Emergency services `SL101`¶

Emergency services is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Saving of lives category.

926 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 0.46% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities¶

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	351	0.49%
£10k - £100k	305	0.44%
£100k - £250k	81	0.37%
£250k - £500k	43	0.40%
£500k - £1m	28	0.42%
£1m - £10m	46	0.51%
Over £10m	24	1.10%
Total	878	0.46%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	717	0.42%
oscr	134	0.54%
ccni	75	1.04%
Total	926	0.46%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
The British Red Cross Society [Charity number: SC037738] To provide assistance to victims of armed conflicts. To work for the improvement of health for the prevention of disease and for the prevention and alleviation of human suffering in the British Islands and throughout the world.	£287,100,000
THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY [Charity number: 220949] The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global network of volunteers, responding to natural disasters, conflicts and individual emergencies.We enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities. And when the crisis is over, we help people to recover and move on with their lives.	£287,100,000
THE PRIORY OF ENGLAND AND THE ISLANDS OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM [Charity number: 1077265] Provide First Aid Training, First Aid Services, Ambulance Services, Youth Services	£106,900,000
THE AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE [Charity number: 1098874] Operator of two Helicopter Emergency Services, and the Children's Air Ambulance transfer service.	£35,902,000
COMMUNITY SECURITY TRUST [Charity number: 1042391] CST seeks to protect Britain's diverse and vibrant Jewish community from the external threats of bigotry, antisemitism and terrorism. CST provides physical security, training and advice for the protection of British Jews, assists victims of antisemitism, monitors antisemitic activities and incidents and represents British Jewry to Police, Government and media on antisemitism and security.	£28,207,171
Community Security Trust [Charity number: SC043612] 1.1 The objects of the Charity shall be: 1.1.1 to promote good race relations between the Jewish community and other members of society by working towards the elimination of racism in the form of anti-Semitism. 1.1.2 to promote the efficiency of the police within the community at large and the promotion of good citizenship and greater public participation in the prevention of crime with particular reference to the maintenance of public order and racially motivated especially anti-Semitic crime. 1.1.3 to relieve the victims of racial or religious harassment and especially anti-Semitic harassment who are in need or who have suffered hardship or distress. 1.1.4 to promote research into racism and anti-Semitism and to publish the useful results of such research and otherwise to promote public education about racism and anti-Semitism. 1.1.5 Subject to clause 1.3 to promote and support such other purposes as are charitable in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.	£28,207,171
LONDON'S AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED [Charity number: 801013] The relief of sickness and physical injury by the provision of emergency medical services and equipment and in particular by the provision of a helicopter ambulance service or other emergency transport.The provision of training, research and education in the field of pre-hospital medicine for the treatment and/or prevention of sickness and physical injury.	£24,077,000
Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex [Charity number: 1021367] Air Ambulance service in South East England and surrounding areas. Our service provides specialised medicine and knowledge to improve the health and medical outcomes of the wider community.	£20,695,913
The Odyssey Trust Company Limited [Charity number: NI100113] Purpose 1: The construction (completed in 2001), ongoing maintenance, revenue and capital funding for an interactive science centre (known as w5) at Queens Quay in Belfast. The facility includes 3 floors of permanent exhibits, space for temporary exhibitions, laboratories for use by schools/groups, state of the art lecture theatre and meeting rooms. Space is allocated for specialist education and demonstration staff in addition to operations and administrative employees. The day to day management of the Science Centre is by Whowhatwherewhenwhy(w5) by way of a lease. W5 is a charity with related objects and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Odyssey Trust. The facility is open 362 days per year to the general public. In 2012/13 w5 catered for 302,452 visitors (including outreach) including 48,958 in formal education groups. Purpose 2: The construction (completed in 2000), ongoing maintenance, revenue and capital funding for a 10,000 seat multipurpose indoor arena (known as the Odyssey Arena) at Queens Quay Belfast. The facility caters for a wide range of events including concerts, family shows, theatre style shows and sports events. Sports events include Ice Hockey, Athletics, Basket Ball, Horse of the year show, indoor football, arenacross, darts, boxing, wrestling and the recent World Police and Fire games. Formats of the Arena cater for audiences of 2,500 up to 10,800. The Arena is managed under an operation contract on a day to day basis by SMG, an international arena operator. In the year 2012/13 the Arena audiences totalled 626,868 through 117 events.	£20,228,075
MIDLANDS AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY [Charity number: 1143118] Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (registered charity number 1143118), formerly known as County Air Ambulance (1001064). The charity's mission is to provide patients with pre-hospital care and lifesaving intervention through its helicopter-led emergency medical services (HEMS).The charity covers Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands and Worcestershire.	£19,920,000

