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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 · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC045963 (OSCR)

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.

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.

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).

Trustees

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?

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).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£20k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2023£1k

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