“At Edwin Thompson LLP, choosing a Charity of the Year is always a meaningful decision, and last year we were incredibly proud to support GNAAS. Their work is nothing short of life-saving, providing rapid-response critical care across the North, often in the most challenging and time-sensitive circumstances. Knowing that such a vital service relies heavily on charitable support made our choice an easy one.

Throughout the year, our team embraced a wide range of fundraising activities, from hosting our own Bake Off events to taking on the challenge of the Great North Run. These moments brought colleagues together, strengthened team spirit, and created a shared sense of purpose. Whether it was baking, running, or simply cheering each other on, every effort contributed to supporting an organisation that truly makes a difference.
What stood out most to us was the profound impact GNAAS has on our local community. Their presence offers reassurance that, in critical moments, expert care is never far away. Many of us have personal connections to the areas they serve, which made our fundraising efforts feel even more significant and close to home.

Supporting GNAAS has been an inspiring journey for everyone at Edwin Thompson LLP. It has not only allowed us to give back to a remarkable charity but also reminded us of the strength and generosity within our own team. We are honoured to have played a small part in helping sustain such an essential service for our region.”

“With our Fuel Stations located on major roads across the North of England and GNAAS being a vital emergency service for the users of those roads we feel that supporting GNAAS is the perfect partnership”

“The reason we love to support the Great North Air Ambulance is very, very simple.

We have kids, we have families, the majority of us live in remote areas, not easily reached by main roads, knowing we have the guardian of the north above us is the best peace of mind we could ask for, we literally sleep better and feel more relaxed knowing you guys have our backs.

Over the years of supporting, you we have met so many people with fascinating stories, we are also very lucky to be good friends with some of the paramedics and it really is like knowing a superhero!

Couldn’t think of a more worthy cause. Selfishly our little challenges keep us nice and fit, which surely is a good thing and will lower our chances of ever needing your assistance!

Keep up the great work and thank you so much for making us a corporate partner, it’s absolutely up there with one of my and my company’s best achievements.”

“The Donald Malcolm Foundation allows colleagues of The Malcolm Group to nominate and support local charities that matter to them. Our depots in the North of England were keen to support the Great North Air Ambulance as it provides a vital service to both locals & visitors who come to enjoy the area, which is quite rural. It is widely recognised within the road Haulage community that our area has some of the key transport routes in the UK network which is why we felt it appropriate to donate to such an important asset to our community.”

“Porsche Centre South Lakes is honoured to extend its support to the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), recognizing the essential role it plays in delivering rapid medical responses to challenging and remote locations. Situated adjacent to the magnificent Lake District, we are acutely aware of the unique challenges posed by such a breathtaking landscape. GNAAS’s ability to navigate these areas and provide life-saving treatments and transportation is nothing short of critical. Many of our esteemed customers have directly benefited from the services of GNAAS, and we are collectively proud to contribute to the support of the remarkable individuals behind this vital operation.”

I chose to support this fantastic charity the Great North Air Ambulance Service after my little brother Matty Heath was killed in a motorcycle accident back in 2008.

The GNAAS had landed at the scene of the accident and did everything they could to help save his life but unfortunately it wasn’t the case for Matty.

Since then I’ve support GNAAS in anyway I can, as they were there to try and help Matty so I will always try my best to help GNAAS, at the same time I always vouched to keep my little brothers memory very much alive and that’s what I’ve done.

My moto is “everything I raise helps to stop other family’s going through what we have in loosing Matty”

“TOGETHER WE WORK SAVING LIVES”

As a long-established, family-run business in the North East, AAA Roofing believes strongly in supporting the communities we work in every day. The Great North Air Ambulance Service provides an incredible, life-saving service across our region, delivering critical care when people need it most.

Knowing the service relies entirely on donations makes supporting it even more important to us. We are incredibly proud to become a corporate partner and to help ensure this vital service continues saving lives and supporting families across our region.

“I am very proud of our ongoing partnership with the Great North Air Ambulance Service. Recognising the fantastic work they do and that the charity depends solely on public donations to sustain its operations, our support it is not only a reflection of our corporate values but also a deeply personal choice that resonates throughout our workforce. The decision to back GNAAS through our company’s payroll giving program, our annual Snowball event, and matching our employees’ fundraising efforts is rooted in a desire to make a meaningful impact to a very worthy cause.

At ICL Boulby and Teesdock, we are honored to stand with GNAAS and look forward to continuing our partnership for many years to come.”

“Hr2day Ltd is proud to be supporting the Great North Air Ambulance Charity for our annual charity ball. Due to its vital role in providing emergency medical care and transportation services to those in need across the Northeast, North Yorkshire, and Cumbria regions. From its Life-Saving Missions where the team, often in remote or inaccessible areas, administers rapid medical intervention which is crucial to the vast area, including rural communities and areas with limited access to traditional healthcare facilities when they need it the most.

The Great North Air Ambulance Charity is known for its expertise and excellence in pre-hospital care with their highly skilled medical teams, including doctors and paramedics, delivering advanced medical treatments at the scene of accidents or medical emergencies, improving outcomes for patients.

Many of us may have personal connections or experiences that highlight the importance of air ambulance services. Whether it’s through personal experiences or stories shared by others, supporting the Great North Air Ambulance Charity for our charity ball, allows us to give back to an organization that plays a crucial role in our region’s health and well-being and also demonstrates our commitment to the health and safety of our community and making a tangible difference in the lives of those who rely on their life-saving services.”