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
Women's Aid South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire [Charity number: SC041781] a) To support women children and young people who have experienced or are in fear of domestic abuse by (i) the provision of temporary refuge accommodation. (ii) providing support and information on access to other services. (iii) providing structured supportive opportunities to allow these women, children and young people to make choices for their future. (iv) liaising with other services, including the police, and advocating for women, children and young people affected by domestic abuse within legal and other protection services. b) The advancement of education by: (i) raising awareness of the effects of domestic abuse with the public and with young people in particular. (ii) providing opportunities for women, children and young people to shape the development of services, policy and practice at strategic level. c) The promotion of equality and diversity by upholding and promoting the rights of all women, children and young people regardless of ethnicity, religion or cultural background, who have experienced domestic abuse in the belief that violence against women , is symptomatic of wider structural inequalities in society, and thus mainly perpetrated by men	£2,082,690
YELLOW BALL FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1211087] THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) MAKING GRANTS AND GIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE; AND (B) MAKING GRANTS AND GIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WHICH RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS OF BLUE LIGHT SERVICES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, 'BLUE LIGHT SERVICES' MEANING THE FIRE SERVICE, AMBULANCE SERVICE, POLICE AND HM COASTGUARD AND SERVICES ANCILLARY THERETO AND ANY SUCCESSOR TO ANY OF THOSE SERVICES.
National Police Aid Charity [Charity number: 1124668] THE CHARITY COLLECTS AND DISTRIBUTES RELIEF AID TO COUNTRIES WHERE SUCH A NEED HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, INCLUDING MEDICAL AID, BEDS, CLOTHING, TOYS AND BOOKS, AND SCHOOL EQUIPMENT, UTILISING WAREHOUSING AND SHIPPING CONTAINERS.	£43,282
DUDLEY COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS [Charity number: 1203910] We are volunteers for West Midlands Ambulance Service sent to 999 calls in our local community where we can arrive before an ambulance	£61,333
LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION PARTNERSHIP UK/EUROPE CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION [Charity number: 1184079] Our main goals at LEAP are:To educate the public, the media and policy makers to the failure of current drug policy by presenting a true picture of the history, causes and effects of drug abuse and the crimes related to drug prohibition.	£26,944
DINAS POWYS VOLUNTARY CONCERN [Charity number: 502496] Dinas Powys Voluntary Concern provides a service to individuals, groups and organisations, in particular the elderly and people with disabilities. It does this by providing a community resource centre, running a wellbeing and befriending scheme, providing and maintaining a minibus-ambulance, publishing a free newsletter and community directory, offering support to local voluntary organisations.	£52,982
East Neuk First Responders [Charity number: SC040477] The charitable objects of East Neuk First Responders are to enable volunteer first responders to attend pre-emergency ambulance care intervention in accordance with their training for the benefit of the whole community.	£49,496
LITTLE RASCALS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP [Charity number: NI102434] Little Rascals Community Playgroup has 4 members of Staff and 3 volunteers all of which are vetted by Foyle Health and Social Services Trust and by the Police Service for Northern Ireland before they can commence employment. All staff have completed Access NI. We provide daily activities based on the six areas of learning. Our playgroup is run by an elected committee which ensures that major decision-making is in the hands of Parents/Guardians who use the playgroup. This committee is elected at our Annual General Meeting. At this meeting policies are amended and adopted. Committee meetings are then held monthly. Little Rascals Community Playgroup works in partnership with Early Years, Social Services, W.E.L.B, local organisations, and Limavady Borough Council. We also provide a monthly newsletter for the parents of the playgroup detailing our theme for the month, holiday dates for that month, a wish list and details of any upcoming events. We also produce a monthly newsletter for all the community detailing courses/classes/events within the community.	£52,290
LINACRE BRIDGE COMMUNITY HUB [Charity number: 1173326] Welfare Rights Advice Sessions (by appointment), Weight Wathchers Classes, Yoga Sessions, Pensioners Luncheon Club, Youth Club, Growing Collective, Gardening Projects, Community Events, Alzheimer's Activity Groups, Councillors Surgeries, Police Drop In, ASB Officer, Signposting, Food Distribution. All center based and some working in partnership with other voluntary groups/public sector bodies.	£27,781
ZAINAB MEDICARE [Charity number: 1182686] The core ethos of Zainab Medicare is to provide healthcare for the under-privileged community of Haroon Abad, in a modern health centre. Supporting the less fortunate who cannot afford quality medical treatment such as Haemodialysis Unit, Eye Hospital Ward, Maternity Ward, Ambulance Service & a Blood Bank	£13,165