01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 29 October 1999
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03855746
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £15,848,000
- Latest expenditure
- £14,782,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: UNIT 5 SANDPIPER COURT, HARRINGTON LANE, EXETER, EX4 8NS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.daat.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Devon Air Ambulance Trust is the charity that funds and operates Devon?s Air Ambulance service.The service is provided free at the point of need, to anyone and everyone in Devon and neighbouring counties, resident or visitor; based on clinical need, urgency, accessibility and distance to the most appropriate hospital for the clinical needs of the patient.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £15,848,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,782,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,652,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,084,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £11,938,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,404,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £11,490,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,804,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 April 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 April 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £8,449,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,880,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £15,848,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,782,000
- 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
- 21
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 608
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,652,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,084,000
- 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
- 23
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 691
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £11,938,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,404,000
- 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
- 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 60001 70000
- 15
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 17
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 738
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 7 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £11,490,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,804,000
- 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
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £317,000
- 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 60001 70000
- 20
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 738
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 13 April 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £8,449,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,880,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £679,000
- 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 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 620
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10332000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5296000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 48000
- Income Investments
- 172000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 15848000
- Income Legacies
- 8431000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,571,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,211,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14782000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 67000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 355000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1550000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 977000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 352000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £9,455,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12391000
- Assets Own Use
- 7930000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4461000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £11,369,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,438,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 7000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £22,322,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1438000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,430,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 21822000
- Funds Restricted
- 500000
- Funds Total
- 22322000
- Count Employees
- 177
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5406000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4986000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 29000
- Income Investments
- 231000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10652000
- Income Legacies
- 3699000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,655,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,429,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13084000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 79000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 216000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1162000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1109000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 354000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 47000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,500,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15782000
- Assets Own Use
- 8608000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 7174000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,344,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,222,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 563000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £20,904,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1222000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,212,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 20763000
- Funds Restricted
- 141000
- Funds Total
- 20904000
- Count Employees
- 135
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 7190000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4551000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 22000
- Income Investments
- 159000
- Income Other
- 16000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11938000
- Income Legacies
- 5639000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,760,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,644,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 11404000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 29000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 928000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1172000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -733000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 916000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £8,500,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15513000
- Assets Own Use
- 8822000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6691000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,727,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,305,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 3534000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £22,935,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1305000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,118,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 22822000
- Funds Restricted
- 113000
- Funds Total
- 22935000
- Count Employees
- 159
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 7 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 7811000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3559000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1000
- Income Investments
- 119000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11490000
- Income Legacies
- 6331000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,399,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,405,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10804000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 70000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 919000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1249000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 101000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,320,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15681000
- Assets Own Use
- 9776000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5905000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,633,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,096,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 1480000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £22,218,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1096000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,364,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 21997000
- Funds Restricted
- 221000
- Funds Total
- 22218000
- Count Employees
- 143
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 13 April 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5419000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2891000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 123000
- Income Other
- 16000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8449000
- Income Legacies
- 3773000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,301,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,579,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9880000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 77000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 734000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1051000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 674000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,887,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 16709000
- Assets Own Use
- 10831000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5878000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,549,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £827,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 2176000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £21,431,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 827000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £478,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 20989000
- Funds Restricted
- 442000
- Funds Total
- 21431000
- Count Employees
- 113
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- 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
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DEVON AIR AMBULANCE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-12-23T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 285213
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 285213
- Assoc Charity Name
- DARTMOUTH PENSIONERS CLUB
- Charity Name
- DEVON AIR AMBULANCE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2020-10-16T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5081390
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1167934
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE PLYMOUTH MERCHANT NAVY MONUMENT
- Charity Name
- DEVON AIR AMBULANCE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1999-10-29T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 SEP 1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 SEP 2017 as amended on 27 Jun 2019 as amended on 13 Apr 2021 as amended on 10 Apr 2025
- Charitable Objects
- The Charity’s objects (“the Objects”) are: - the relief of sickness and injury primarily in the County of Devon through provision of emergency medical services and equipment by helicopter or other emergency vehicles; - the advancement of health through provision of training, research and education in the field of pre-hospital emergency medicine and treatment or prevention of sickness and injury; - provision of other health related services including aftercare for patients.
- Area Of Benefit
- DEVON
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff