NORTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES

Registered charity 1122470 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Charitable Funds depend on publc donations and fund raising activities held by First Responder groups. General Funds continue to support staff retirement gifts & functions along with training and recreational activities. Lancashire & Cumbria First Responders are actively involved in continuous fund raising in support of medical equipment for services performed in the community.

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

Latest income
£357k
Latest spending
£593k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets decreased by £236k to £682k due to an intentional deficit where expenditure exceeded income, managed to maximize charitable impact. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £307k, which the trustees consider significantly higher than the policy target of £78k, allowing for prudent spending over a three-year business plan.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£982k
Total spending
£370k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£357k£593k
31/03/2024£206k£564k
31/03/2023£312k£611k
31/03/2022£982k£370k
31/03/2021£354k£191k

Common questions

Is NORTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets decreased by £236k to £682k due to an intentional deficit where expenditure exceeded income, managed to maximize charitable impact. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £307k, which the trustees consider significantly higher than the policy target of £78k, allowing for prudent spending over a three-year business plan. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2018£30kQ-Volunteering Phase 2
UK government£20kQ-Volunteering Phase 2