01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 July 1996
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03044061
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £10,511,000
- Latest expenditure
- £8,658,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST, PO BOX 999, WALSALL, WS2 7YX
Website recorded by the regulator: https://helpappeal.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Trust's objects ("the Objects") are to relieve sickness in particular but not exclusively, by supporting helicopter led emergency medical services and funding primary helicopter landing sites at major trauma centres and key accident and emergency hospitals and specialist treatment centres to help end preventable loss of life and reduce the severity of injuries caused by secondary transfers.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £10,511,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,658,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,045,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,329,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £9,783,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,847,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £11,671,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,587,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,075,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,793,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £10,511,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,658,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 21
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 5 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,045,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,329,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 21
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £9,783,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,847,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 5 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £11,671,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,587,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 7 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,075,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,793,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 10
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4161000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5942000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 272000
- Income Other
- 136000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10511000
- Income Legacies
- 1672000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,610,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,048,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8658000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 46000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4806000
- Expenditure Governance
- 85000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 85000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 958000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £17,560,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13264000
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13264000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,305,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £70,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £18,499,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 70000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £5,157,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 17560000
- Funds Restricted
- 939000
- Funds Total
- 18499000
- Count Employees
- 11
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 5 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3638000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6069000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 238000
- Income Other
- 100000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10045000
- Income Legacies
- 1363000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,424,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,905,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9329000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 33000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 5671000
- Expenditure Governance
- 63000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 63000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1418000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £14,613,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12427000
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 12427000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,340,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £79,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £15,688,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 79000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,114,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 14613000
- Funds Restricted
- 1075000
- Funds Total
- 15688000
- Count Employees
- 11
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3469000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5920000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 207000
- Income Other
- 187000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9783000
- Income Legacies
- 1507000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,330,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,517,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8847000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 52000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 5342000
- Expenditure Governance
- 59000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 59000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 472000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £12,017,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10723000
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 10723000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,933,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £102,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £13,554,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 102000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,813,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 12017000
- Funds Restricted
- 1537000
- Funds Total
- 13554000
- Count Employees
- 9
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 5 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5212000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6103000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 208000
- Income Other
- 148000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11671000
- Income Legacies
- 3212000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,205,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,382,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8587000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 50000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 5237000
- Expenditure Governance
- 49000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 49000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1090000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £12,146,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9738000
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 9738000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,479,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £71,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 167000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £12,146,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 71000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,312,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 9982000
- Funds Restricted
- 2164000
- Funds Total
- 12146000
- Count Employees
- 10
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 7 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2682000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6079000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 174000
- Income Other
- 140000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9075000
- Income Legacies
- 774000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,243,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,550,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8793000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 46000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 5422000
- Expenditure Governance
- 42000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 42000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1079000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,152,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10118000
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 10118000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £90,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £56,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,152,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 56000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8436000
- Funds Restricted
- 1716000
- Funds Total
- 10152000
- Count Employees
- 11
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1996-07-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- INCORPORATED 10/04/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/07/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/01/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/03/2011AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14/03/2011AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24 NOV 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 MAR 2019AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 APR 2019 as amended on 17 Jan 2023 as amended on 20 Oct 2025 as amended on 20 Oct 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE TRUST'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY SUPPORTING HELICOPTER LED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND FUNDING PRIMARY HELICOPTER LANDING SITES AT MAJOR TRAUMA CENTRES, KEY ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY HOSPITALS AND SPECIALIST TREATMENT CENTRES TO HELP END PREVENTABLE LOSS OF LIFE AND REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF INJURIES CAUSED BY SECONDARY TRANSFERS.?
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 253253
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- GOLDEN HOUR APPEAL
- Charity Name Id
- 253262
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- HELICOPTER EMERGENCY LAND PAD (HELP) APPEAL
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling