Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust

Analysis

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in April 2005, 21 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 05397840). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust reported income of £16.9m and spending of £18.3m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £17.5m to £16.9m (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 St Joseph's Hospice Hackney (£16.8m), Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (£17.0m) and Fairfield Independent Hospital (£16.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 65%, donations and legacies 29% and investments 5.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.0m. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 34%. Reserves of £50.6m would cover about 33 months of spending at that rate. It employed 93 people.