CORNWALL AIR AMBULANCE TRUST
Registered charity 1133295 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The charities Objects shall be relieving pain and sickness for the benefit of the public by assisting in the provision of emergency medical services and equipment, in particular the provision of an Air Ambulance Service or other emergency transportation primarily in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £1.8 million for the year ended 31 December 2025, bringing total assets to £29.3 million. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing strong reserves and diverse income streams. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £4.3m (held: £4.3m)
“On top of working cash holdings of up to £1m, CAAT holds investments and bank deposits for the dual purpose of providing cashflow reserves and a replacement helicopter fund. The current risk-based floor value for these funds is set at £3.3M, which together with the working cash requirement of £1m, totalling £4.3m, are the Charity's free reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
CAAT TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £67k
- Amounts owed to group undertakings: £67,185
“Amounts owed to group undertakings : 67,185”
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Scalextric — “With the fantastic support and generosity of Scalextric , who constructed a spectacular track for the event” (source page)
- bott UK — “Offering their support as sponsors for the event were bott UK and M&M Plant (Devon & Cornwall) Ltd.” (source page)
- M&M Plant (Devon & Cornwall) Ltd — “Offering their support as sponsors for the event were bott UK and M&M Plant (Devon & Cornwall) Ltd.” (source page)
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.
- LOUVEAUX, Bertrand Jean Philippe Francois — director, appointed 05/11/2025on trustee list
- NOVELL, Angela Melissa — director, appointed 15/10/2025on trustee list
- EBBERSON, Neil Edward — director, appointed 01/10/2025on trustee list
- HARLAND, David Nicholas — director, appointed 26/09/2024on trustee list
- RICHARDS, David Pender — director, appointed 26/09/2024on trustee list
- REED, Thomas Paul — director, appointed 03/07/2023on trustee list
- MCKAY, Laura Anne — director, appointed 28/01/2021on trustee list
- GRIFFITH, Daisy — director, appointed 31/07/2019on trustee list
- MARK, Benjamin Stephen — director, appointed 13/12/2018on trustee list
- MAYHEW, Julie — secretary, appointed 14/02/2026
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£2.1m
Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/12/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (26/06/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (24/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall · Isles Of Scilly
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CORNWALL AIR AMBULANCE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £1.8 million for the year ended 31 December 2025, bringing total assets to £29.3 million. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing strong reserves and diverse income streams. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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