Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 2

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 7

THAMES VALLEY AIR AMBULANCE

The charity uses various fundraising methods to fund the operation of the Air Ambulance service covering Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

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
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 23 years

www.tvairambulance.org.uk

info@tvairambulance.org.uk

03009990135

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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		£11,062	£11,423	£-361	£4,113	£15,765	£15,622	16.4	118	74
31/03/22?		£13,855	£14,946	£-1,091	£5,253	£16,460	£16,269	13.1	100	145
30/09/20		£9,713	£9,020	£693	£3,012	£16,699	£16,595	22.1	66	160
30/09/19		£8,705	£8,721	£-16	£3,421	£15,871	£15,714	21.6	64	164
30/09/18		£7,761	£6,599	£1,161	£1,532	£15,635	£15,453	28.1	27	150
30/09/17		£6,647	£4,914	£1,733	£1,148	£14,166	£13,807	33.7	18	0
30/09/16		£6,567	£4,782	£1,786	£1,189	£12,120	£11,587	29.1	18	0
30/09/15		£6,694	£4,538	£2,156	£2,624	£10,029	£9,141	24.2	18	0
30/09/14		£6,579	£4,201	£2,379	£2,419	£7,901	£7,174	20.5	16	0
30/09/13		£5,450	£4,062	£1,388	£2,334	£5,485	£5,461	16.1	17	0
30/09/12		£5,205	£3,738	£1,468	£2,192	£4,098	£4,064	13	17	0
30/09/11	*	£4,577	£3,349	£1,228	£1,800	£2,630	£2,579	9.2	14	0
30/09/10		£2,940	£2,777	£163	£1,391	£1,402	£1,337	5.8	13	0
30/09/09		£1,878	£2,162	£-284	£838	£1,239	£1,170	6.5	10	0
30/09/08		£1,907	£1,620	£287	£673	£1,523	£1,509	11.2	12	0
30/09/07		£1,766	£1,285	£481	£508	£1,236	£1,220	11.4	10	0
30/09/06		£1,460	£1,285	£175	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£1,251	£1,106	£145	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£1,091	£1,017	£74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 62%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 36%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 16.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 4.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

118 employees
74 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

CHK Foundation	£10,000
Masonic Trust	£3,000
Foundation Scotland	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust
£1,000	13/09/2023	Anonymous donation from Foundation Scotland Donor
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust
£1,000	17/02/2022	Anonymous donation
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£3,000	08/12/2020	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£10,000	08/04/2020	to support ongoing work
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 - 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	21/02/2018	Core funding for air ambulances
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
Masonic Trust - Air Ambulance Grant
£4,000	18/01/2017	Core funding for air ambulances

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-64

ABIMBOLA SOWANDE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Group Head Of Fp&A

AISHA BAKER-SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Digital Marketing, Other trusteeship: AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON,

CHRISTOPHER BARRY SHONE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Royal Air Force Engineer Officer

CHRISTOPHER IAN BANNISTER (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Banker, Other trusteeship: THE LEE PARISH HALL,

HAMISH ROY CALLENDER CORMACK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Royal Air Force Officer

JANE COTTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: INTERNATIONAL ALERT, CENTRAL HERTFORDSHIRE YMCA, ONE YMCA,

LESLEY BOLER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Nurse

PAUL JOHN DILLEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

REBECCA RIFFEL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Associate Director

SARAH CONNAUGHTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hr Director

VIJAY JASSAL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Assistant Director, Other trusteeship: BRAIN RESEARCH TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/02/2001, number: 1084910
Registered at Companies House on 24/08/2000, number: 04062250

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

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

19 returns made; AR11: 74 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE WORLDWINGS CHARITABLE TRUST on 28/03/2023

Main office

TVAA
Stokenchurch House
Oxford Road
Stokenchurch
Bucks
HP14 3SX

Objectives

1. THE OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND INJURY AND THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN LIFE BY:-3.1.1. THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF AN AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE; AND3.1.2. THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF OTHER EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES, ANCILLARY TO OR RELATED TO THOSE SET OUT IN OBJECT 3.1.1, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) THE TRAINING OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN PRE-HOSPITAL CARE;(B) SPECIAL EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES FOR THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND INFANTSIN BERKSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BERKSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

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