THE BRITISH FIRE SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 298065
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To encourage best practice and theoretical instruction and practical application of fire prevention, fire safety, extinction and first aid to the injured. Providing a central organisation for fire and rescue services and generally to do things as may from time to time be necessary to elevate the status of the wider service for the benefit of the community at large.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £21,386
Total expenditure: £18,532

People

13 Trustee(s)

14 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 March 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Seamus Higgins Chair 13 April 2019
None on record
Christopher Veitch Trustee 18 March 2024
None on record
Rev Thomas Woodhouse Trustee 20 October 2022
None on record
Steve Owen-Hughes MBE Trustee 20 October 2022
None on record
John Watson Trustee 13 April 2019
None on record
Paul Basson Trustee 13 April 2019
None on record
Matt Stokes Trustee 13 April 2019
None on record
RICHARD LOVELACE Trustee 05 October 2011
None on record
DAVID WILLIAM LOWN Trustee
None on record
MR STEVE SHIRLEY Trustee
MUSEUM OF RAF FIRE FIGHTING
Received: On time
FRANK TURNER Trustee
None on record
TONY BARKER Trustee
None on record
GEOFF MCSWEENEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £19.38k £10.51k £22.40k £22.40k £21.39k
Total expenditure £18.96k £17.66k £20.89k £20.89k £18.53k
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 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 13 November 2020 13 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15TH APRIL 1912 AS AMENDED 7TH SEPTEMBER 1987

Charitable objects

TO ENCOURAGE THE THEORETICAL INSTRUCTION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF FIRE PREVENTION, EXTINCTION AND FIRST AID TO THE INJURED BY PROVIDING A CENTRAL ORGANISATION FOR FIRE BRIGADES AND SALVAGE CORPORATIONS, AND GERNERALLY TO DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE NECESSARY TO ELEVATE THE STATUS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
THE FINANCE CENTRE
34A SOUTHGATE
SLEAFORD
LINCOLNSHIRE
NG34 7RY
Phone:
07745585082
Email:
generalsecretary@bfsa.org.uk
Website:

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