--- title: "Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey… rating | CharityCompare" description: "Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex scores 89/100 (Good). Latest accounts 2025: income £24m · 74% on charitable activities. Reg 1021367." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/air-ambulance-charity-kent-surrey-sussex retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:13:38.983Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex a good charity? Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex scores 89/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£24m total income, 74% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Maidstone · ME5 9SD | Reg [1021367](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/air-ambulance-charity-kent-surrey-sussex) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.aakss.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1021367) Donate ## How can you give to Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.aakss.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1021367) ## What does Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex do? Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex is a registered charity (no. 1021367) working in health in Maidstone · ME5 9SD. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 74% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 23 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈9% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=air-ambulance-charity-kent-surrey-sussex) **In short:** Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex scores 89 out of 100 (4 stars). 74% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex? Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex has a Clarity Score of 89 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1021367. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Health. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £24m, with 74% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 23 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 89/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 74% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £24m Latest year 2025 Reserves 23 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £5.9 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 18% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex scores higher than. Income band (£10m+)90thpercentile **Scores higher than 90% of 943 charities in its income band** · 89/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). Health charities84thpercentile **Scores higher than 84% of 528 charities in this cause** · 89/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 11 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 23 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 6% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 70/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 60% | 74% · 6/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 80% | 17p per £1 income · 8/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 50% | 126 volunteers / 136 staff · 5/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's Clarity Score? 89/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 100/100 Financial Health 70/100 Financial Efficiency 50/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight11 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 100/100 Reserves (months of cash)23 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets6% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 70/100 Program expense ratio74% · 6/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency17p per £1 income · 8/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio126 volunteers / 136 staff · 5/10 pts ## How much does Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £24m | — | | Total expenditure | £21m | — | | Charitable activities | £15m | 73% | | Fundraising | £4.0m | 19% | | Governance & admin | £34k | 0% | 73%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £21m spent - Charitable activities73% · £15m - Fundraising19% · £4.0m - Governance0% · £34k - Other spending7% · £1.5m ## What trust indicators does Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 11 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 136 employees · 126 volunteers (1:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Not listed as member Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1021367 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1021367) ### Trustees & officers - Timothy Oakes since 2016 - David Henry Barnaby Burgess since 2017 - Dr Andrew Rhodes Chair · since 2019 - Michael Docherty since 2019 - David Arthur Morgan since 2022 - Jane Bethany Redman since 2022 - Nicholas Christopher Hall since 2022 - Evelyn Boahemah Styles since 2022 - Dr Katherine Isabella Murray Henderson since 2025 - Paul Reynolds since 2025 - Richard Jon Garry since 2025 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex? Overall score 89/100 (4★) Income £24m Cause spend 74% of expenditure Reg number 1021367 Scope Local (maidstone) Reserves 23 months Trustees 11 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex a legitimate charity? + Yes — Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1021367). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1021367. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's charity number? + Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's charity number is 1021367. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's charity rating? + Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex scores 89 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 74% of Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 18% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 18% of total expenditure at Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex receive? + Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex reported £24m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex based? + Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex is listed at Maidstone · ME5 9SD, focused on health. How does CharityCompare score Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.