Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

THE GREAT NORTH AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE 

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND, CUMBRIA, DURHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF AN AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL IN MEDICAL DISCIPLINES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO PRE-HOSPITAL CARE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • 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 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:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 22 years

www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk

info@greatnorthairambulance.co.uk

01325487263

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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£10,850£9,194£1,656£2,078£16,952£16,95222.110548
31/03/22£8,413£8,394£19£1,803£15,296£15,29621.910149
31/03/21£8,518£7,430£1,088£2,183£15,276£15,27624.79064
31/03/20£8,313£8,086£227£2,379£14,188£14,18821.19550
31/03/19£8,282£6,675£1,607£2,139£13,961£13,96125.18948
31/03/18£8,309£7,488£822£1,870£12,355£12,35519.8810
31/03/17£7,009£6,074£934£1,940£11,533£11,53322.8750
31/03/16£7,326£5,886£1,440£2,003£10,599£10,59921.6810
31/03/15£7,833£6,189£1,644£2,630£9,129£9,12917.7970
31/03/14£7,657£6,132£1,525£2,526£7,485£7,48514.61050
31/03/13*£6,802£5,808£994£2,725£5,960£5,96012.31080
31/03/12*£5,664£4,232£1,432£1,277£4,963£4,96314.1390
31/03/11£4,932£3,773£1,160£1,338£3,531£3,53111.2410
31/03/10£5,172£3,760£1,412£1,171£2,371£2,3717.6300
31/03/09*£5,540£5,553£-13£2,437£891£8911.9880
31/03/08£3,976£3,973£4£1,053£985£9853390
31/03/07£3,725£3,441£284£756£981£9813.4450
31/03/06£3,160£2,493£667£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,585£1,630£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£933£1,352£-419£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 22.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 42%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 22.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 8.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 105 employees
  • 48 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

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
DCMS£1,010,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,659
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£10,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£4,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Festival
£500 03/04/2023
core funding
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£756 08/02/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Rapid Response Vehicles
£9,659 10/06/2022
The funding will be used to purchase two new rapid response rescue vehicles to join our fleet and work alongside our critical care team.The project aims to provide additional resource brings us ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000 25/04/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Great North Air Ambulance Service
£1,000 13/01/2022
Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Great North Air Ambulance Service
£1,500 19/08/2021
General charitable purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Great North Air Ambulance Service
£1,000 06/05/2021
Charitable purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - supporting the charity's purposes
£1,000 14/01/2021
supporting the charity's purposes
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 15/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Additional costs for services in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
£5,000 30/04/2020
Additional costs for services in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - additional costs for services in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
£5,000 30/04/2020
additional costs for services in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - Bringing intensive care to communities
£10,000 19/12/2019
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This organisation will purchase new emergency equipment for their air ambulance. The project aims to improve their service and save more lives.
DCMS - LIBOR Air Ambulances 17/18
£1,000,000 01/04/2019
To support the capital costs of acquiring and refurbishing an existing building and building a hangar/helipad.
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
DCMS - LIBOR Air Ambulances 17/18
£1,000,000 20/09/2017
To support the capital costs of acquiring and refurbishing an existing building and building a hangar/helipad.
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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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-72
  • KYEE HAN Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Clinical Director
  • STEPHEN GROVES Appointed: 2016, Occupation: National Head Of Emergency Preparedness, Resilienc
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/05/2002, number: 1092204
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/05/2002, number: 04436859
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • 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; AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR09: 10 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF SEAHOUSES AND DISTRICT CHARITABLE TRUST FUND on 12/08/2022
  • Asset transfer in from HENRY SURTEES FOUNDATION on 24/03/2023
Main office

Progress House
Urlay Nook Road
Eaglescliffe
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Cleveland
TS16 0QB

Objectives

The objects of the Charity (Objects) are:3.1 to promote the relief of sickness within the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man and in particular within the counties of Cumbria, Northumberland and Durham and surrounding areas by the provision of an air ambulance service;3.2 to provide and maintain or assist with the provision and maintenance of aircraft and other ancillary and associated equipment;3.3 the advancement of education and training of medical professionals and health care personnel in medical disciplines with particular reference to emergency and pre-hospital care of patients.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE COUNTIES OF CUMBRIA NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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