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.

Objects

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF AN AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE.

Area of benefit: COUNTY OF CORNWALL AND ISLES OF SCILLY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£203k

Latest spending

£203k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received £202,503 in donations and legacies, all of which were remitted to its parent charity, Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust, resulting in net assets of £Nil. The trustees consider £Nil reserves to be sufficient for the charity's purposes, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £Nil reserves are sufficient

“Due to the nature of the Charity, which serves to receive any residual donations and legacies which are subsequently passed to Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust, the Trustees believe that £Nil reserves are sufficient for the Charity.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 13

“The Charity made a donation in year of £199,560 (2024: £133,887) to its parent undertaking and controlling party being Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust, a charitable company incorporated and registered in England and Wales. At the year end the Charity owed a balance of £264,458 (2024: £133,887) to Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
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Paying staff
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Volunteer management

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
31/12/2025	£203k	£203k
31/12/2024	£138k	£138k
31/12/2023	£100k	£100k
31/12/2022	£30k	£30k
31/12/2021	£32k	£32k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received £202,503 in donations and legacies, all of which were remitted to its parent charity, Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust, resulting in net assets of £Nil. The trustees consider £Nil reserves to be sufficient for the charity's purposes, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.

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
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	2	£6k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	1	£675k
THE ROAD SAFETY TRUST	1	£492k
THE LINMARDON TRUST	1	£88k
THE PILMUIR ESTATE	1	£85k
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£84k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£17k

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 £4.8m
COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST income £10.5m
CORNWALL AIR AMBULANCE TRUST income £9.8m
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)	£203k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
WILTSHIRE AND BATH AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY FY2024	£4.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST FY2025	£10.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNWALL AIR AMBULANCE TRUST FY2025	£9.8m	—	—	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.