THE AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-08 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£19M
-13% vs 2023
Net assets
£37M
-3.4% vs 2023
Employees
469
+5.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
-129% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,761,000 | -£1,683,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,438,000 | -£1,288,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,389,000 | -£1,288,000 | |
| Cash | £21,526,000 | £18,718,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £39,044,000 | £37,865,000 | |
| Net assets | £38,385,000 | £37,097,000 | |
| Equity | £38,385,000 | £37,097,000 | |
| Average employees | 445 | 469 | |
| Wages | £10,238,000 | £11,656,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £385,000 | £521,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-13%
£21,526,000 £18,718,000
-
Net assets
-3.4%
£38,385,000 £37,097,000
-
Employees
+5.4%
445 469
-
Operating profit
-144.7%
£3,761,000 -£1,683,000
-
Profit before tax
-129%
£4,438,000 -£1,288,000
-
Wages
+13.9%
£10,238,000 £11,656,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 9.6% | -4.4% | |
| Current ratio | 14.76x | 14.02x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE 2012-04-27 → present
- WARWICKSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE 2003-07-25 → 2012-04-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees consider that adequate reserves continue to be available to fund the activities of the charity and group for the foreseeable future and believe no material uncertainties exist.”
Group structure
- THE AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE · parent
- The Air Ambulance Service Trading Limited 1%
- The Air Ambulance Service Events Limited 1%
- The Air Ambulance Service Recycling Limited 1%
- The Air Ambulance Service Aviation Limited 1%
- TAAS Service
- The Children's Air Ambulance
Significant events
- “2024 also saw a significant achievement with the 400th mission milestone of carrying a parent onboard.”
- “On Friday, 05 July 2024, our G-NICU helicopter undertook the 1,000th mission, transferring a neonatal patient.”
- “In 2024 our HEMS crews flew for 653 hours and drove 57,112 miles completing 3,779 missions. Our TCAA crews completed 200 missions in total (the highest in their history) and they flew 608 hours. They also achieved the highest number of incubator transfers since inception in 2022.”
- “2024 saw a growth in our volunteering contributions of 12%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILKINSON, Peta Wendy | Secretary | 2024-12-05 | — | — |
| ALLISON, Robert John, Professor | Director | 2022-02-02 | Feb 1961 | British |
| BAUMANN, Sarah Louise | Director | 2022-12-21 | May 1974 | British |
| FRADGLEY, Anthony Kevin | Director | 2023-12-11 | Jun 1968 | British |
| HOYLE, Andrew | Director | 2022-12-21 | Jan 1974 | British |
| SHEPPARD, Christina | Director | 2022-12-21 | Apr 1969 | British |
| TENNENT, John Charles Roger | Director | 2022-03-14 | Oct 1964 | British |
| WALMSLEY, Joanna | Director | 2023-12-11 | Nov 1975 | British |
| WELLS, Phill | Director | 2022-03-14 | Nov 1978 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURCHNALL, Catherine | Secretary | 2014-04-23 | 2014-09-10 |
| BURCHNALL, Catherine | Secretary | 2012-05-23 | 2013-12-18 |
| JOHNSTONE, Christine | Secretary | 2014-09-10 | 2015-11-30 |
| MILLER, Roger | Secretary | 2003-07-25 | 2012-05-23 |
| STEED, Karen | Secretary | 2013-12-18 | 2014-02-24 |
| ATKINS, Deborah | Director | 2019-11-20 | 2023-06-08 |
| BANDTOCK, Neil John Grant | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2023-03-01 |
| BOXELL, Timothy Sean | Director | 2022-12-21 | 2025-12-02 |
| BRADLEY, Margaret | Director | 2019-03-17 | 2022-10-21 |
| BUNTING, Nicholas John | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2008-09-30 |
| BURGOYNE, Michael | Director | 2016-03-14 | 2020-03-04 |
| CLAYTON, Richard | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2012-05-23 |
| CLAYTON, Richard | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2014-06-11 |
| COOKE, Craig Darren | Director | 2008-01-24 | 2010-03-24 |
| DODD, Richard James | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2012-05-23 |
| DUNN, Andrew David | Director | 2014-06-11 | 2016-07-06 |
| FAIRCLIFFE, Christopher Maxwell | Director | 2012-05-23 | 2022-05-17 |
| GRANT, Roma | Director | 2023-12-11 | 2025-11-14 |
| HARDING, Rebecca Allison | Director | 2015-09-09 | 2017-01-17 |
| HAZELL, Malcolm John | Director | 2003-07-25 | 2010-03-24 |
| HOLDCROFT, Philip | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2023-03-01 |
| HUNTER, Yvonne | Director | 2003-07-25 | 2007-03-14 |
| JAFFRI, Faisal, Dr | Director | 2019-09-11 | 2023-12-06 |
| JOHNSTONE, Patricia Anne | Director | 2012-05-23 | 2013-04-29 |
| JONES, Royston Delwyn, Doctor | Director | 2013-12-18 | 2020-05-20 |
| JONES, Stephen Brinley | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2013-03-04 |
| LEECH, Caroline, Dr | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2012-07-03 |
| MAJITHIA, Anil Kalyanji | Director | 2019-09-11 | 2022-09-07 |
| MARSHALL, Claire | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| MILLER, Roger Paul | Director | 2008-01-24 | 2012-05-23 |
| MOYLETT, Nina Leonora | Director | 2017-12-20 | 2018-03-01 |
| NEWMAN, Adam James | Director | 2019-11-20 | 2022-09-07 |
| POPE, Alexandra | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2010-03-16 |
| RIDER, John William | Director | 2012-05-23 | 2014-02-16 |
| RIPLEY, Peter James | Director | 2008-01-24 | 2010-03-24 |
| SPOONER, Kerry Madeline | Director | 2014-06-11 | 2015-06-10 |
| SURENDRA KUMAR, Dhushyanthan, Dr | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2012-06-13 |
| TOLLEY, Dominic | Director | 2009-11-05 | 2011-02-22 |
| WHATMORE, Peter Robin | Director | 2018-11-21 | 2024-11-20 |
| WILLIAMS, John Leonard | Director | 2008-01-24 | 2021-06-02 |
| WILLIAMSON, Andrew Charles | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| WILSON, Paul | Director | 2012-05-23 | 2018-09-12 |
| WILSON, Paul | Director | 2011-11-18 | 2012-05-23 |
| WRIGHT, David Ernest | Director | 2003-07-25 | 2009-02-18 |
| WYSE, Matthew Kevin | Director | 2003-07-25 | 2010-03-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.