Devon Air Ambulance Trust

Analysis

Devon Air Ambulance Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in October 1999, 27 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 03855746). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Devon Air Ambulance Trust reported income of £13.6m and spending of £14.9m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11.5m to £13.6m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Devon Air Ambulance Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saint Francis Hospice (£13.5m), The Smile Train UK (£13.6m) and Abbeycroft Leisure (£13.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56%, trading 41% and charitable activities 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5.8m. Charitable activities took 59% of spending and raising funds 39%. Reserves of £8.3m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 183 people.