NORTH WEST AIR AMBULANCE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The North West Air Ambulance Charity helicopters and HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) response vehicles operate 365 days a year, with doctors and HEMS paramedics on board providing enhanced pre-hospital care and hospital transfers to patients across the entire North West. The charity is dedicated to the conservation and preservation of life, through services of an air ambulance.
Latest income
£15.6m
Expenditure
£16.1m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £10.4m | £9.4m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £11.2m | £11.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £14.2m | £12.7m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £15.7m | £14.3m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £15.6m | £16.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £6.6m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £8.5m |
| Investment income | £524k |
| Total income | £15.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £10.0m |
| Raising funds | £6.2m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £35k |
| Total expenditure | £16.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £20.5m |
| Total funds | £20.5m |
| — restricted | £8k |
| — unrestricted | £20.5m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £20.5m |
| Cash | £7.1m |
People
| Employees | 106 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Services
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.