The Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers

Charity Update – London Air Ambulance

Those of you who contribute to the Tax Advisers’ Charitable Trust can be very proud of yourselves as your donations have directly contributed to the launch of London Air Ambulance’s two new helicopters. In addition to supporting the London Air Ambulance (LAA) on a regular basis, the Company, through TACT, supported its Up Against Time Appeal to replace two helicopters.  These were urgently needed as the lifespan of the previous helicopters was coming to an end and sourcing parts for repair and maintenance was becoming increasingly challenging.

On 1 October 2024 I had the pleasure of attending a London Air Ambulance reception, hosted by Fieldfisher, to thank the many charities, trusts, philanthropists and individuals for the money raised. The target had been £15 million in two years. Between us, we smashed that target and raised £16 million within the designated time frame. Unfortunately, the bad weather on the night meant that we could not witness a flypast of one of the helicopters. However, the hope is that the weather is good enough for them to take off on active service on 2 October.

Attached are photos of me with Jonathan Jenkins, CEO of London Air Ambulance, who led the thanks to donors. You can also see me with one of the many fantastic members of the medical crew with pictures, in the background, of the new helicopters as they were being built.

A video shown on the evening can be found here: https://youtu.be/HjzrmWgT0eo

Lorraine Parkin