Standing Together Saving lives across Yorkshire Annual Report 19 Year ending March 2020 www.yaa.org.uk YAA REPORT & ACCOUNTS | 19 Mission Statement To provide, deliver and develop with integrity, transparency and pride, state-of-the-art emergency response air ambulances for the protection of human life across Yorkshire and its environs. Peter Sunderland Chairman, Yorkshire Air Ambulance Contents 02 Patrons, Staff & Operational Lists 04 Chairman’s Statement 08 Strategic Report & Trustee Report 16 Structure, Governance and Management 18 Auditor’s Statement 22 Financial Results 24 Roll of Honour 2019 25 £10k Donors 26 Operational Statistics 28 COVID-19: Our Response PAGE |01 YAA REPORT & ACCOUNTS | 19 Yorkshire Air Ambulance Patrons: Staff: Lin Stead - North Yorkshire Regional Fundraiser Sir Geoffrey Boycott OBE Office: Tessa Klemz – North Yorkshire Community Fundraiser Gaynor Barnes Jill Pukacz - Executive PA Clare Deacon – North Yorkshire Community Jon Mitchell Katherine Humphreys – HR Manager (appointed Fundraiser (appointed January 2020) November 2019) Bob Smailes - Regional Fundraising Manager: Leanne Seward – Marketing & Brand Manager Trustees: East Yorkshire Angela Brearley - Interim Marketing Manager Rob Scott – East Yorkshire Regional Fundraiser Peter Sunderland MBE, DL (Chairman) (providing Maternity Cover until April 2021) Kevin Hutchinson – East Yorkshire Community Brian Chapman (Vice- Chairman) Jessica McDonnell – PR & Communications Fundraiser James Eastwood Officer Keiron Hardwick – East Yorkshire Community Mike Harrop Rebecca Martin – Marketing Assistant Fundraiser (appointed March 2020) Kevin Hynes Louise Shorrock – Office & Administration Katie Collinson – Corporate & Partnerships Viv Lewis Manager Manager Richard Marsh (appointed January 2020) Tracey Bull - Administrator: West & South Caroline Myers – Trusts & Legacies Manager Sarah Moore (resigned June 2020) Marie McSkeane - Administrator: North & East Joanne Wells – General Administrator Dr Judith Parker Operational Team: John Samuel Irene Heap - Finance Manager Allison Turner - Finance Officer Captain Owen McTeggart – Chief Pilot Amarjit Singh (appointed November 2019) Heather Stansfield - Finance Clerk Dr Peter Smith (retired October 2019) Captain Garry Brasher – Pilot & Training Captain Captain Geoff Jones – Senior Pilot, Nostell Fundraising Team: Captain Harry O’Neill – Senior Pilot, Topcliffe & Senior Management Team: Jenny Jones - Regional Fundraising Manager: Safety Manager West & South Yorkshire Captain Lee Holmes – Pilot Abby Barmby - Director of Marketing and Communications Vickie Bowden - West Yorkshire Regional Captain Colin Hawkesworth – Pilot Fundraiser Helen Callear – Director of Fundraising, North & Captain Jonathan Binnie – Pilot (appointed July East Yorkshire Angela Vyas - West Yorkshire Community 2020) Fundraiser Kerry Dwyer – Director of Fundraising, West & South Yorkshire Helen Berriman – West Yorkshire Community John Holden MBE – Head of EPRR & Special Fundraiser (appointed January 2020) Heather Goodwill – Director of Finance Operations (Yorkshire Ambulance Service (appointed May 2020) Charlie Pearson - South Yorkshire Regional NHS Trust) Fundraiser Neale Jacobs - Director of Operations Matt Syrat - Clinical Operations Manager Laura Lawton – South Yorkshire Community Captain Steve Waudby – Director of Aviation Fundraiser Sammy Wills – HEMS Clinical Supervisor Paul Holmes – HEMS Clinical Supervisor Pete Rhodes – HEMS Clinical Supervisor PAGE | 02 yaa.org.uk James Stubley - HEMS Clinical Supervisor Andy Armitage - HEMS Clinical Supervisor Sam McCreesh – Aircrew Al Day - Aircrew Lisa Dempster - Aircrew Lee Greenwood – Aircrew Tyrone Thornton - Aircrew Pete Vallance - Aircrew Kit Von Mickwitz - Aircrew James Allen – Aircrew (Seconded) Andy Crow – Aircrew (Seconded) Matty McCabe – Aircrew (Seconded) Gav McCune – Aircrew (Seconded) Rachel Smith – Aircrew (Seconded) Doctors: Dr Andy Pountney – YCCT Clinical Lead Dr Jez Pinnell – YAA/ HART Medical Advisor Dr Rob Anderson Dr Becky Isles Dr Tim Moll Dr Sarah Milton-Jones Dr Paul Onion Dr Steve Rowe Dr Neil Sambridge Dr Chris Srinivasan Dr Brian White PAGE | 03 YAA REPORT & ACCOUNTS | 19 Chairman’s Statement In my report for the year ending March In closing I would say a very grateful thanks Our Airbus H145 helicopters are now four 2019 I stated: to everybody who has supported the Charity years old and are still invaluable in providing the over the last 19 years – you have all been Yorkshire region with two state-of-the-art mobile “I am certain that we can look forward to the instrumental in establishing the necessary trauma units. With the commencement of full 2019-2020 year with confidence and that the funds to develop and maintain The Yorkshire Air night vision operations (NVIS), we have also been YAA team