01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 1 April 2015
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 09391251
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £2,026,378
- Latest expenditure
- £1,855,585
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: International House, The Mclaren Building, 46 The Priory Queensway, BIRMINGHAM, B4 7LR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.airambulancesuk.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To relieve sickness and injury in the UK by assisting in the provision of financial support to established local air ambulance services.
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 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,026,378
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,855,585
- 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
- 28 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,620,952
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £980,874
- 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
- 26 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £898,848
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,011,173
- 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
- 11 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,139,114
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £913,890
- 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
- 29 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £724,715
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £368,728
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 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,026,378
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,855,585
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 28 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,620,952
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £980,874
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 26 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £898,848
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,011,173
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 11 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,139,114
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £913,890
- 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
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- 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
- 29 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £724,715
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £368,728
- 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
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
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 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1807537
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 218841
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2026378
- Income Legacies
- 539884
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £274,974
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,580,611
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1855585
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 18192
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 459362
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6337
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £856,241
- Assets Total Fixed
- 22150
- Assets Own Use
- 22150
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,681,043
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £102,347
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,600,846
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 102347
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,148,076
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 975295
- Funds Restricted
- 625551
- Funds Total
- 1600846
- Count Employees
- 13
- Consolidated 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
- 28 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1372454
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 248498
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1620952
- Income Legacies
- 161813
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £268,330
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £712,496
- Expenditure Other
- 48
- Expenditure Total
- 980874
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22218
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 343196
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4663
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £609,174
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23733
- Assets Own Use
- 23733
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,515,336
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £109,016
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,430,053
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 109016
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,162,632
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 788040
- Funds Restricted
- 642013
- Funds Total
- 1430053
- Count Employees
- 12
- Consolidated 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
- 26 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 654185
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 244663
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 898848
- Income Legacies
- 181185
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £254,710
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £756,463
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1011173
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 352717
- Expenditure Governance
- 33947
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 294645
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3531
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £494,386
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9969
- Assets Own Use
- 9969
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £990,417
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £210,411
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £789,975
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 210411
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £766,501
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 704528
- Funds Restricted
- 85447
- Funds Total
- 789975
- 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 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 11 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 901986
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 237128
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1139114
- Income Legacies
- 345823
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £150,703
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £763,187
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 913890
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 473618
- Expenditure Governance
- 33864
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 175452
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1155
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £703,279
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1364
- Assets Own Use
- 1364
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,346,848
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £445,912
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £902,300
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 445912
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,090,054
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 896675
- Funds Restricted
- 5625
- Funds Total
- 902300
- Count Employees
- 5
- Consolidated 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
- 29 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 578043
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 146672
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 724715
- Income Legacies
- 284774
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £154,420
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £214,308
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 368728
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 35734
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 153935
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1143
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £649,268
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2403
- Assets Own Use
- 2403
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £768,396
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £93,723
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £677,076
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 93723
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £716,473
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 651671
- Funds Restricted
- 25405
- Funds Total
- 677076
- Count Employees
- 4
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2015-04-01T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2018-12-04T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4038885
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1126752
- Assoc Charity Name
- U.K. HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (H.E.M.S.)
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/01/2015 as amended on 31 Dec 2019 as amended on 05 May 2020
- Charitable Objects
- 4. The charity's objects (Objects) are specifically restricted to relieving sickness and injury in the UK by: 4.1 assisting in the provision of financial and other support to established local air ambulance services, including, but not limited to making grants available to Air Ambulance Charities, NHS Trusts and ambulance Trusts; and 4.2 the delivery of related services to improve patient outcomes, including but not limited to the running of conferences and dissemination of information.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 554248
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- AAAC
- Charity Name Id
- 603940
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- AIR AMBULANCES UK
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling