THE FIRE SERVICE RESEARCH AND TRAINING TRUST

Charity Number: 234873
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promotes and assists research aimed at protecting life and property from fire and promotes and assists training of fire service personnel to secure and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the fire service as a whole.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £206,143
Total expenditure: £208,381

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 June 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Scott Trustee 10 October 2023
None on record
Mark Cashin Trustee 10 October 2023
None on record
Dr roger Harrison Trustee 23 January 2020
None on record
Alasdaire Hay Trustee 08 May 2019
None on record
Des Tidbury QFSM Trustee 09 November 2018
None on record
Professor paresh Wankhade Trustee 09 November 2018
None on record
Andrew Fraser Ledgerton Lynch Trustee 09 November 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £155.25k £164.91k £173.39k £190.33k £206.14k
Total expenditure £57.78k £153.89k £41.03k £22.03k £208.38k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 30 September 2024 01 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 01 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 12 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 12 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 21 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 21 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 01 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

01 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 15 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 14 April 2021 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 27TH AUGUST 1940 (UV 278 P 547)AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 12 NOVEMBER 2010

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST RESEARCH INTO THE METHODS OF THE EXTINCTION OF FIRES AND THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE CASE OF FIRE, TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE TRAINING OF FIRE BRIGADE PERSONNEL AND TO SECURE THE STANDARDISATION OF, AND IMPROVEMENTS IN APPLIANCES OF VALUE TO THE FIRE SERVICES AND GENERALLY TO SECURE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF FIRE SERVICES AS A WHOLE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Fire Protection Association
London Road
Morton in Marsh
Gloucestershire
GL56 0RH
Phone:
01608 812511
Email:
info@firetrust.info
Website:

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