The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Charity

Analysis

The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in December 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 03893356). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Charity reported income of £11.0m and spending of £10.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.2m to £11.0m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Charity 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 Penny Appeal (£11.0m), The Mohn Westlake Foundation (£11.1m) and Paul Strickland Scanner Centre (£10.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51%, trading 40% and investments 8.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.4m. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £43.7m would cover about 52 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.