GREAT WESTERN AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Provision of funds to sustain critical care operations for the Great Western Air Ambulance based in Bristol and covering Bristol, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, and providing secondary support for the county of Wiltshire.
Latest income
£6.7m
Expenditure
£6.5m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £4.1m | £3.6m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £4.0m | £4.1m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £4.5m | £4.6m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £5.4m | £5.7m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £6.7m | £6.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £3.4m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £3.2m |
| Investment income | £58k |
| Total income | £6.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £3.8m |
| Raising funds | £2.7m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £238k |
| Total expenditure | £6.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.2m |
| Total funds | £5.1m |
| — restricted | £400k |
| — unrestricted | £4.7m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £5.1m |
| Cash | £435k |
People
| Employees | 53 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- 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.