GREATER MANCHESTER FIRE SERVICE MUSEUM TRUST

Charity number: 1189175
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust maintains a museum of firefighting in the Greater Manchester region. It manages a collection of fire engines, equipment, uniforms, medals etc, which is open to the public. The operation is run entirely by volunteers. Working in partnership with the Fire and Rescue Service, it also operates a dedicated education programme for schools.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £90,336
Total expenditure: £75,550

Total income includes £16,647 from 1 government grant(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

28 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Manchester City
  • Oldham
  • Rochdale
  • Salford City
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 April 2020: CIO registration
  • 16 February 2021: Funds received from 1143966 GREATER MANCHESTER FIRE SERVICE MUSEUM TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FIREGROUND (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen Williams Chair 23 April 2020
None on record
Janet Ann Emsley Trustee 23 April 2020
HALLE CONCERTS SOCIETY
Received: On time
Nigel Tansley Trustee 23 April 2020
None on record
Shaun O'Neill Trustee 23 April 2020
None on record
Muhammad Adnan Nawaz Chaudhry Trustee 23 April 2020
None on record
William Ronald McGregor Trustee 23 April 2020
None on record
Linda Margery Bonner Trustee 23 April 2020
None on record
Dr Emma Metcalfe-Dunham Trustee 23 April 2020
None on record
Robert Frank Bonner Trustee 23 April 2020
None on record
JOHN ERNEST GODMAN Trustee 23 April 2020
None on record
Geoff Bottomley Trustee 23 April 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £60.94k £79.69k £87.37k £90.34k
Total expenditure £27.10k £60.83k £76.96k £75.55k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £13.58k N/A N/A £16.65k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 01 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 01 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 23 Apr 2020 as amended on 28 Mar 2022

Charitable objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARTEFACTS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ITEMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES. (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN FIRE SAFETY.

Contact information

Address:
Old Fire Station
Maclure Road
Rochdale
OL11 1DN
Phone:
01706341219
Email:
museum@fireground.org.uk
Website:

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