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ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST

Registered charity 1108989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESSEX AIR AMBULANCE FUND, ESSEX AIR AMBULANCE TRUST

To provide pre hospital care mainly with a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, supported by rapid response vehicles.

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

Latest income
£16.9m
Latest spending
£18.3m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operational deficit of £1.3m for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £2.6m fall in income and increased aviation costs. Despite this, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £27.6m remain sufficient to fund 18 months of forecast expenditure, which is within their stated policy target of 12 to 24 months. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £130,001 - £140,000 — above the median for charities its size (£130k)
“In the band £130,001 - £140,000 1” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 10
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: Group 2025 No. In the band £60,001 - £70,000 6 In the band £90,001 - £100,000 1 In the band £100,001 - £110,000 1 In the band £120,001 - £130,000 1 In the band £130,001 - £140,000 1” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Lottery (54% of income)
“Income from lottery - 9,167,616” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £27.6m)
“Our Reserves Policy is to hold between 12 and 24 months of free reserves to safeguard the operation of our service for a prolonged period of time should our income fall for reasons outside our control. At the year end, sufficient free reserves were held to fund 18 months of forecast expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trading Limited (subsidiary) paid Gift Aid.
“During the year, the Trust received gift aid payments totalling £85,325 (2024 - £42,674) from Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trading Limited. As at 31 March 2025, an amount was owed to the Trust of £282,282 (2024 - £537,582).” — page 52
“During the year, the Trust received gift aid payments totalling £7,670,531 (2024 - £7,910,620) from Essex and Herts Flight For Life Lottery Limited. As at 31 March 2025, an amount was owed to the Trust of £760,153 (2024 - £1,151,597).” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Essex and Herts Flight For Life Lottery Limited (subsidiary) paid Gift Aid.
“During the year, the Trust received gift aid payments totalling £85,325 (2024 - £42,674) from Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trading Limited. As at 31 March 2025, an amount was owed to the Trust of £282,282 (2024 - £537,582).” — page 52
“During the year, the Trust received gift aid payments totalling £7,670,531 (2024 - £7,910,620) from Essex and Herts Flight For Life Lottery Limited. As at 31 March 2025, an amount was owed to the Trust of £760,153 (2024 - £1,151,597).” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trading Limited
“The principal purpose of the first three subsidiaries is to operate weekly lotteries together with raffles and that of the fourth is to conduct the Charity's trading activities.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In the news

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Essex & Herts 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)

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

CQC provider record: Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust — Registered, 3 registered locations, 4 regulated activities, last inspected 06/09/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£16.9m
Total spending
£18.3m
Cost of raising funds
£6.2m
Reserves (reported)
£50.6m
Employees
93

Reported reserves equal ~33.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 36.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Cambridgeshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£16.9m£18.3m
31/03/2024£19.5m£15.7m
31/03/2023£17.6m£14.0m
31/03/2022£15.5m£12.1m
31/03/2021£17.5m£11.3m

Common questions

Is ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operational deficit of £1.3m for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £2.6m fall in income and increased aviation costs. Despite this, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £27.6m remain sufficient to fund 18 months of forecast expenditure, which is within their stated policy target of 12 to 24 months. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £130,001 - £140,000 band, and 10 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST as a grant recipient include GRUMPY GIVERS, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST, ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GRUMPY GIVERSFY2023£13k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kproviding emergency medical care with the air ambulance
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£810Rescue

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 GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE2£116k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION2£12k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST2£11k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST2£4k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust2£1k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST2£900
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£475k
MYRISTICA TRUST1£100k

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
ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST£16.9m£130,001 - £140,00010unclear—no doubt
EAST ANGLIAN AIR AMBULANCE FY2025£18.8m——unclear—no doubt
NORTH WEST AIR AMBULANCE FY2025£15.6m£160,001 - £170,000—below—no doubt
LONDON'S AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED FY2025£26.0m£200,000 - £210,000—above—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD FY2025£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST FY2025£10.5m——unclear—no doubt

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