London's Air Ambulance Limited

Analysis

London's Air Ambulance Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1989, 37 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 02337239). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, London's Air Ambulance Limited reported income of £26.0m and spending of £14.2m, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14.1m to £26.0m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, London's Air Ambulance Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clic Sargent Cancer Care for Children (£25.9m), Royal Star & Garter (£26.0m) and Action Against Hunger UK (£25.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72%, trading 23%, charitable activities 3.0% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £712k. Charitable activities took 48% of spending and raising funds 51%. Reserves of £19.9m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 91 people.