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Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex

Registered charity 1021367 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KENT AIR AMBULANCE, KENT AIR AMBULANCE TRUST, KENT, SURREY & SUSSEX AIR AMBULANCE TRUST, SURREY AIR AMBULANCE, SUSSEX AIR AMBULANCE

Air Ambulance service in South East England and surrounding areas. Our service provides specialised medicine and knowledge to improve the health and medical outcomes of the wider community.

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Latest income
£24.4m
Latest spending
£20.8m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity group remains in a healthy financial position with total reserves of £38.5m, including £17.6m in general funds which cover 8.8 months of expenditure. Total income for the year was £24.4m, driven by record fundraising and a one-off profit share, while total expenditure was £20.8m. The trustees confirm that adequate resources exist to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 17
“17 (2024: 17) employees earned more than £60,000 during the year in bandings as follows:” — page 61
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Trading activities (37% of income)
“Income from trading subsidiary 8,930,612”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 17.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The cost of raising funds increased by £0.2m to £4.0m (2024: £3.8m) mainly due to additional staff costs needed to increase awareness and income.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 and 9 months of annual expenditure excluding depreciation (held: £17.6m)
“Trustees target between 6 and 9 months of annual expenditure excluding depreciation in its general reserve fund.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“During the year, 6 Trustees made donations totalling £1,025 in aggregate, which also attracted Gift Aid of £95.” — page 71
“6 Trustees were paid a total of £959 expenses during the year (2024: £520).” — page 71
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses
“During the year, 6 Trustees made donations totalling £1,025 in aggregate, which also attracted Gift Aid of £95.” — page 71
“6 Trustees were paid a total of £959 expenses during the year (2024: £520).” — page 71
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Air Ambulance Promotions Ltd
“We have one wholly owned trading subsidiary, Air Ambulance Promotions Ltd (AAPL), the details of which are given in note 4 of the Financial Statements.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

AIR AMBULANCE PROMOTIONS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £9.1m
  • Profit before tax: £7.2m
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £7.5m
“The Directors have agreed to gift aid each year's taxable profit to KSS. This amounted to £7.5m (2024: £7.3m), including the remaining taxable profits of £1.2m at the year end.”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex — Registered, 2 registered locations, 4 regulated activities, last inspected 17/01/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£24.4m
Total spending
£20.8m
Cost of raising funds
£4.0m
Reserves (reported)
£38.1m
Employees
136

Reported reserves equal ~22.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£24.4m£20.8m
31/03/2024£20.7m£20.4m
31/03/2023£18.3m£18.8m
31/03/2022£17.6m£16.6m
31/03/2021£17.4m£15.2m

Common questions

Is Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity group remains in a healthy financial position with total reserves of £38.5m, including £17.6m in general funds which cover 8.8 months of expenditure. Total income for the year was £24.4m, driven by record fundraising and a one-off profit share, while total expenditure was £20.8m. The trustees confirm that adequate resources exist to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex as a grant recipient include GENESYS LEGACY PROJECT LTD, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, The Johnson Family Charitable Trust, THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GENESYS LEGACY PROJECT LTDFY2025£50k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£25kRescue
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2024£17k
The Johnson Family Charitable TrustFY2024£15kMedical
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£12k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£8kHealth and Welfare
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£7k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2022£5k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£5kTo assist the charity financially
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2025£4k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£3k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kDonations
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2kHealth and Welfare
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kHealth and Welfare
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUSTFY2025£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.AUGUSTINES, GILLINGHAM, KENTFY2025£486
TWODS LIMITEDFY2022£25
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.AUGUSTINES, GILLINGHAM, KENTFY2024£0
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£0
MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£0To assist the charity financially

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government—£1.0mLIBOR Air Ambulances 17/18

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£475k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£70k
COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST1£65k
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE1£63k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST1£60k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£54k
THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST1£54k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EAST ANGLIAN AIR AMBULANCE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex£24.4m—17within17.5%no doubt
EAST ANGLIAN AIR AMBULANCE FY2025£18.8m——unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD FY2025£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE DORSET AND SOMERSET AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY FY2025£11.0m——unclear—no doubt
SOUTH EAST COAST AMBULANCE SERVICE CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GREAT NORTH AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE FY2026£11.5m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.