Yorkshire Air Ambulance Limited

Analysis

Yorkshire Air Ambulance Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Elland. It was registered in January 2001, 25 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 04053524). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Yorkshire Air Ambulance Limited reported income of £12.3m and spending of £8.2m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £10.0m to £12.3m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Yorkshire Air Ambulance Limited 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 East Midlands Crossroads-Caring for Carers (£12.3m), The Fidelity UK Foundation (£12.4m) and Julia's House Limited (£12.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, investments 5.1% and trading 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £7.5m. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £55.5m would cover about 81 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.