Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Positive trading contribution: +2;Fundraising costs high: -5

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST

The Trust's objects ("the Objects") are to relieve sickness in particular but not exclusively, by supporting helicopter led emergency medical services and funding primary helicopter landing sites at major trauma centres and key accident and emergency hospitals and specialist treatment centres to help end preventable loss of life and reduce the severity of injuries caused by secondary transfers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/23	£9,783	£8,847	£936	£3,278	£13,554	£12,017	16.3	9	10
30/09/22	£11,671	£8,587	£3,084	£3,155	£12,146	£9,982	13.9	10	10
30/09/21	£9,075	£8,793	£282	£3,197	£10,152	£8,436	11.5	11	10
30/09/20	£9,262	£8,083	£1,179	£3,500	£8,791	£7,297	10.8	11	10
30/09/19	£8,664	£8,290	£374	£3,319	£7,615	£6,047	8.8	11	0
30/09/18	£8,501	£8,430	£71	£3,055	£6,868	£1,440	2	10	0
30/09/17	£8,050	£8,025	£25	£3,053	£6,596	£5,611	8.4	11	0
30/09/16	£7,866	£7,561	£305	£3,098	£6,351	£5,241	8.3	11	0
30/09/15	£7,322	£6,603	£719	£2,884	£5,505	£4,495	8.2	12	0
30/09/14	£5,875	£5,058	£817	£2,289	£4,923	£4,223	10	12	0
30/09/13	£4,011	£3,547	£465	£1,846	£4,085	£3,793	12.8	12	0
30/09/12	£2,538	£2,748	£-210	£1,348	£3,601	£3,601	15.7	12	0
30/09/11	£1,635	£2,370	£-735	£829	£3,544	£3,544	17.9	11	0
30/09/10	£1,871	£683	£1,188	£683	£4,523	£4,368	76.8	10	0
30/09/09	£2,018	£1,361	£657	£592	£3,950	£3,942	34.8	7	0
30/09/08	£1,706	£889	£817	£59	£3,252	£3,252	43.9	6	0
30/09/07	£1,808	£690	£1,118	£138	£2,435	£2,435	42.4	5	0
30/09/06	£1,180	£613	£567	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/05	£810	£583	£227	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/04	£785	£578	£208	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 96%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 37.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 16.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 27.6

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 28 years

https://helpappeal.org.uk

info@helpappeal.org.uk

01922618058

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Search, rescue & emergency services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to organisations

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-93

ANGELA BRINTON DSTJ DL Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Retired

DR SHAUKAT ALI Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Academic

HUGH BERNARD MEYNELL MBE, Occupation: Director

JOHN LEWIS JONES DL

JULIE KIRKBRIDE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Communications Consultant

MARGARET JANE BISHOP Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Housewife

MICHAEL ROBERT QUIXANO HENRIQUES (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Jockey Club Steward

MR RICHARD ANTHONY SPENCER EVERARD DL Appointed: 2000

PAUL JOSEPH HARRIS Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Business Consultant & Tutor

RICHARD ARNOLD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

THE HONORABLE ARTHUR GEORGE VESTEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

TOBY ASKIN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor

TOM HEBER-PERCY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/07/1996, number: 1057063
Registered at Companies House on 10/04/1995, number: 03044061

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST
PO BOX 999
WALSALL
WS2 7YX

Objectives

THE TRUST'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY SUPPORTING HELICOPTER LED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND FUNDING PRIMARY HELICOPTER LANDING SITES AT MAJOR TRAUMA CENTRES, KEY ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY HOSPITALS AND SPECIALIST TREATMENT CENTRES TO HELP END PREVENTABLE LOSS OF LIFE AND REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF INJURIES CAUSED BY SECONDARY TRANSFERS.?

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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