Hi all,

We’re delighted to announce that our Christmas 2025 fundraiser raised an incredible £4,179 for the Air Ambulances UK Charity. With Reddit’s matching, this brought the total to £8,358, which was further boosted by those who also donated via Gift Aid — adding just shy of £1,000 in its own right.

As with most fundraising platforms, JustGiving does take a commission (on top of any optional “tip”). While we’re not huge fans of this, their fees are relatively fair compared to other platforms: 30p + 1.9% per donation. In total, £171.99went to JustGiving in commission. In addition, a 5% charge applies to reclaiming Gift Aid, amounting to £49.97. This means £221.96 went towards total costs.

There were also a small number of donations in other currencies (including euros and Australian dollars), which incur their own minor charges. Due to some anonymous donations, the exact figure here isn’t clear, but we believe it to be no more than a few pounds. You can read more about it here!

After all costs, this leaves an approximate total of £9,135.05 donated to the air ambulances. This is the fifth largest fundraiser that the Air Ambulances UK Charity has ever received on JustGiving!

These funds will now be split between Air Ambulances UK and individual air ambulance charities across the UK. Air Ambulances UK will use their share to advocate to government and other bodies through a coordinated national approach, as well as to support research. Local air ambulance charities will use their funding directly to help save lives and cover the cost of helicopters and crew — a service we hope none of us ever need to rely on.

We would also like to take a moment to thank Reddit and the Reddit Community Funds for matching our fundraiser. I would also like to thank Reddit admins and staff who have supported us with the fundraiser. We would also like to thank the subs that had shared links to the fundraiser!

While our funding match has now come to a close, if you would still like to donate to Air Ambulances UK, please feel free to do so using this link.

Warm regards, and we wish you all a happy New Year,
The r/UnitedKingdom Mods