Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex

Analysis

Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02803242). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex reported income of £24.4m and spending of £20.8m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £17.4m to £24.4m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rotherwick Foundation (£24.2m), Samaritans (£24.6m) and Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust (£24.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 39%, trading 37%, charitable activities 8.4% and investments 6.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5.4m. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £38.1m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 136 people.