Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Large legacies income: +1
Fundraising costs high: -2

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

YORKSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED

Provision of a Air Ambulance Service across the County of Yorkshire and surrounding areas

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £44,142,000 available, equivalent to 87 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 23 years

https://www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk/

info@yaa.org.uk

01422 237900

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£8,759	£6,079	£2,680	£1,845	£44,231	£44,142	87.1	43	219
31/03/22		£8,641	£5,895	£2,745	£1,591	£42,775	£42,683	86.9	38	185
31/03/21		£10,008	£5,195	£4,813	£1,445	£39,630	£39,547	91.3	38	148
31/03/20		£8,306	£5,048	£3,258	£1,716	£31,276	£31,169	74.1	38	192
31/03/19		£8,112	£4,602	£3,510	£1,507	£29,223	£29,170	76.1	33	208
31/03/18		£7,264	£4,651	£2,614	£1,265	£25,438	£25,392	65.5	32	0
31/03/17		£8,251	£4,834	£3,417	£1,267	£22,776	£22,726	56.4	25	0
31/03/16		£8,174	£4,583	£3,590	£1,134	£18,348	£17,232	45.1	24	0
31/03/15		£7,424	£4,454	£2,969	£1,129	£13,865	£13,780	37.1	25	0
31/03/14		£6,470	£4,510	£1,960	£1,225	£10,807	£10,717	28.5	25	0
31/03/13		£5,198	£3,186	£2,012	£840	£8,842	£8,781	33.1	20	0
31/03/12		£4,306	£2,964	£1,342	£760	£6,806	£6,776	27.4	16	0
31/03/11	*	£3,856	£2,824	£1,032	£618	£5,468	£5,430	23.1	14	0
31/03/10	*	£3,752	£2,835	£917	£883	£4,428	£4,365	18.5	13	0
31/03/09		£3,151	£2,233	£918	£536	£3,503	£3,463	18.6	13	0
31/03/08		£2,484	£2,101	£382	£471	£2,608	£2,568	14.7	12	0
31/03/07		£3,597	£1,998	£1,599	£487	£2,226	£2,204	13.2	13	0
31/03/06		£1,656	£1,536	£121	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,200	£967	£232	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£1,019	£595	£423	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 23.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 31.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 87.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 5.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Barnsley, Bradford City, Calderdale, City Of Wakefield, Doncaster, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield City,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

43 employees
219 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Community Foundation for Calderdale	£6,698
Co-Operative Group	£4,190
Masonic Trust	£920

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Backup Heroes 2023
£5,000	18/07/2023	Grant to Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Saving Lives Across Yorkshire
£1,698	10/03/2023	Grant to Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£920	01/02/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Yorkshire Air Ambulance
£4,190	15/11/2019	We want to buy oxygen to treat seriously injured trauma patients, and refill the oxygen cylinders over 300 times in a year.
Masonic Trust - MCF Air Ambulance
£4,000	20/02/2019	Unrestricted funding for air ambulance service
Masonic Trust - MCF Air Ambulance
£4,000	20/02/2019	Unrestricted funding for air ambulance service
Masonic Trust - Air Ambulance Grant
£4,000	21/02/2018	Core funding for air ambulances
Masonic Trust - Air Ambulance Grant
£4,000	21/02/2018	Core funding for air ambulances
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Yorkshire Air Ambulance
£5,340	01/12/2017	To purchase new oxygen cylinders
Masonic Trust - Air Ambulance Grant
£4,000	18/01/2017	Core funding for air ambulances
Masonic Trust - Air Ambulance Grant
£4,000	18/01/2017	Core funding for air ambulances
National Lottery Community Fund - Purchase of Equipment for new airbase at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
£10,000	16/05/2013 12	This is a project by an incorporated charity in Yorkshire. The organisation will use the funding to purchase equipment for their new airbase and will include a large scale map, fire fighting ....more This is a project by an incorporated charity in Yorkshire. The organisation will use the funding to purchase equipment for their new airbase and will include a large scale map, fire fighting equipment and an industrial floor cleaner. This will enable the organisation to improve the emergency service they provide to the local community.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-67

AMARJIT SINGH Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Director

DAVID ROSE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: University Manager

ELIZABETH DEAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

JAMES EASTWOOD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Group It Director

JUDITH ALISON PARKER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: General Medical Practitioner

KEVIN HYNES Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Manager

MARK JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

MIKE HARROP (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Raf Station Commander

PAUL HENRY SKELTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Managing Director

RICHARD MARSH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Accountant, Other trusteeships: AHS FOUNDATION, SAFE HAVEN HOMES - YORKSHIRE,

VIRGINIA LLOYD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Sales Director, Other trusteeship: OPERA NORTH FUTURE FUND,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/01/2001, number: 1084305
Registered at Companies House on 16/08/2000, number: 04053524

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

22/01/2016 - Asset transfer in from TAKE ONE MOMENT FOUNDATION
05/12/2018 - Asset transfer in from ANLABY BOYS' CLUB
15/02/2021 - Asset transfer in from STANLEY CLAYTON TRUST
23/03/2022 - Asset transfer in from FELLBECK VILLAGE TRUST
09/08/2022 - Asset transfer in from F.A.B.L.E (FOR A BETTER LIFE WITH EPILEPSY)
10/08/2022 - Asset transfer in from THE NEW FITZWILLIAM AND KINSLEY OLD FOLKS TREAT FUND
09/02/2023 - Asset transfer in from RYEDALE FORUM FOR OLDER PEOPLE
24/03/2023 - Asset transfer in from HENRY SURTEES FOUNDATION

Policies in force

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Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR11: 80 days late, AR10: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from STANLEY CLAYTON TRUST on 15/02/2021
Asset transfer in from FELLBECK VILLAGE TRUST on 23/03/2022
Asset transfer in from F.A.B.L.E (FOR A BETTER LIFE WITH EPILEPSY) on 09/08/2022

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Main office

Yorkshire Air Ambulance
10 South Lane
Elland
HX5 0HQ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND INJURY, THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN LIFE AND THE MEETING OF OTHER MEDICAL NEED BY THE PROVISION, SUPPORT AND USE OF AIR AMBULANCE AND OTHER AMBULANCE PROVISION AND LOGISTIC SUPPORT PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF YORKSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF YORKSHIRE

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