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The Great North AIR Ambulance Service

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...

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £11m (2026)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Great North AIR Ambulance Service
Registered
2002

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£11m£12m
  • 2025£11m£10m
  • 2024£9.8m£9.8m
Earlier years
  • 2023£11m£9.2m
  • 2022£8.4m£8.4m

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government contracts 3% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

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.

Grants received

48 grants · £2,117,080 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,010,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £1,000,000
  • Community Foundation North East · £38,308 (27 grants)
  • Point North · £19,960 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,659 (2 grants)

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Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8 trustees on the board

2.6y median 3y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
10.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

8
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 8The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 8

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Transport 8Construction 7Professional services 7

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£11.0m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

10.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 24.7 in 2021

107 from 90 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
4%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1092204
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/05/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09/10/2013 as amended on 02 Mar 2022 as amended on 26 Mar 2023
Companies House
Company number 04436859 · Active
Contact on the register
01325487263 · info@greatnorthairambulance.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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