Earthlink Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Health 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.
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$1.8M
$1.7M
$325.7K
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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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HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Ranked against 86 peers · Health · $1M – $10M
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