MAGPAS

Registered charity 1119279 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Treatment of injury or sickness by the provision of immediate medical care to any persons involved in accidents or medical emergencies.

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Latest income
£5.6m
Latest spending
£6.0m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £415,425 for the year, primarily due to an early repayment of £750,000 of borrowing to Social Investment Business. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell to £655,305, which is below the stated policy target of three months' operating capital (£1.1m).

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £655k; policy: three months' worth (£1.1m) of operating capital)
“While the charity aims to maintain three months’ worth (£1.1m) of operating capital as unrestricted reserves, it currently has £655,305”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Air Ambulance UK, an organisation where CEO Daryl Brown is a Trustee.
“During the year a donation of £24,350 (2024: £23,468) was received from Air Ambulance UK, an organisation that Daryl Brown is also a Trustee.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by GH Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Magpas 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.

CQC provider record: Magpas — Registered, 3 registered locations, 5 regulated activities, last inspected 13/09/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£5.6m
Total spending
£6.0m
Cost of raising funds
£2.1m
Reserves (reported)
£655k
Employees
71

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 37.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£5.6m£6.0m
30/06/2024£6.3m£5.2m
30/06/2023£7.2m£6.1m
30/06/2022£6.5m£5.6m
30/06/2021£5.6m£4.8m

Common questions

Is MAGPAS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £415,425 for the year, primarily due to an early repayment of £750,000 of borrowing to Social Investment Business. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell to £655,305, which is below the stated policy target of three months' operating capital (£1.1m). Its FY2025 accounts were audited by GH Audit Limited.

Who funds MAGPAS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MAGPAS as a grant recipient include THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY, THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITYFY2024£53kTowards a rapid response vehicle
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kwork providing emergency medical care with the MAGPAS air ambulance
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kproviding emergency medical care with the MAGPAS air ambulance
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£6kRescue
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kproviding emergency medical care with the MAGPAS air ambulance
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2022£5k
DOUGLAS COMPTON JAMES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2022£2k
DOUGLAS COMPTON JAMES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN HOUGHTON WITH WYTON IN THE DIOCESE OF ELYFY2025£275

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation20/10/2021£10kHearts Matter Project
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation22/09/2020£10kGrant to Magpas Air Ambulance
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2015£9kHEMSbase - enabling local people to be healthier and more active
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2010£7kMagpas Community First Responders Scheme
UK government—£1.0mLIBOR 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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WELSH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MAGPAS£5.6m——below—no doubt
WELSH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£17.0m——within—no doubt
EZRA UMARPEH LIMITED FY2025£403k—0below—no doubt
MAGEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£165k—0above—no doubt
ST SAVIOURS MEDICAL CHARITY FY2026£431k—0unclear—no doubt
FESTIVAL MEDICAL SERVICES FY2024£661k—0unclear—no doubt

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