Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

FIRE FIGHTERS CHARITY

The Charity provides services that enhance the quality of life of the fire services community through a range of support to meet their mental, physical and social needs.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £31,936,823 available, equivalent to 32 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 22 years

www.firefighterscharity.org.uk

administration@firefighterscharity.org.uk

01256366566

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£9,645	£11,936	£-2,290	£3,693	£32,172	£31,937	32.1	0	1,323
31/03/22		£9,561	£9,839	£-278	£3,325	£34,697	£34,461	42	182	1,300
31/03/21		£8,272	£8,743	£-471	£2,529	£33,813	£33,632	46.2	190	1,385
31/03/20		£9,970	£9,953	£17	£3,102	£30,920	£30,645	36.9	188	1,100
31/03/19		£9,951	£8,986	£965	£2,781	£31,398	£31,378	41.9	181	1,100
31/03/18	*	£8,552	£8,255	£297	£2,666	£29,795	£29,724	43.2	191	0
31/03/17		£8,130	£8,119	£11	£2,540	£28,724	£28,638	42.3	196	0
31/03/16		£8,065	£8,558	£-493	£2,771	£26,757	£26,666	37.4	216	0
31/03/15		£8,816	£8,534	£282	£2,836	£27,858	£27,774	39.1	152	0
31/03/14		£8,279	£8,682	£-403	£2,874	£26,744	£26,709	36.9	159	0
31/03/13		£7,953	£8,356	£-403	£2,832	£26,733	£26,695	38.3	138	0
31/03/12		£8,390	£8,067	£322	£2,742	£26,146	£26,107	38.8	133	0
31/03/11	*	£8,971	£9,125	£-154	£3,047	£26,120	£26,120	34.3	136	0
31/03/10		£9,290	£8,431	£859	£3,301	£25,593	£25,583	36.4	128	0
31/03/09		£8,666	£8,277	£389	£3,312	£23,899	£23,899	34.6	127	0
31/03/08		£7,503	£7,456	£47	£2,815	£25,802	£25,802	41.5	127	0
31/03/07		£6,715	£6,933	£-219	£2,310	£26,302	£26,302	45.5	126	0
31/03/06		£6,137	£5,980	£157	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£5,325	£5,447	£-121	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£5,058	£5,026	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 66.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 31.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 32.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Isle Of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
1,323 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - The Fire Fighters Charity 1819
£762,684	01/04/2019	To establish a Recovery Centre. A centre of excellence providing high quality emotional wellbeing services for fire and rescue services personnel.
DCMS - The Fire Fighters Charity 1819
£653,578	01/10/2018	To establish a Recovery Centre. A centre of excellence providing high quality emotional wellbeing services for fire and rescue services personnel.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-73

CHRISTOPHER HIRST Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

CHRISTOPHER ROBERT BILBY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Traffic Officer

GEORGE HOWAT WOOD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

JOHN MARTIN BAINES (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Assistant Chief Fire Officer

MICHAEL GRAHAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

NEIL GIBBINS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Fire Risk Advisor

PETER JOHN CONNOLLY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Digital Service Owner

ROGER SIMON THOMAS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Other trusteeship: National Fire Chiefs Council Limited,

ROSS FRASER HAGGART Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Other trusteeship: National Fire Chiefs Council Limited,

SIMON GERALD ROUTH-JONES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Hm Chief Inspector For Scottish F&Rs

SHANTHA CATHERINA DICKINSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Fire Officer

STEPHEN MARTIN JULIAN TOLAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Physiotherapist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/08/2002, number: 1093387
Registered at Companies House on 08/07/2002, number: 04480058

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SHOTTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION on 17/05/2021

Main office

The Fire Fighters Charity
Belvedere House
Basing View
BASINGSTOKE
RG21 4HG

Objectives

The Objects of the Charity are (1) such charitable purposes as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine (including, without limitation, the relief of poverty; the advancement of health or the saving of lives) for those persons having a direct or indirect association with the fire services community (‘the beneficiary class’) as defined in the Charity’s rules and (2) the relief of Burns survivors by the provision only of rehabilitation, and advisory services as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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