THE AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Operator of two Helicopter Emergency Services, and the Children's Air Ambulance transfer service.
Latest income
£37.7m
Expenditure
£35.8m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £30.4m | £25.0m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £33.6m | £27.3m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £38.2m | £34.4m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £35.9m | £37.6m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £37.7m | £35.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £15.1m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £21.6m |
| Investment income | £1.0m |
| Total income | £37.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £14.7m |
| Raising funds | £21.0m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £183k |
| Total expenditure | £35.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £38.7m |
| Total funds | £39.3m |
| — restricted | £581k |
| — unrestricted | £38.7m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £39.3m |
| Cash | £18.6m |
People
| Employees | 422 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- 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.