FIRST AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE TRUST (FAAST)

Registered charity 299000 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORNWALL AIR AMBULANCE TRUST

To relieve sickness and pain in the county of Cornwall and the isles of Scilly by assisting in the provision of an air ambulance helicopter.

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Latest income

£138k

Latest spending

£138k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the charity's affairs as at 31 December 2024. 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 for at least twelve months.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

West Pharmaceutical Services — “A huge congratulations to ‘Team West’ from West Pharmaceutical Services for taking on the skydive challenge in aid of Cornwall Air Ambulance…” (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)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

David Pender Richardschair · trustee of 1 other charity
Angela Melissa Novell · trustee of 1 other charity
Benjamin Mark · trustee of 1 other charity
Bertrand J-P Francois Louveaux · trustee of 1 other charity
Daisy Griffith · trustee of 1 other charity
David Nicholas Harland · trustee of 1 other charity
Laura Anne McKay · trustee of 1 other charity
Neil Edward Ebberson · trustee of 1 other charity
Thomas Paul Reed

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Isles Of Scilly

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£138k	£138k
31/12/2023	£100k	£100k
31/12/2022	£30k	£30k
31/12/2021	£32k	£32k
31/12/2020	£6k	£6k

Common questions

Is FIRST AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE TRUST (FAAST) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the charity's affairs as at 31 December 2024. 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 for at least twelve months. Its FY2024 accounts were audited.

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 ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£30k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	1	£675k
THE LINMARDON TRUST	1	£88k
THE PILMUIR ESTATE	1	£75k
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£42k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
GRUMPY GIVERS	1	£13k
THE HEATHCOAT TRUST	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WILTSHIRE AND BATH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY.

WILTSHIRE AND BATH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY income £5.3m
COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST income £10.5m
CORNWALL AIR AMBULANCE TRUST income £8.6m
ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST income £16.9m
SOUTH WESTERN AMBULANCE SERVICE FOUNDATION TRUST FUND income £391k
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
FIRST AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE TRUST (FAAST)	£138k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WILTSHIRE AND BATH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY FY2024	£5.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST FY2025	£10.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNWALL AIR AMBULANCE TRUST FY2024	£8.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST FY2025	£16.9m	£130,001 - £140,000	10	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH WESTERN AMBULANCE SERVICE FOUNDATION TRUST FUND FY2025	£391k	—	0	no_policy	—	no doubt

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