Public Access Defibrillators UK is not a registered Charity, CIO or Registered Trust. We are an independent organisation run by volunteers who work with communities to acquire, install and maintain Community Public Access Defibrillators.

Communities themselves are responsible for the provision and upkeep of their Public Access Defibrillators. The Government have no legal obligation to fund the acquisition or upkeep of such equipment.
However, numerous City, Town and Parish Councils do support their local Community Defibrillators.
Numerous local businesses and groups such as Lions and Rotary Clubs also support Community Defibrillators.
Where there is a shortfall in funding for consumables it is the responsibility of the Community to fund them or simply accept that the Defibrillator may be taken out of service temporally or permanently.
Public Access Defibrillators UK simply work with Communities to ensure that the required funding is achieved.

We are delighted with the success of the project, now having hundreds of Public Access Defibrillators installed around the country.

However, installing them is only the start. The cost of replacement pads and batteries have to be funded as required in order to keep them rescue ready. The pads last for 2 years (unless actually used) and cost an average of £75 to replace. The batteries last for 4 years and cost between £325 and £345 to replace.

There is nothing magical about this. If the consumables are not funded by the local community the defibrillator will be shown as unavailable until funds are raised.