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COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST

Registered charity 1057063 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GOLDEN HOUR APPEAL, HELICOPTER EMERGENCY LAND PAD (HELP) APPEAL · also registered in Scotland as SC045963 (OSCR)

The Trust's objects ("the Objects") are to relieve sickness in particular but not exclusively, by supporting helicopter led emergency medical services and funding primary helicopter landing sites at major trauma centres and key accident and emergency hospitals and specialist treatment centres to help end preventable loss of life and reduce the severity of injuries caused by secondary transfers.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£10.5m
Latest spending
£8.7m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £2.811m and holds total unrestricted reserves of £17.56m, which exceeds the stated policy target of £3m. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future, supported by strong fundraising income and investment gains.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: above £3 million (held: £17.6m)
“The Board aims to maintain its total unrestricted reserves level above £3 million which we consider prudent”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: County Air Ambulance Trading Limited
“The subsidiary of the charitable company is County Air Ambulance Trading Limited” — page 50
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crombies Accountants Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — County Air Ambulance Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£10.5m
Total spending
£8.7m
Cost of raising funds
£3.6m
Reserves (reported)
£17.6m
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~24.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 34.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£10.5m£8.7m
30/09/2024£10.0m£9.3m
30/09/2023£9.8m£8.8m
30/09/2022£11.7m£8.6m
30/09/2021£9.1m£8.8m

Common questions

Is COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £2.811m and holds total unrestricted reserves of £17.56m, which exceeds the stated policy target of £3m. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future, supported by strong fundraising income and investment gains. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crombies Accountants Limited.

Who funds COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS), THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EVERARD FOUNDATION, THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£22k
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£22k
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£20k
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£20k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2022£3k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2023£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE EVERARD FOUNDATIONFY2024£400
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£200

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 HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED4£29k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED3£30k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST3£7k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST3£3k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION2£34k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION2£12k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION2£7k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST£10.5m——unclear—no doubt
ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST FY2025£16.9m£130,001 - £140,00010unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD FY2025£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
LONDON'S AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED FY2025£26.0m£200,000 - £210,000—above—no doubt
CORNWALL AIR AMBULANCE TRUST FY2025£9.8m——unclear—no doubt
WELSH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£17.0m——within—no doubt

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