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THE DORSET AND SOMERSET AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY

Registered charity 1078685 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of sickness and injury and the protection of human life by the provision and support of an air ambulance service for the benefit of the population of Dorset and Somerset.

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Latest income
£11.0m
Latest spending
£10.1m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £43,717,982, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of holding 6-12 months of free reserves. Although the charity reports an ongoing annual deficit position due to rising operational costs outpacing income, the Trustees judge the financial position to be satisfactory given the substantial reserve levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6-12 months free reserves (held: £43.7m)
“DSAA policy is therefore to hold 6-12 months free reserves.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance (Trading) Limited
“It has a dormant subsidiary company, Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance (Trading) Limited (Company registration number 03861464).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Albert Goodman LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

DORSET & SOMERSET AIR AMBULANCE (TRADING) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Amounts owed by group undertakings relate to unpaid share capital.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance (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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Total income
£11.0m
Total spending
£10.1m
Cost of raising funds
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£43.7m
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~52.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bournemouth · Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · North Somerset · Poole · Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£11.0m£10.1m
31/03/2024£9.4m£9.8m
31/03/2023£8.7m£8.9m
31/03/2022£10.4m£7.9m
31/03/2021£9.2m£6.7m

Common questions

Is THE DORSET AND SOMERSET AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £43,717,982, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of holding 6-12 months of free reserves. Although the charity reports an ongoing annual deficit position due to rising operational costs outpacing income, the Trustees judge the financial position to be satisfactory given the substantial reserve levels. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Albert Goodman LLP.

Who funds THE DORSET AND SOMERSET AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DORSET AND SOMERSET AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£6kRescue

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 PENNIES FOUNDATION3£51k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED3£30k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION3£16k
THE CHURCHILL FOUNDATION2£75k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST2£38k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION2£7k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£4k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST2£4k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE DORSET AND SOMERSET AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY£11.0m——unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD FY2025£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
WELSH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£17.0m——within—no doubt
THE GREAT NORTH AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE FY2026£11.5m——above—no doubt
EAST ANGLIAN AIR AMBULANCE FY2025£18.8m——unclear—no doubt
ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST FY2025£16.9m£130,001 - £140,00010unclear—no doubt

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