Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex

Registered charity 1021367 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q7646857 · Wikipedia · 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.

Objects

TO RELIEVE SICK AND INJURED PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF SPECIALISED MEDICINE AND KNOWLEDGE PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH AN AEROMEDICAL SERVICE, TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND MEDICAL OUTCOMES OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY, PRIMARILY IN SOUTH EAST ENGLAND AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND NATIONALLY (OR INTERNATIONALLY) IN TIMES OF NEED OR DISTRESS.

Area of benefit: SOUTH EAST ENGLAND AND SURROUNDING AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Medway, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 126
Government income: £2,174,056 — contracts £2,015,026 (1), grants £159,030 (2); 9% of the £24,432,115 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 17 (£60,001–£70,000: 7; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 120
Government income: £2,022,686 — contracts £2,022,686 (2); 10% of the £20,695,913 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 17 (£60,001–£70,000: 7; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 150
Government income: £1,927,382 — contracts £1,927,382 (3); 11% of the £18,302,245 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 11 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 7; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) announces tickets on sale for its internationally regarded Future Directions in HEMS Conference 2027 airambulancesuk.org · 13/10/2026
19:00 Lingfield Park - Racecard - Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex Handicap (6) betting.betfair.com · 02/09/2026
Olympic champion Sally Gunnell has become an ambassador for Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex. More here: https://trib.al/zZTqbMT facebook.com · 31/05/2026
Staff from Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex have succeeded in walking five marathons in five days to raise funds for the charity. More here: https://bbc.in/4dKSxQn facebook.com · 23/05/2026
BBC Surrey. . A team of four from Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex are to walk five marathons in five days from its base in Rochester to Brighton and finishing at its base in Redhill on Friday. More here: https://bbc.in/42HbLBe facebook.com · 18/05/2026
Four Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) staff take on five marathons in five days to support lifesaving charity ashdownradio.com · 13/05/2026
Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex welcomes first female pilot verticalmag.com · 23/04/2026
Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex visits Monkton Primary – winners of competition to name lifesaving helicopter theisleofthanetnews.com · 25/06/2025

Corporate structure

Trading subsidiary: AIR AMBULANCE PROMOTIONS LIMITED Companies House 02674568
Registered company of the charity Companies House 02803242

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.

REYNOLDS, Paul — director, appointed 16/05/2025on trustee list
GARRY, Richard Jon — director, appointed 16/05/2025on trustee list
HENDERSON, Katherine Isabella Murray, Dr — director, appointed 16/05/2025on trustee list
STYLES, Evelyn Boahemah — director, appointed 07/09/2022on trustee list
MORGAN, David Arthur John — director, appointed 09/03/2022on trustee list
HALL, Nicholas Christopher — director, appointed 09/03/2022on trustee list
REDMAN, Jane Bethany — director, appointed 09/03/2022on trustee list
RHODES, Andrew, Professor — director, appointed 14/03/2019on trustee list
BURGESS, David Henry Barnaby — director, appointed 30/11/2017on trustee list
OAKES, Timothy Simon Neville — director, appointed 30/08/2016on trustee list

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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 3.7%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Air Ambulance Operations Headquarters: Outstanding (24/03/2020) · CQC record

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/02/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (04/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (20/04/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (24/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (20/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (27/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Andrew Rhodeschair
David Arthur Morgan
David Henry Barnaby Burgess
Dr Katherine Isabella Murray Henderson
Evelyn Boahemah Styles
Jane Bethany Redman
Michael Docherty
Nicholas Christopher Hall
Paul Reynolds
Richard Jon Garry · trustee of 1 other charity

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	FY2025	Unverified read£67k	Grant to institution
GENESYS LEGACY PROJECT LTD	FY2025	£50k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2025	£25k	Rescue
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	FY2024	£17k
The Johnson Family Charitable Trust	FY2024	£15k	Medical
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION	FY2022	£15k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£12k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£8k	Health and Welfare
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2022	£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2024	£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2023	£7k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	FY2022	£5k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2023	£5k	To assist the charity financially
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	FY2025	£4k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	FY2024	£3k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Donations
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£2k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Health and Welfare
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2021	£2k	To assist the charity financially
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Health and Welfare
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£1k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	FY2025	£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.AUGUSTINES, GILLINGHAM, KENT	FY2025	£486
TWODS LIMITED	FY2022	£25
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2025	amount not stated
MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2022	amount not stated	To assist the charity financially
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	amount not stated
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.AUGUSTINES, GILLINGHAM, KENT	FY2024	amount not stated

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	—	£1.0m	LIBOR 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£7k
COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST	2	£326k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION	2	£43k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION	2	£10k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	2	£6k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£4k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£2k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust	2	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD.

ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD income £2.0m
EAST ANGLIAN AIR AMBULANCE income £18.8m
CORNWALL AIR AMBULANCE TRUST income £9.8m
YORKSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED income £12.3m
GREAT WESTERN AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY income £7.1m
AIR AMBULANCE FOUNDATION UK income £101k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex	£24.4m	—	17	within	17.5%	no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EAST ANGLIAN AIR AMBULANCE FY2025	£18.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNWALL AIR AMBULANCE TRUST FY2025	£9.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YORKSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED FY2025	£12.3m	£100,001 - £110,000	14	unclear	19.0%	no doubt
GREAT WESTERN AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY FY2025	£7.1m	£80,001 - £90,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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