01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 12 April 2005
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05397840
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £16,902,746
- Latest expenditure
- £18,267,892
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, Flight House, The Business Centre, Earls Colne Business Park, COLCHESTER, CO6 2NS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ehaat.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To provide pre hospital care mainly with a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, supported by rapid response vehicles.
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
- 20 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £16,902,746
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,267,892
- 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
- 22 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £19,524,819
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,743,704
- 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
- 23 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £17,628,818
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,951,222
- 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
- 24 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £15,518,474
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,137,493
- 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
- 12 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £17,507,780
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,329,614
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £16,902,746
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,267,892
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,250
- 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
- 6
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 459
- 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
- 22 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £19,524,819
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,743,704
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,150
- 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
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 445
- 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
- 23 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £17,628,818
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,951,222
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £13
- Income From Government Grants
- £6,680
- 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 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 433
- 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
- 24 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £15,518,474
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,137,493
- 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
- £11
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,330
- 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 Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 412
- 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
- 12 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £17,507,780
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,329,614
- 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
- £22
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,873,668
- 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 433
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4967653
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 10938632
- Income Charitable Activities
- 116735
- Income Investments
- 879726
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16902746
- Income Legacies
- 1956919
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,183,363
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,084,529
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 18267892
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 135945
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 70786
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 815198
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1275312
- Gain Loss Investment
- -782609
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £50,598,312
- Assets Total Fixed
- 49825065
- Assets Own Use
- 17963565
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 31861500
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,920,301
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,127,998
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £50,617,368
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3127998
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,425,475
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 50598312
- Funds Restricted
- 19056
- Funds Total
- 50617368
- Count Employees
- 93
- 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
- 22 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 7468980
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 10977287
- Income Charitable Activities
- 64765
- Income Investments
- 1013787
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 19524819
- Income Legacies
- 4582901
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,790,578
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,953,126
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 15743704
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 130053
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24659
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 960852
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 842576
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3171152
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £52,765,123
- Assets Total Fixed
- 50743263
- Assets Own Use
- 18827405
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 31915858
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,049,176
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,027,316
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £52,765,123
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3027316
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,449,241
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 52755230
- Funds Restricted
- 9893
- Funds Total
- 52765123
- Count Employees
- 81
- 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
- 23 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6118214
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 10798770
- Income Charitable Activities
- 93112
- Income Investments
- 618722
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17628818
- Income Legacies
- 3371274
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,131,903
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,819,319
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13951222
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 96151
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 18909
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 998086
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 894922
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1214487
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £46,881,615
- Assets Total Fixed
- 51744093
- Assets Own Use
- 19306918
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 32437175
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,889,757
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,752,235
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £46,881,615
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 10752235
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,901,303
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 46836183
- Funds Restricted
- 45432
- Funds Total
- 46881615
- Count Employees
- 72
- 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
- 24 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4565960
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 10512847
- Income Charitable Activities
- 105601
- Income Investments
- 334066
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 15518474
- Income Legacies
- 2325985
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,932,172
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,205,321
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12137493
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 74978
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 16772
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2248170
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 759340
- Gain Loss Investment
- 620655
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £44,418,505
- Assets Total Fixed
- 42967094
- Assets Own Use
- 11038721
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 31928373
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,851,939
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,400,528
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £44,418,505
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2400528
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,728,805
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 43542373
- Funds Restricted
- 876132
- Funds Total
- 44418505
- Count Employees
- 64
- 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
- 12 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5007062
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 10389482
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1873668
- Income Investments
- 237568
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17507780
- Income Legacies
- 2978478
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,967,975
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,361,639
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 11329614
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 53196
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 50957
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2304791
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 556781
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1813544
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £40,416,869
- Assets Total Fixed
- 37260766
- Assets Own Use
- 11012196
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 26248570
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,755,787
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,599,684
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £40,416,869
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1599684
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,271,695
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 38791786
- Funds Restricted
- 1625083
- Funds Total
- 40416869
- Count Employees
- 71
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Suffolk
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hertfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cambridgeshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bedford
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Norfolk
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- 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
- ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2018-11-30T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 261902
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 261902
- Assoc Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF MERSEA ISLAND
- Charity Name
- ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2017-02-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1029577
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1029577
- Assoc Charity Name
- KINGSWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (BASILDON)
- Charity Name
- ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-12-01T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1029666
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1029666
- Assoc Charity Name
- ROYSIA WOMENS CLUB
- Charity Name
- ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2005-04-12T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 MARCH 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 24 MAY 2006, 12 DECEMBER 2006, 16 APRIL 2007, 22 JUNE 2007 AND 20 JANUARY 2009 AND 23 FEBRUARY 2010 as amended on 22 Mar 2018 as amended on 22 May 2018
- Charitable Objects
- To assist in relieving pain and sickness by the operation of a pre-hospital emergency medical service for the counties of Essex and Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. This service provided mainly by a helicopter emergency medical service with additional rapid response vehicles and to perform such other charitable purposes for the relief of pain and sickness consistent with the above object as the Trustees shall at their discretion determine.
- Area Of Benefit
- ESSEX AND HERTFORDHSIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 456226
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ESSEX AIR AMBULANCE TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 456217
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ESSEX AIR AMBULANCE FUND
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures