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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL TRUST 

PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN NATIONAL MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS / CHAPELS / REMEBRANCE RECORDS RELATING TO FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. PROMOTE and ATTEND MEMORIAL SERVICES. SUPPORT RESEARCH TO IMPROVE FIREFIGHTER SAFETY. GIVE SUPPORT TO THOSE INJURED IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTIES.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
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Financial Data ?

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
05/04/23£24£19£5n/an/an/an/an/a6
05/04/22*£26£62£-36n/an/an/an/an/a6
05/04/21£26£15£11n/an/an/an/an/a3
05/04/20£28£22£6n/an/an/an/an/a6
05/04/19£32£26£6n/an/an/an/an/a10
05/04/18£89£74£15£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£44£33£10£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£44£33£10£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£64£34£30£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£37£37£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£32£37£-5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£55£58£-3£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.firefightersmemorial.org.uk

finance@firefightersmemorial.org.uk

01233732348

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Guernsey, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Scotland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/12/2010, number: 1139570
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
12 returns made; AR22: 27 days late,
Main office

4 DUKES MEADOW
HAMSTREET
ASHFORD
TN26 2HD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL ALLOW THE TRUSTEES TO HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST UPON TRUST AS TO THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: (A) THE PROVISION OF, ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF AND MAINTENANCE OF MEMORIALS INCLUDING STATUES, MEMORIAL GARDENS, BOOKS OF REMEMBRANCE, PLAQUES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEMORIALS; (B) THE HOLDING OF, OR PARTICIPATION IN, MEMORIAL SERVICES OR OTHER ACTS OF REMEMBRANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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