Stoke Air Ambulance CIO
1. To relieve sickness and to preserve the health of the public generally by providing or assisting in the provision of equipment, facilities and services,2. To preserve and protect the health of the public generally by educating them on matters relating to health and safety.The charity has continued with further public fundraising.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with net assets of £(20,272), reflecting a planned operational deficit of £21,319 attributed to startup costs and infrastructure development for a future helicopter service. Unrestricted funds decreased from £1,047 to a negative balance, while the trustees remain confident in turning around the deficit through continued fundraising and securing lending.
What the accounts disclose
“Donations and legacies 331,927”
“The trustees acknowledge that this year included a planned operational deficit due to startup costs and infrastructure development.” — page 3
“During the year the charity paid consulting services totalling £28,038 to Community Concessions Ltd, a company controlled by Daniel Moores (trustee of Stoke Air Ambulance CIO). At 30 June 2024 £1,080 was owed to Community Concessions Ltd.” — page 12
Charity Commission inquiry
“The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Stoke Air Ambulance CIO over concerns relating to the charity’s activities and administration.”
“These concerns were focused on the level of expenditure on fundraising and staff, the level of direct charitable delivery, concerns around the management of conflicts of interest at the charity, and payments to a company connected to a trustee.”
“This will examine the extent to which the trustees are complying with their legal duties in respect to the administration, governance and management of the charity”
Regulator actions
The Fundraising Regulator investigated complaints regarding Stoke Air Ambulance CIO’s digital and face-to-face fundraising activities, finding breaches of the Code of Fundraising Practice due to misleading information and unfair criticism of other organisations. The regulator determined that the charity’s website and social media posts contained unsubstantiated claims about its operational status and unfairly criticised other air ambulance charities. The charity agreed to comply with recommendations to remove misleading content, update its communication processes, and contact regular donors to inform them of the decision.
Trustees
- DANIEL MICHAEL MOORESchair
- ADAM JONATHAN SPARKES
- Andrew Shaw
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | — | — |
| 30/06/2024 | £332k | £353k |
| 30/06/2023 | £54k | £60k |
| 30/06/2022 | £17k | £11k |
| 30/06/2021 | £9k | £8k |
Common questions
Is Stoke Air Ambulance CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with net assets of £(20,272), reflecting a planned operational deficit of £21,319 attributed to startup costs and infrastructure development for a future helicopter service. Unrestricted funds decreased from £1,047 to a negative balance, while the trustees remain confident in turning around the deficit through continued fundraising and securing lending. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ASTOR FOUNDATION | 2 | £12k |
| THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £900 |
| MYRISTICA TRUST | 1 | £100k |
| THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £70k |
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | 1 | £67k |
| THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE | 1 | £63k |
| THE BARRY AND PEGGY HIGH FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| THE TOMPKINS FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
Charities like this
- THE HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS HEALTH CHARITY
- COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION
- ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD
- LONDON'S AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED
- WELSH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITABLE TRUST
- WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH HEALTH SERVICES CHARITY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke Air Ambulance CIO | £332k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS HEALTH CHARITY | £2.4m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION | £209k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD | £2.0m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONDON'S AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED | £26.0m | £200,000 - £210,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| WELSH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITABLE TRUST | £17.0m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |