01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 19 October 2007
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06386523
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £7,084,619
- Latest expenditure
- £7,300,852
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: County Gates, 3rd Floor, Ashton Road, Bristol, BS3 2JH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.greatwesternairambulance.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of funds to sustain critical care operations for the Great Western Air Ambulance based in Bristol and covering Bristol, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, and providing secondary support for the county of Wiltshire.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,084,619
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,300,852
- 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
- 23 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,684,057
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,499,435
- 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
- 1 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,379,252
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,690,834
- 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
- 4 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,531,259
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,621,373
- 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
- £3,971,891
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,076,073
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,084,619
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,300,852
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £58
- Income From Government Grants
- £151,682
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 586
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 23 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,684,057
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,499,435
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £38
- Income From Government Grants
- £93,102
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 396
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 1 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,379,252
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,690,834
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £25
- Income From Government Grants
- £38,744
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 240
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 4 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,531,259
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,621,373
- 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
- £19
- Income From Government Grants
- £61,745
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 183
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- £3,971,891
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,076,073
- 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
- £17
- Income From Government Grants
- £189,699
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 85
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3418877
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3613883
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 51859
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7084619
- Income Legacies
- 368238
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,211,793
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,089,059
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7300852
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 18554
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 242746
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1577393
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 259487
- Gain Loss Investment
- 219042
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,298,925
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5599930
- Assets Own Use
- 3289522
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2310408
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £804,759
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,263,257
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,141,432
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1263257
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £345,353
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4590703
- Funds Restricted
- 550729
- Funds Total
- 5141432
- Count Employees
- 66
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 23 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3412505
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3213461
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 58091
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6684057
- Income Legacies
- 985094
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,659,161
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,840,274
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6499435
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 21000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 238286
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1566016
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 217859
- Gain Loss Investment
- 128393
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,240,996
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5054196
- Assets Own Use
- 2495395
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2558801
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £867,802
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £783,375
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,138,623
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 783375
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £435,027
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4738859
- Funds Restricted
- 399764
- Funds Total
- 5138623
- Count Employees
- 53
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 1 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2498087
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2819413
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 61752
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5379252
- Income Legacies
- 684967
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,173,276
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,517,558
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5690834
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 21020
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 168583
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1348536
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 209412
- Gain Loss Investment
- 103491
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,322,272
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4622776
- Assets Own Use
- 2229782
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2392994
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £934,704
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £731,872
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,825,608
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 731872
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £532,500
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4556190
- Funds Restricted
- 269418
- Funds Total
- 4825608
- Count Employees
- 42
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 4 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1919205
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2566540
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 45514
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4531259
- Income Legacies
- 505157
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,757,803
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,863,570
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4621373
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 21408
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 148331
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1158740
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 238846
- Gain Loss Investment
- -346174
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,601,204
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4640218
- Assets Own Use
- 2185618
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2454600
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £943,219
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £549,738
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,033,699
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 549738
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £516,029
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4791236
- Funds Restricted
- 242463
- Funds Total
- 5033699
- Count Employees
- 34
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 1651543
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2286125
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 34223
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3971891
- Income Legacies
- 425062
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,474,923
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,601,150
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4076073
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 19093
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 102949
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 929849
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 199511
- Gain Loss Investment
- 149496
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,092,010
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4593521
- Assets Own Use
- 2214143
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2379378
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,478,337
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £601,871
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,469,987
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 601871
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,234,002
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5309354
- Funds Restricted
- 160633
- Funds Total
- 5469987
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bath And North East Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wiltshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- South Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- North Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GREAT WESTERN AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY
- Charity Event Order
- 5
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-12-19T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5120364
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1178272
- Assoc Charity Name
- NAILSEA LIONS CLUB
- Charity Name
- GREAT WESTERN AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2018-10-01T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 256640
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 256640
- Assoc Charity Name
- NEW RENASCENCE
- Charity Name
- GREAT WESTERN AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2007-10-19T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- GREAT WESTERN AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-08-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 278558
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 278558
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE ALBERT EDWARD PASH CHARITABLE TRUST FUND
- Charity Name
- GREAT WESTERN AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY
- 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 1 OCTOBER 2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 MAR 2017
- Charitable Objects
- THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND INJURY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF AN AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE OR OTHER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION PRIMARILY IN THE AREA SERVED BY THE FORMER GREAT WESTERN AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST NAMELY BRISTOL, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, NORTH SOMERSET, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND PARTS OF WILTSHIRE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, AVON, WILTSHIRE AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures