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Essex & Herts AIR Ambulance Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 21

  1. Ellisa Estrin 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Clive Martin Gilham 2017-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Ramzi Mounir Freij 2013-2025 Director View profile
  4. Annalisa Ridsdill Smith 2011-2024 Director View profile
  5. Clare Juliet Dobie 2008-2018 Director View profile
  6. Robert John Whiting 2008-2012 Director View profile
  7. Robert Simon Forsyth 2006-2018 Director View profile
  8. Philip Christopher Caborn 2006-2020 Director View profile
  9. Dr Ramzi Freij 2006-2008 Director View profile
  10. Kim Simone Parker Adcock 2006-2010 Director View profile
  11. Brian Roy Shipley 2006-2015 Director View profile
  12. George Courtauld 2005-2006 Director View profile
  13. Ian Kenneth Thurgood 2005-2006 Director View profile
  14. Stephen John Williams 2005-2007 Director View profile
  15. Prakash Chandra Arora 2005-2006 Director View profile
  16. Christopher Anthony Richards 2005-2006 Director View profile
  17. Brenda Patricia Playford 2016-2025 Secretary View profile
  18. Lesley Baliga 2015-2015 Secretary View profile
  19. Linda Curry 2012-2015 Secretary View profile
  20. Andrew John Bounds 2006-2012 Secretary View profile
  21. David Stephen Crozier 2005-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other human health activities
Incorporated
18/03/2005
Registered office
Colne Colchester
Also a registered charity
Essex & Herts AIR Ambulance Trust
Previous names
Essex AIR Ambulance Trust (until 30/04/2007)

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Jonathan Charles Gosselin Trower
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-06-15
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Essex & Herts AIR Ambulance Trust is controlled by Jonathan Charles Gosselin Trower
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-06-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jonathan Charles Gosselin Trower.

3 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

2 grants · £1,500,000 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 of Health and Social Care · £1,500,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department of Health and Social Care £183,2942021-04-02
  • Department of Health and Social Care £1,316,7062020-04-02
Board analysis

Board DNA

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

9 directors on the board

6.3y median 7.8y
average tenure
17y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (8)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Business services 4Finance 4Professional services 3Arts and leisure 2Construction 2Property 2Education 1Health and social care 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05397840
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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