 4 peers · Social Services · $10M – $50M
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