Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex

Charity number: 1021367
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Air Ambulance service in South East England and surrounding areas. Our service provides specialised medicine and knowledge to improve the health and medical outcomes of the wider community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£20,695,913

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Donations and legacies £7.75m
Charitable activities £2.20m
Other trading activities £8.96m
Investments £179.70k
Other £1.61m

Total expenditure:
£20,448,923

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Raising funds £3.79m
Charitable activities £14.95m
Other £1.71m

£164,290 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £2,022,686 from 2 government contract(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £5.49m
Charitable expenditure £14.95m
Retained for future use £246.99k

People

130 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

120 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 7
£70k to £80k 2
£80k to £90k 4
£90k to £100k 2
£100k to £110k 1
£150k to £200k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • Kent
  • Surrey
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 May 1993: Standard registration
  • 17 November 2021: Funds received from 1077542 THE INNER WHEEL CLUB OF HERNE BAY BENEVOLENT FUND
  • 27 July 2022: Funds received from 1164331 ASSOCIATION FOR DISABLED - SITTINGBOURNE
  • 27 February 2023: Funds received from 1051669 MEOPHAM WELFARE COMMITTEE
  • 20 March 2023: Funds received from 1080358 SEAFORD STROKE AND CARING CLUB
  • 24 March 2023: Funds received from 1137388 HENRY SURTEES FOUNDATION
  • 20 April 2023: Funds received from 1118737 THE RYDON GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST
  • 04 September 2023: Funds received from 1029476 INNER WHEEL CLUB OF FOLKESTONE BENEVOLENT FUND
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • KENT AIR AMBULANCE (Working name)
  • SURREY AIR AMBULANCE (Working name)
  • SUSSEX AIR AMBULANCE (Working name)
  • KENT AIR AMBULANCE TRUST (Previous name)
  • KENT, SURREY & SUSSEX AIR AMBULANCE TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Henry Barnaby Burgess Chair 30 November 2017
None on record
Evelyn Boahemah Styles Trustee 07 September 2022
None on record
Jane Bethany Redman Trustee 09 March 2022
None on record
David Arthur Morgan Trustee 09 March 2022
None on record
Nicholas Christopher Hall Trustee 09 March 2022
None on record
Michael Docherty Trustee 01 August 2019
None on record
Dr Andrew Rhodes Trustee 14 March 2019
None on record
Timothy Oakes Trustee 30 August 2016
None on record
PATRICK DAVID STEWART Trustee 30 August 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £16.27m £17.44m £17.56m £18.30m £20.70m
Total expenditure £15.43m £15.21m £16.58m £18.80m £20.45m
Income from government contracts £1.48m £1.51m £2.08m £1.93m £2.02m
Income from government grants N/A £405.18k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £4.37m £5.68m £6.12m £6.32m £7.75m
Income - Other trading activities £8.73m £8.67m £8.27m £8.72m £8.96m
Income - Charitable activities £1.66m £2.09m £2.02m £2.00m £2.20m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £307.70k £265.24k £232.20k £250.33k £179.70k
Income - Other £1.19m £729.11k £915.07k £1.01m £1.61m
Income - Legacies £3.02m £3.27m £3.46m £3.87m £4.96m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £11.48m £11.61m £12.44m £13.99m £14.95m
Expenditure - Raising funds £3.95m £2.44m £2.84m £2.88m £3.79m
Expenditure - Governance £134.42k £24.13k £26.37k £26.54k £31.15k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £1.16m £1.30m £1.93m £1.71m

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £5.32m £4.93m £4.53m £4.09m £11.58m
Long-term investments £17.13m £24.31m £25.17m £24.26m £19.44m
Other assets £5.85m £3.95m £6.42m £7.17m £6.04m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £1.47m £1.32m £1.76m £1.82m £2.96m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24 MAR 1993 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 MAY 2003 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11 MAR 2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 AUG 2018 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 MAR 2022

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE SICK AND INJURED PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF SPECIALISED MEDICINE AND KNOWLEDGE PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH AN AEROMEDICAL SERVICE, TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND MEDICAL OUTCOMES OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY, PRIMARILY IN SOUTH EAST ENGLAND AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND NATIONALLY (OR INTERNATIONALLY) IN TIMES OF NEED OR DISTRESS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

SOUTH EAST ENGLAND AND SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex
Rochester City Airport
Maidstone Road
CHATHAM
Kent
ME5 9SD
Phone:
01634471900
Email:
hello@aakss.org.uk
Website:

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