London Ambulance Charity

The London Ambulance Charity is the official registered NHS charity raising voluntary income to support one of the busiest ambulance services in the UK, if not the world; the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

The Charity raises vital funds to improve patient care through advancements and improved staff wellbeing which are beyond what’s capable solely with statutory government funding. In doing so, we improve the care provided to the over 9 million people who live in, work in, and visit London.

Our vision

Saving more lives in London – Caring for the people and patients of the London Ambulance Service.

Our priorities

We advance the services provided by London Ambulance Service through the following initiatives:

• Advancements in patient care: This includes providing equipment, specialty training, and innovations in emergency care

• Staff and volunteer wellbeing: Initiatives that look after staff and volunteers, including Wellbeing Support Vehicles, which provide hot drinks and snacks to paramedics and volunteers out on the road all day

• London Lifesavers Volunteer programme: This programme involves providing emergency life support training for anyone, creating a community of London Lifesavers – a group of people with the knowledge and confidence to help others in a life threatening emergency situation.

By playing for just £1 per number per week you can help the staff and volunteers of London Ambulance Service deliver even better care for the patients of London. London Ambulance Charity provides health and wellbeing initiatives to improve their welfare above and beyond what is provided through core government funding.

For example, paramedics on the road all day are provided with a hot drink, healthy snacks, and a wellbeing check-in whilst on shift, thanks to Wellbeing Support Vehicles (WSV’s, formerly known as Tea Trucks). The WSV’s meet staff where they are – including crews at hospital bays and those working in the 999 and 111 control centers – delivering nutrition and support when staff and volunteers need it most.

Registered Charity Number: 1061191

https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/getting-involved/support-the-london-ambulance-charity/

How To Play The Lottery

Each entry to the draw costs £1. Our draws are run every week of the year, usually on a Friday. You can either set up a membership to provide your chosen cause with a regular and reliable income, every week of the year, or you can play as and when you want to, whatever suits you best!

Lottery fundraising is a really easy and fun way to provide good causes with an income that they can plan for the future with. You need to be 18 or over and living in Great Britain to take part.
Last year (April 2022-March 2023):

• Lottery Income that went towards charitable causes = £573,922.20 (38.9%)
• Lottery income that went on expenses = £741,499.80 (50.3%)
• Lottery income that went on prizes = £132,500.00 (10.8%)

What are my chances of winning?

Any prize = 1 in 204 tickets entered into the draw will win a prize.

These figures are estimated using current plays and figures and can vary slightly from each week. These are an approximate and can be updated at any time.

In total, there were an average 27,819 weekly plays across our charity partners, with 6,734 prizes being given away over the year.

Please call us if you would rather set your lottery membership up over the phone 0300 303 4500.

How Do I Win?

When you join, we will allocate you with a lottery play number. Our draws are randomly drawn each Friday (with exception when this is a Bank Holiday, when it will take place the working day prior). You don’t need to check the results every week, although you can if you want to. If you win, we will contact you to let you know. If we have your email, your prize winnings will automatically go into your make a smile lottery account; where you can then request a withdrawal, after which monies are then transferred into your bank account, or if you don’t have an email with us, a letter and cheque will be sent via post (please make sure that we have your up to date address).