COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-24 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+10.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
+15.7% vs 2023
Employees
13
+44.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-09-30
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,920,000 | £6,069,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £1,408,000 | £2,134,000 | |
| Cash | £2,813,000 | £3,114,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,554,000 | £15,688,000 | |
| Net assets | £13,554,000 | £15,688,000 | |
| Equity | £13,554,000 | £15,688,000 | |
| Average employees | 9 | 13 | |
| Wages | £377,000 | £437,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 23.8% | 35.2% | |
| Current ratio | 28.75x | 42.28x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crombies Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have concluded that there is reasonable expectation that the Charity (and its trading subsidiary) have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason the financial statements have therefore been prepared on the basis that the Charity is a going concern.”
Group structure
- COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST · parent
- County Air Ambulance Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Over the coming months several helipads are planned to open at various locations from Scotland to the South Coast.”
- “Over 40 new and upgraded helipads planned over the next 5 years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Paul Joseph | Secretary | 2014-05-08 | — | — |
| ARNOLD, Richard Ian | Director | 2023-02-08 | Feb 1973 | British |
| ASKIN, Tobias Jeremy James | Director | 2019-09-11 | Apr 1973 | British |
| EVERARD, Richard Anthony Spencer | Director | 2000-07-07 | Mar 1954 | British |
| HARRIS, Paul Joseph | Director | 1998-05-07 | Apr 1951 | English |
| HEBER-PERCY, Tom | Director | 2023-01-11 | Jan 1984 | British |
| HENRIQUES, Michael Robert Quixano | Director | 2011-09-01 | Nov 1941 | British |
| JONES, John Lewis | Director | 1995-08-14 | Apr 1944 | British |
| KIRKBRIDE, Julie | Director | 2023-01-11 | Jun 1960 | British |
| NARAN, Meera Dilesh | Director | 2025-11-01 | Nov 1983 | British |
| VESTEY, Arthur George, The Hon | Director | 2019-07-11 | Jul 1985 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Edward Martin Amphlett | Secretary | 1995-04-10 | 2014-05-08 |
| ALI, Shaukat, Dr | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2024-10-01 |
| BISHOP, Margaret Jane | Director | 2013-05-09 | 2024-10-01 |
| BRINTON, Angela Elizabeth | Director | 2004-08-12 | 2025-04-14 |
| FETHERSTON-DILKE, Michael Charles | Director | 1995-04-10 | 1997-02-28 |
| HOLT, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2007-03-29 | 2013-04-01 |
| HORNBY, Alan Peter | Director | 2004-08-12 | 2011-07-15 |
| JOHNS, Barry Malcolm | Director | 2006-11-15 | 2017-07-31 |
| MEYNELL, Hugh Bernard | Director | 1995-04-10 | 2025-01-16 |
| THOMPSON, Edward Martin Amphlett | Director | 1995-04-10 | 2014-05-08 |
| TWEEDIE, Andrew John | Director | 2014-05-08 | 2017-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-23 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-11-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+2.5%
£5,920,000 £6,069,000
-
Cash
+10.7%
£2,813,000 £3,114,000
-
Net assets
+15.7%
£13,554,000 £15,688,000
-
Employees
+44.4%
9 13
-
Wages
+15.9%
£377,000 £437,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers