THE AMBULANCE STAFF CHARITY
Registered charity 1163538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TASC, THE AMBULANCE SERVICES CHARITY · also registered in Scotland as SC046384 (OSCR)
TASC The Ambulance Staff Charity is here to support present and past ambulance staff and their families in time of need. Our services are independent and confidential, and include psychological rehabilitation and counselling including stress and PTSD support; physical rehabilitation; financial grants; debt advice; welfare and other support; and bereavement support.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the group's affairs and have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. The independent auditors concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Ambulance Staff Charity (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).
- DLL — “Having personally worked with the ambulance services sector for so many years, I am delighted that DLL are able to support the invaluable se…” (source page)
- One Broker — “The Ambulance Staff Charity is a fantastic organisation and we’re delighted to provide our support.” (source page)
- CSIS Charity Fund — “CSIS Charity Fund is an independent charity partner dedicated to helping civil and public servants and their families get through tough peri…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£198k
Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (39% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 24.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Anthony Stanley Fossey · trustee of 1 other charity
- Carl LEDBURY · trustee of 2 other charities
- Dawn Stephanie Poulson Whelan
- Edward WEISS
- GORDON CYRIL ENSTONE
- Gerald James Brown
- Peter Jonathan Evans
- Rebecca Allen · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rev KEVIN CHARLES
- Tracy Lee Nicholls
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gibraltar · Guernsey · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE AMBULANCE STAFF CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the group's affairs and have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. The independent auditors concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.
Who funds THE AMBULANCE STAFF CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE AMBULANCE STAFF CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, CSIS CHARITY FUND, AFPA TRUST, THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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Side by side with its peers
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