will achieve the necessary incomes Ambulance’s facilities to operate throughout the able to increase the hours when the helicopters and control the cost base as per our budget. Yorkshire region.” are available to operate our life saving flights. The Charity staff give their tireless support and We have been able to run one 12hr shift out of dedication to ensure that donations continue As always, I will start my report with our key RAF Topcliffe and a two-shift operation [06:00 to enable the support needed to operate our financial information. For the year ending 31 to 00:00 Monday to Friday and 09:00 to 21:00 life saving operational service across the March 2020, our total income was £8.3M, split on Saturday & Sunday] from our Nostell airbase Yorkshire region. I would also pay tribute to between donations and other income of £5.1M, every day over the whole year. The Nostell based all our Trustees, Medical Crews, Sponsors, and legacies of £3.2M. Legacies showed an aircraft is also staffed with a Doctor on board Volunteers and Supporters for their continuing increase of £0.2M from last year but donations from 09:00-21:00 every day. As predicted in my and supportive involvement. remained constant at £4.2M. Operational costs report last year, actual operational costs have were £5.0M, whilst net income showed a The YAA Charity has further developed over remained reasonably static. decrease over 2019 of £1.7M as a result of the the last year with double shift operation from fall in value of the investment portfolio caused The warranty on G-YAAC has now expired and Nostell and night operations across both bases. by the COVID-19 pandemic. The net asset value G-YOAA will also shortly expire. However, we It is vitally important that we manage all the of the Charity increased by 7.0% and now stand have negotiated a support package with Airbus donations that we receive carefully and also our at £31.3M. Helicopters UK to cover all the parts on a power overall operational and administration costs, to by the hour (PBH) contract. We also start the ensure that any surplus income is used to build Our administration and fundraising expenditure 5th year of our 10-year fixed price maintenance our reserves for the future maintenance and was under budget and at 21.2% of income, contract with Airbus UK. This will supplement development of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance leaving 78.8p in every £1 that is donated to our existing PBH contract that is already in place facilities and for the planned replacement of our be used for charitable activities, or for building with Safran for our helicopters four engines, H145 helicopters in 6/7 years. reserves to cover the replacement of the and will ensure that our helicopters are safe, helicopters in circa 6/7 years. Our reserves I would note my personal thanks and those of efficient, well maintained and cost effective, at policy and our levels of overhead expenditure all the YAA Trustee Board, Senior Management a regular monthly defined cost. Our experience are closely monitored by the Trustee Board and and staff to Mike Shanahan and Pete Vallance with our previous MD helicopters was that continue to be regularly reviewed. In particular, of Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust maintenance and repair costs become both it is essential that we continue to build the who have now retired having given dedicated larger and unpredictable as the helicopters and Helicopter Replacement Reserve as we need to and valued service and support to YAA over their component parts aged despite regular ensure that our ability to provide the best level numerous years. servicing. of life saving service to the people of Yorkshire is maintained. PAGE | 04 yaa.org.uk YAA PATRONS | Gaynor Barnes, Jon Mitchell and Sir Geoffrey Boycott OBE Our Director of Aviation/Accountable Manager 12 months ensuring the YAA/YAS partnership is [see the individual notations in the “Strategic Capt. Andy Lister resigned his position and able to deliver the best possible medical trauma & Trustee Report” section]. The Liz & Terry left the Charity at the end of June 2019. Capt. care to all the people of Yorkshire. Bramall Foundation over many years has given Steve Waudby who was then our Chief Pilot, the YAA much valued support, which has Having our operational bases at Nostell and RAF was subsequently appointed as our Accountable enabled the achievement of so many of our Topcliffe is only possible through the support of Manager and has now been subsequently long-term strategic objectives, and for that we many people. I would offer my thanks to The Lord appointed as our Director of Aviation. Owen sincerely thank the Foundation. I would also add St Oswald of the Nostell Estate and the Station McTeggart joined the YAA in November