AIR AMBULANCE FOUNDATION UK

Registered charity 1155345 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of sickness and injury and protection of life by providing financial support to air ambulance services throughout the England and Wales.To raise awareness of the needs and future operations of air ambulance services.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£12k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £943,196, which is significantly above the stated policy target of circa £50,000. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% of income)

“Donations and legacies 3 86,066” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: circa £50,000 (held: £943k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be circa £50,000.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Charity Commission investigation and appointment of Interim Manager

“The Charity has been subject to an investigation by the Charity Commission which is ongoing and an Interim Manager was appointed on 19 April 2023.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Charity Commission inquiry

The provided text is a policy paper outlining the Charity Commission's power to appoint Interim Managers, rather than a specific regulatory case report or inquiry outcome. Consequently, there is no specific inquiry opened or outcome to summarize.

Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Trustees · trustee networks

FARHAN ANWARchair
Jamshaid Bhatti
WAQAS BASIT

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£101k	£12k
30/04/2024	£211k	£28k
30/04/2023	£289k	£33k
30/04/2022	£36k	£79k
30/04/2021	£254k	£19k

Common questions

Is AIR AMBULANCE FOUNDATION UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £943,196, which is significantly above the stated policy target of circa £50,000. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	5	£51k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	2	£35k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£20k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION	2	£12k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£4k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£475k
MYRISTICA TRUST	1	£100k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£70k

Charities like this

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

ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD income £2.0m
WELSH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITABLE TRUST income £17.0m
LONDON'S AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED income £26.0m
Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex income £24.4m
WILTSHIRE AND BATH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY income £4.8m
THE DORSET AND SOMERSET AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY income £11.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AIR AMBULANCE FOUNDATION UK	£101k	—	0	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
LONDON'S AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED FY2025	£26.0m	£200,000 - £210,000	—	above	—	no doubt
Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex FY2025	£24.4m	—	17	within	17.5%	no doubt
WILTSHIRE AND BATH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY FY2024	£4.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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