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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.

928 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:

\b(police|fire service|fire(- )?fighters?|paramedics?|ambulance|first responders)\b

Distribution by size of charity

Income band Charities with tag Percent of all charities
Under £10k 374 0.50%
£10k - £100k 298 0.44%
£100k - £250k 78 0.38%
£250k - £500k 38 0.39%
£500k - £1m 27 0.44%
£1m - £10m 46 0.54%
Over £10m 20 0.98%
Total 881 0.46%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 721 0.42%
oscr 133 0.53%
ccni 74 1.03%
Total 928 0.46%

Ten largest charities (by income)

Name Latest income
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
£120,100,000
THE AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE [Charity number: 1098874]
Operator of two Helicopter Emergency Services, and the Children's Air Ambulance transfer service.
£33,583,000
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.
£22,252,185
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.
£22,252,185
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.
£21,182,232
EAST ANGLIAN AIR AMBULANCE [Charity number: 1083876]
The relief of sickness and injury by the provision of emergency medical services and equipment and in particular by the provision of a helicopter air ambulance service or other emergency transportation wholly or mainly within the area served by the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
£18,609,681
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.
£18,302,245
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.
£17,662,000
ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE TRUST [Charity number: 1108989]
To provide pre hospital care mainly with a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, supported by rapid response vehicles.
£17,628,818
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.
£16,098,000

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
SARDA (SOUTH WALES) MOUNTAIN RESCUE SEARCH DOGS [Charity number: 1202735]
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF THOSE ENDANGERED. PRINCIPALLY IN SOUTH WALES,BUT WITHOUT GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATION BY:A) PROVIDING A DEDICATED AND TRAINED EMERGENCY SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICE CONSISTING OFAPPROPRIATELY TRAINED DOGS AND VOLUNTEER HANDLERSB) TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY SERVICE AND VOLUNTARY RESCUE SERVICES IN THE SEARCH ANDRESCUE OF MISSING PERSONSC) WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHER RESCUE SERVICES, SUCH AS THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE, POLICE, AMBULANCE,FIRE AND RESCUE AND COASTGUARD SERVICESD) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO GENERAL DOG WELFARE.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH [Charity number: 1156310]
The promotion of Neighbourhood Watch through local community schemes and liaison on behalf of such schemes throughout Nottinghamshire with Police and other agencies concerned with reducing crime and anti-social behaviour and with improving social cohesion.
WITTINGTON COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDER GROUP [Charity number: 1120958]
Community First Responders in Whittington, Staffordshire
£500
SOMERSET ACCIDENT VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICE (SAVES) [Charity number: 264354]
VOLUNTARY PROVISION OF IMMEDIATE PREHOSPITAL MEDICAL CARE WORKING IN SUPPORT OF South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
£59,760
SOUTH-EAST RURAL CHARITABLE TRUST [Charity number: 1193316]
To promote, amongst other things, the advancement of health and the saving of lives. Funds are raised by hosting a range of social and equestrian events. Grants are made to registered charities including Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance Trust, East Sussex Farmers Benevolent Fund and a number of hospices.
£34,061
STAVELEY FIRST RESPONDERS [Charity number: 1125506]
Acting on behalf of North West Ambulance Service to provide Basic Life Support and emergency first aid to people within the boundaries of the villages of Staveley and Ings
£705
PETAR NETWORK [Charity number: 1131567]
Responsible for the delivery of mental health awareness training for frontline prison staff working at London Prisons. We have also delivered events in the area of alcohol, young offenders older adult healthcare. We have also been provided advice in research and training. We have also delivered an event in the area of Learning disabilities and Offenders for prison, Probation and Police Staff.
WANTAGE AND GROVE STREET PASTORS [Charity number: 1205598]
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION ARE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF WANTAGE & GROVE AND BEYOND AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHARITY LAW IN ENGLAND ANDWALES, AS FOLLOWS:(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STREET PASTOR LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE "ASCENSION TRUST" THROUGH:(I) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC PASTORAL CARE SERVICES TO HELP PEOPLE ON THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES, GIVING GUIDANCE, SUPPORT AND SIGNPOSTING WHICH ASSIST IN PRESERVING PUBLIC ORDER, AVOID ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, RELIEVESICKNESS AND PRESERVE HEALTH AND BY(II) ENLIGHTENING OTHERS ABOUT CHRISTIANITY THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF ECCLESIASTICAL RELEVANCE TO COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC LIFE, MOBILIZING THE CHURCH ECUMENICALLY TO UNITY OF WORSHIP AND TO ADVANCE THECHRISTIAN FAITH BY CARRYING OUT THE MISSION AND OUTREACH WORK OF THE GOSPEL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.(2) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS IN OUR COMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; IN PARTICULAR BUT NOTEXCLUSIVELY THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS, PROMOTING, SUSTAINING AND INCREASING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE, THROUGH THE PRACTICAL DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCES, SKILLS ANDUNDERSTANDING THROUGH FORMAL TRAINING, INFORMAL TALKS AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN VOLUNTARY SERVICES, ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND THE STREET PASTOR URBAN TRINITY PRINCIPLE OF CHURCH, POLICE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKINGTOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.
WILTSHIRE POLICE BENEVOLENT TRUST [Charity number: 1117765]
The relief of financial hardship among people by providing such persons with goods or services which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means. To support charities established for the benefit of police officers and police staff throughout the United Kingdom.
£23,431
HARLOW NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH [Charity number: 1150896]
To assist the Police, Crime Reduction Officers, Community Safety Team Harlow Council and other agencies in the prevention and detection of crime. To advice and assist members of the public with appropriate advice and support to safeguard their homes and other property and personal belongings. To promote good citizenship and greater public participation in the reduction of crime.
£1,160