“Offering support to GNAAS directly keeps critical care experts available in the region, saving lives when every moment counts. Thousands of lives would have been lost had they not been in place and many more going forward. Therefore, as a local business we are proud to support them and the incredible work that they do.”

When I first met Natasha, I realised how little I actually knew about the Great North Air Ambulance. I’d always heard of GNAAS, but I genuinely assumed such a vital, life‑saving service would be funded by the NHS. I couldn’t believe it when I learned it wasn’t.

Natasha’s energy, passion, and absolute commitment to the cause, combined with the stories of lives saved right here in West Cumbria, made it impossible not to get involved.

Plain Purpose is incredibly proud to be a Bronze Level Corporate Partner for such an essential charity, and to play even a small part in keeping this service flying.

“GNAAS became our Charity of the Year for 2025 after winning the award at our Awards Dinner in November 2024. This meant they’d been through a rigorous assessment by our judges, and that set the note of success for our partnership. For a rural area like Cumbria, speed to the right medical help in a crisis is quite literally lifesaving. A huge thank you to the GNAAS team for being there for our community.”,

Cumbria O&M Services Ltd (COMS) is a leading provider of professional engineering services including commissioning, operations, maintenance and asset care for clients within regulated industries such as Nuclear and Defence.

“Over the last decade we have grown to over 80 professionals committed to safety and quality. Each year we have supported a number of local charities including the GNAAS and as our organisation has grown so has our commitment to having a positive impact on our local community.

This year we celebrated our 10th Anniversary of successful business and wanted to mark the event by hosting a charity fundraising event. We chose to support the GNAAS as a thank you for the invaluable lifesaving services they provide to our local community. As an ambitious company we set an ambitious target and our amazing COMS team raised over £10,000 for the GNAAS.

We are proud to accept the corporate partner status awarded to us from the GNAAS and look forward to continuing our relationship to keep the life-saving doctor-led critical care teams flying in our county.”

“The Royal Station Hotel Newcastle is proud to support the Great North Air Ambulance Service, an organisation whose professionalism, compassion, and unwavering commitment to saving lives make an extraordinary difference across our region.

The Great North Air Ambulance Service embodies the very best of the North East spirit—resilient, caring, and always ready to help.

It is an honour for us at the Royal Station Hotel to champion such an essential service, and we encourage others to join us in recognising and supporting the life‑saving work they do every single day.”

“Story Homes is proud to support the Great North Air Ambulance. The service makes a real, life-saving difference to local people and their crews deliver expert emergency care when every second matters, often in the most challenging circumstances. Partnering with such a dedicated organisation reflects our commitment to supporting local people and helping create safer, stronger places to live across the North.”

Castles and Coasts Housing Association is proud to support and partner with The Great North Air Ambulance Service. It’s incredibly reassuring to know that GNAAS operates across our region. Their vital, life-saving work directly benefits the communities we serve across the North of England.

“We are beyond proud to support the Great North Air Ambulance Service because, as a local rural business based close to the Lake District, we understand just how vital rapid emergency response can be in remote communities. When accidents happen in hard-to-reach areas, every second counts. Knowing that highly skilled critical care teams are ready to reach people wherever they are gives reassurance not only to us, but to the communities we live and work in. Supporting the Great North Air Ambulance Service means helping protect our neighbours, our customers, and our region.”

I chose the Great North Air Ambulance because it is an amazing life-saving service that is local and needs and deserves our support. Life is very precious, we never know when either we or our loved ones will need the expertise and life-saving service they uniquely offer.

HMH Civils are extremely proud to support the fantastic work carried by the Great North Air Ambulance.

Life is very precious, you never know when either we or our loved ones will need the expertise and life-saving service they uniquely offer.

“I couldn’t think of a better, more worthwhile charity and cause. The work they do is phenomenal. The bravery and expertise is truly life saving.”

At David Allen, we are immensely proud to support the incredible work of the Great North Air Ambulance Service. Their dedication to saving lives across our region is nothing short of inspiring. Throughout the year, Team DA engages in fundraising activities—hosting sponsored walks, bike rides, sweets sales, and raffles—knowing that every effort helps sustain this invaluable service for our community.

The Great North Air Ambulance provides such a great service to our region and literally saves lives! We all know the importance of this vital charity in the region and without it, well it’s unthinkable, and the costs of running this operation are sky-high!

The Cumbria Chamber of Commerce was honoured to support the charity at last year’s annual Christmas meal with the auction and much-needed funds were raised.
I think it’s important to point out that without all the great contributions from businesses across Cumbria and all the people who participated in getting involved in the auction this would have not been possible.

With the support we received with donations and the amount of money raised it’s safe to say this charity means a lot to a great many people.

Thomas Graham is proud to be a Corporate Partner for the Great North Air Ambulance Service.  We chose GNAAS as our Charity of the Year for 2024, a local charity providing life-saving critical care. Our staff have seen the good GNAAS do, whether they are out walking in the Lakes and they have seen them fly over or have known someone GNAAS has helped. Family is at the centre of everything for Thomas Graham and we love that GNAAS keeps everyone’s families safe in our local area.

It is a truly amazing charity, so thank you for everything you do. We are looking forward to continuing our relationship with such an amazing charity.

Many employees of Sellafield Ltd are very active fundraisers for the Great North Air Ambulance Service. It’s important to have such a critical emergency service saving lives in our communities across rural Cumbria, and beyond. We are proud to support the charity and all the brilliant work they do.