North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities
Analysis
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities reported income of £357k and spending of £593k, spending 166% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £354k to £357k (+0.8%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bradford Hospitals Charity (£357k), The Hale Family Charitable Trust (£357k) and York Travellers Trust (£357k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Charitable Funds depend on publc donations and fund raising activities held by First Responder groups. General Funds continue to support staff retirement gifts & functions along with training and recreational activities. Lancashire & Cumbria First Responders are actively involved in continuous fund raising in support of medical equipment for services performed in the community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford Hospitals Charity | Bradford | £357k |
| The Hale Family Charitable Trust | Leeds | £357k |
| York Travellers Trust | York | £357k |
| Sunnah Charity | Luton | £357k |