Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The charity aims to reduce the loss of life, personal injury and damage to property and the environment by improving the quality of firefighting, rescue, fire protection and fire prevention in the UK, through the provision of advice, information, leadership, research, informed comment and other services to relevant bodies and to the Association's members.

Latest income

£12.7m

Expenditure

£12.3m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £8.1m £7.4m
2022-03-31 £12.4m £12.2m
2023-03-31 £12.3m £13.1m
2024-03-31 £10.7m £10.9m
2025-03-31 £12.7m £12.3m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £119k
Charitable activities £10.2m
Trading £2.3m
Investment income £90k
Total income £12.7m

Spending

Charitable spend £11.2m
Raising funds £1.1m
Grants to institutions £6.9m
Governance £268k
Total expenditure £12.3m

Balance sheet

Reserves £2.5m
Total funds £3.5m
— restricted £876k
— unrestricted £2.6m
— endowment £0
Total assets £3.5m
Cash £1.3m

People

Employees 121

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Other Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.