THE AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE TRADING LIMITED
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Cash
£2.5M
+157.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.4M
+267.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
282
-15.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£728K
+1.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,774,939 | £11,368,738 | £9,960,176 | -12.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,512,321 | £718,242 | £727,889 | +1.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,512,321 | £718,242 | £727,889 | +1.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,463,631 | £718,242 | £776,579 | +8.1% | |
| Cash | £1,588,544 | £976,999 | £2,516,942 | +157.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,974,071 | £1,078,723 | £2,054,103 | +90.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,315,762 | £383,750 | £1,411,055 | +267.7% | |
| Equity | £1,315,762 | £383,750 | £1,411,055 | +267.7% | |
| Average employees | 326 | 332 | 282 | -15.1% | |
| Wages | £5,827,307 | £6,314,412 | £5,696,065 | -9.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.8% | 6.3% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 6.3% | 7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 76.6% | 66.6% | 35.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.68x | 1.25x | 1.70x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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 2 times since incorporation
- THE AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE TRADING LIMITED 2011-09-28 → present
- HELIMED TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 2009-08-12 → 2011-09-28
- HELIMED TRADING COPANY LIMITED 2009-08-11 → 2009-08-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the balance sheet date the Company had a significant cash balance. At the time of signing these accounts, the Directors consider that the Company will continue to trade for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these accounts. The Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “We operate 56 stores and we constantly review the market for new opportunities, opening 4 new stores in 2025. During the year, a new concept 'hub' was opened in Chesterfield, consisting of both a store and warehouse. We have also seized a fantastic opportunity to open a large pop-up store in Loughborough.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILKINSON, Peta Wendy | Secretary | 2024-12-05 | — | — |
| HUNT, Rosalind | Director | 2021-05-13 | Mar 1972 | British |
| JONES, Elizabeth | Director | 2024-03-07 | Oct 1980 | British |
| KEPPEL-COMPTON, Helen Louise | Director | 2023-02-14 | Apr 1965 | British |
| TENNENT, John Charles Roger | Director | 2022-05-25 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURCHNALL, Catherine | Secretary | 2012-05-23 | 2014-09-10 |
| JOHNSTONE, Christine | Secretary | 2014-09-10 | 2015-11-30 |
| MILLER, Roger | Secretary | 2009-08-11 | 2012-05-23 |
| BANDTOCK, Neil | Director | 2017-02-08 | 2023-02-14 |
| FAIRCLIFFE, Christopher Maxwell | Director | 2012-05-23 | 2022-05-17 |
| KEMPINSKA, Maria Zofia | Director | 2014-04-23 | 2018-11-21 |
| MARSHALL, Claire | Director | 2011-01-19 | 2012-04-02 |
| MILLER, Roger Paul | Director | 2009-08-11 | 2012-05-23 |
| PEAKE, Emma Louise | Director | 2018-08-20 | 2023-07-31 |
| POPE, Alexandra | Director | 2012-09-19 | 2018-05-17 |
| TAILOR, Kiran | Director | 2018-08-20 | 2023-09-27 |
| TOFT, Alexis | Director | 2012-05-23 | 2014-04-23 |
| WILLIAMS, John Leonard | Director | 2009-08-11 | 2022-05-17 |
| WILLIAMSON, Andrew Charles | Director | 2011-01-19 | 2012-09-19 |
| WILSON, Paul | Director | 2018-08-20 | 2021-02-03 |
| WOLTER-FERGUSON, Sharon | Director | 2014-04-23 | 2019-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Air Ambulance Service | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.