Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance

Analysis

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in October 2004, 22 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 05244460). It says it provides human resources, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance reported income of £13.9m and spending of £11.8m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £8.3m to £13.9m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance 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 Kirkwood Hospice (£13.8m), Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (£13.9m) and YMCA Fairthorne Group (£13.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74%, trading 23% and investments 2.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.1m. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 34%. Reserves of £18.6m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.