Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Large legacies income: +1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

THE DORSET AND SOMERSET AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY 

The relief of sickness and injury and the protection of human life by the provision and support of an air ambulance service for the benefit of the population of Dorset and Somerset.
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
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £41,146,301 available, equivalent to 55 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 24 years

www.dsairambulance.org.uk

info@dsairambulance.org.uk

01823669604

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
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£8,724£8,899£-175£1,125£41,159£41,14655.523104
31/03/22£10,380£7,886£2,495£911£42,847£42,84765.220104
31/03/21£9,244£6,655£2,589£840£39,758£39,75871.719118
31/03/20£8,851£6,382£2,468£1,157£33,506£33,5066315126
31/03/19£9,352£5,890£3,461£978£32,631£32,63166.514121
31/03/18£8,646£5,026£3,620£993£28,991£28,99169.2130
31/03/17£7,615£3,586£4,029£949£25,303£25,25684.5130
31/03/16£7,490£3,364£4,126£850£20,693£20,45273140
31/03/15£7,129£3,262£3,866£843£16,736£16,73661.6150
31/03/14£6,431£3,430£3,001£990£12,596£12,59644.1140
31/03/13£4,835£2,897£1,938£1,152£9,530£9,52239.4140
31/03/12£4,099£2,764£1,335£977£7,444£7,44432.3130
31/03/11£3,437£2,515£921£904£6,098£6,09829.1140
31/03/10£3,567£2,384£1,182£638£5,119£5,11925.8160
31/03/09£2,871£2,152£719£381£3,740£3,74020.9160
31/03/08£2,856£1,824£1,032£308£3,232£3,18921100
31/03/07£2,032£1,394£638£294£2,238£2,15718.6110
31/03/06*£1,734£1,216£518£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,576£1,081£495£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,071£804£267£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 33.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 55.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 4.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 104 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Bournemouth, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, North Somerset, Poole, Somerset, Wiltshire,

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,500 28/07/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,500 20/07/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£658 26/01/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
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
Masonic Trust - Air Ambulance Grant
£4,000 18/01/2017
Core funding for air ambulances
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-66
  • SARAH DAY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Management Accountant
  • SUE HEYES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hr Consultant
  • SIMON JONES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chief Of Staff Leonardo Helicopters
  • TRACEY KILLEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Non Executive Director
  • WENDY GREEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Clinical Case Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/12/1999, number: 1078685
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/12/1999, number: 03893356
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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; AR06: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE ROTARY CLUB OF GLASTONBURY AND STREET TRUST FUND on 20/08/2021
  • Asset transfer in from INNER WHEEL CLUB OF DORCHESTER CHARITY FUND on 31/08/2022
  • Asset transfer in from HENRY SURTEES FOUNDATION on 24/03/2023
Main office

LANDACRE HOUSE
CASTLE ROAD
CHELSTON BUSINESS PARK
WELLINGTON
SOMERSET
TA21 9JQ

Objectives

3. The objects for which the Charity is established are the relief of sickness and injury and the protection of human life by the provision or support of an air ambulance service, not exclusively but principally by aircraft, for the benefit of the population of the Counties of Dorset and Somerset.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DORSET AND SOMERSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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