NORTH WEST AIR AMBULANCE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 May 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03752544
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £15,614,915
Latest expenditure: £16,130,885
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: North West Air Ambulance, Stanley Building, North Mersey Business Centre, Woodward Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, LIVERPOO

Website recorded by the regulator: www.nwaa.net (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The North West Air Ambulance Charity helicopters and HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) response vehicles operate 365 days a year, with doctors and HEMS paramedics on board providing enhanced pre-hospital care and hospital transfers to patients across the entire North West. The charity is dedicated to the conservation and preservation of life, through services of an air ambulance.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £15,614,915
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,130,885

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £15,683,255
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,267,824

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £14,246,459
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,724,920

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £11,239,148
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,606,457

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 4 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 4 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £10,424,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,421,589

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £15,614,915
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,130,885
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 1
Count Volunteers: 539

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £15,683,255
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,267,824
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 2
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 1
Count Volunteers: 800

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £14,246,459
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,724,920
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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 90001 100000: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 1
Count Volunteers: 685

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £11,239,148
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,606,457
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £16
Income From Government Grants: £66,087
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: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 374

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 4 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £10,424,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,421,589
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Grants: £455,730
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 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 295

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 6640490
Income Other Trading Activities: 8450163
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 524262
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 15614915
Income Legacies: 3096407
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,153,815
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £9,977,070
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 16130885
Expenditure Investment Management: 31678
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 35459
Expenditure Support Costs: 4416087
Expenditure Depreciation: 170476
Gain Loss Investment: 242978
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £20,492,826
Assets Total Fixed: 12296967
Assets Own Use: 291706
Assets Long Term Investment: 12005261
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £10,237,465
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,041,606
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £20,492,826
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2041606
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £7,126,085
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 20485120
Funds Restricted: 7706
Funds Total: 20492826
Count Employees: 106
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 7007786
Income Other Trading Activities: 8395962
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 279507
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 15683255
Income Legacies: 4051745
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,636,135
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £8,631,689
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 14267824
Expenditure Investment Management: 29501
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 46155
Expenditure Support Costs: 3913196
Expenditure Depreciation: 150381
Gain Loss Investment: 251276
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £20,765,818
Assets Total Fixed: 11709291
Assets Own Use: 323209
Assets Long Term Investment: 11386082
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £10,604,813
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,548,286
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £20,765,818
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1548286
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £7,978,877
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 19860996
Funds Restricted: 904822
Funds Total: 20765818
Count Employees: 100
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 6170479
Income Other Trading Activities: 7982992
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 92988
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 14246459
Income Legacies: 3561609
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,989,772
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £7,735,148
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 12724920
Expenditure Investment Management: 20038
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 23097
Expenditure Support Costs: 3329928
Expenditure Depreciation: 154474
Gain Loss Investment: -100693
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £19,099,111
Assets Total Fixed: 11411988
Assets Own Use: 507087
Assets Long Term Investment: 10904901
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £9,403,464
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,716,341
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £19,099,111
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1716341
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £7,220,336
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 19082356
Funds Restricted: 16755
Funds Total: 19099111
Count Employees: 95
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 4062158
Income Other Trading Activities: 7174442
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2548
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 11239148
Income Legacies: 2006364
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,730,804
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,875,653
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 11606457
Expenditure Investment Management: 41246
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24841
Expenditure Support Costs: 3035966
Expenditure Depreciation: 141402
Gain Loss Investment: 17679
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £17,678,260
Assets Total Fixed: 11477204
Assets Own Use: 552115
Assets Long Term Investment: 10925089
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £8,605,623
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,404,567
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £17,678,260
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2404567
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £6,784,100
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 17595028
Funds Restricted: 83232
Funds Total: 17678260
Count Employees: 87
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 4 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 4451383
Income Other Trading Activities: 5964542
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 8775
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 10424700
Income Legacies: 1904629
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £3,219,215
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,202,374
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 9421589
Expenditure Investment Management: 35693
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 36812
Expenditure Support Costs: 2180886
Expenditure Depreciation: 114706
Gain Loss Investment: 971936
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £18,027,890
Assets Total Fixed: 11478273
Assets Own Use: 543019
Assets Long Term Investment: 10935254
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £8,603,137
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,053,520
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £18,027,890
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2053520
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £7,883,845
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 17857181
Funds Restricted: 170709
Funds Total: 18027890
Count Employees: 90
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
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: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: NORTH WEST AIR AMBULANCE
Charity Event Order: 6
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-02-12T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5117068
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1178203
Assoc Charity Name: BURY EDUCATION SUPPORT & TRAINING TRUST (BEST TRUST)

Charity Name: NORTH WEST AIR AMBULANCE
Charity Event Order: 5
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-11-17T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 1030501
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1030501
Assoc Charity Name: THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF PENDLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Charity Name: NORTH WEST AIR AMBULANCE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-05-24T00:00:00

Charity Name: NORTH WEST AIR AMBULANCE
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-10-25T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 3957005
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1072486
Assoc Charity Name: THE INNER WHEEL CLUB OF EGREMONT BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity Name: NORTH WEST AIR AMBULANCE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-12-03T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 1029815
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1029815
Assoc Charity Name: INNER WHEEL CLUB OF THORNTON CLEVELEYS BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity Name: NORTH WEST AIR AMBULANCE
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-03-24T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4050833
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1137388
Assoc Charity Name: HENRY SURTEES FOUNDATION

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 APRIL 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 JULY 2000AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03 MAR 2017 as amended on 01 Oct 2019 as amended on 07 Oct 2020 as amended on 17 Jul 2026
Charitable Objects: The Objects for which the Charity is established are:1.1. the relief of sickness and injury and the protection of human life by the provision or support of an air ambulance service in Lancashire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and such other areas as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion determine from time to time; and1.2. the provision of training and education in matters relating to the relief of sickness and injury and the protection of human life ; and 1.2.1.3. the advancement of medical and scientific research and education for the public benefit, including (but not limited to) research into enhanced pre-hospital care and the development of hospital-level interventions deliverable at the scene, and the dissemination of the results of such research through publication, education, and other accessible means, particularly in support of air ambulance services.
Area Of Benefit: LANCASHIRE, CUMBRIA, GREATER MANCHESTER, MERSEYSIDE AND CHESHIRE

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests