NATIONAL FIRE CHIEFS COUNCIL LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-6.8% vs 2025
Net assets
£2.9m
-17.9% vs 2025
Employees
135
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£628k
-243.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £10,580,073 | £12,615,715 | £12,236,354 | -3% | |
| Operating profit | £228,291 | £437,412 | -£771,706 | -276.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £228,291 | £437,412 | -£628,448 | -243.7% | |
| Net profit | £228,291 | £437,412 | -£628,448 | -243.7% | |
| Cash | — | £1,282,809 | £1,195,733 | -6.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,512,335 | £2,883,887 | -17.9% | |
| Net assets | — | £3,512,335 | £2,883,887 | -17.9% | |
| Equity | — | £3,512,335 | £2,883,887 | -17.9% | |
| Average employees | — | — | 135 | — | |
| Wages | — | £5,904,507 | £6,616,502 | +12.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 3.5% | -6.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 3.5% | -5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 12.5% | -26.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 36.9% | 35.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.71x | 2.83x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- NATIONAL FIRE CHIEFS COUNCIL LIMITED 2022-03-02 → present
- THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION 2004-08-16 → 2022-03-02
- THE CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEF FIRE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION 1998-12-02 → 2004-08-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- S&W Partners Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have considered the operating position of the charity for 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years and remain of the opinion that there are no material uncertainties regarding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The deaths of firefighters Martyn Sadler and Jennie Logan while responding to the fire at Bicester Motion were felt deeply throughout the sector and far beyond it.”
- “The deployment of UK International Search and Rescue teams to Mozambique following devastating flooding was another reminder of the professionalism, adaptability and operational capability that exists across UK FRS in some of the most challenging circumstances.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 93 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIGHTINGALE, Helen Elizabeth Fawcett | Secretary | 2026-04-01 | — | — |
| BARRY, Gwenllian Elin | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jan 1985 | British |
| BROOK, Benjamin | Director | 2025-07-01 | May 1979 | British |
| FLANNERY, Craig Allen | Director | 2025-07-10 | Apr 1975 | British |
| JENNINGS, Aidan Patrick | Director | 2024-09-25 | Nov 1972 | British |
| LEIGHTON, Derek James | Director | 2025-04-01 | Mar 1981 | British |
| ROSS, Nicholas David | Director | 2023-04-01 | Aug 1947 | British,German |
| SKINNER, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2022-04-12 | Apr 1974 | British,Irish |
| SMITH, Jonathan Francis | Director | 2025-07-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
| STEVENS, Stuart Ross | Director | 2025-10-01 | Aug 1979 | Scottish,British |
| STOUT, David Francis | Director | 2022-04-11 | Jun 1962 | British |
| WALSH, Melanie Jane | Director | 2026-04-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 93 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Steven Robert | Secretary | 2017-02-01 | 2022-09-15 |
| BECKERLEG, John | Secretary | 2014-03-27 | 2017-01-31 |
| BEDFORD, Rhonda Lyn | Secretary | 2005-03-17 | 2013-05-31 |
| CURREY, Alan Stephen | Secretary | 2001-04-13 | 2005-03-17 |
| HANCOCK, Susannah Mary | Secretary | 2022-09-15 | 2026-03-31 |
| ROSE, Kenneth Edwin | Secretary | 1998-12-02 | 2001-04-12 |
| SMITH, Graeme | Secretary | 2013-07-18 | 2013-11-28 |
| SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-12-02 | 1998-12-02 |
| BEST, Andrew Edward | Director | 1998-12-02 | 1999-03-31 |
| BISHOP, Roy William | Director | 2002-06-26 | 2003-05-10 |
| BONNEY, John Douglas | Director | 2007-06-23 | 2010-09-25 |
| BOWCOCK, Wayne Mitchell | Director | 2019-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
| BUDWORTH, Teresa Maria | Director | 2017-11-28 | 2023-03-31 |
| BULL, Richard | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2005-10-31 |
| BURRELL, Martin Donald | Director | 2002-04-27 | 2003-05-10 |
| CAHILL, Bernard | Director | 1999-05-29 | 2001-05-19 |
| CARROLL, Thomas Martin Daniel | Director | 2001-05-19 | 2006-04-08 |
| CLARK, Eric Lloyd | Director | 2001-05-19 | 2005-04-30 |
| COFFEY, Martin Sean | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2000-05-06 |
| COLLINS, Nicholas Dennis | Director | 2007-06-23 | 2009-10-13 |
| COTTON, Danielle Amara | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| COX, Iain Carvel | Director | 2009-06-20 | 2011-09-15 |
| CRENNELL, Michael David | Director | 2019-10-30 | 2022-03-31 |
| CRENNELL, Michael David | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2018-05-21 |
| CURRY, David Edward | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2014-09-15 |
| DARTFORD, Peter Andrew | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2015-09-14 |
| DAVIS, Dennis Tyrone | Director | 1999-01-07 | 1999-05-31 |
| DICKINSON, Shantha Catherina | Director | 2023-09-13 | 2026-03-31 |
| DIXON, Barry | Director | 2003-05-10 | 2009-06-20 |
| DOBSON, Ron | Director | 2008-01-21 | 2016-12-31 |
| DOIG, Alan | Director | 2001-05-19 | 2005-04-30 |
| DOYLE, John Christopher | Director | 2001-05-19 | 2005-04-30 |
| EASON, Katie Alice | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2023-06-22 |
| EASTWOOD, Malcolm | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2002-04-27 |
| ETHERIDGE, David | Director | 2014-09-15 | 2017-03-31 |
| FRY, Andrew John | Director | 2015-09-14 | 2017-03-31 |
| FULLER, Paul Maurice | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2014-09-15 |
| FURLONG, Simon David | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-07-10 |
| HAGGART, Ross Fraser | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2024-09-25 |
| HANCOCK, Paul David Roger | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2016-09-12 |
| HARTE, Margaret Mary | Director | 2007-06-23 | 2009-06-20 |
| HAY, Alasdair George | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2018-02-15 |
| HENDRY, Charles Donald | Director | 2006-04-08 | 2009-06-20 |
| HOLLAND, Peter Michael | Director | 2008-06-27 | 2011-09-15 |
| HOPKINSON, Andrew Lee | Director | 2024-09-25 | 2025-07-09 |
| HOWELL, Lee Thomas | Director | 2009-06-20 | 2012-09-20 |
| HOWSEGO, Geoffrey Mark | Director | 2015-09-14 | 2017-03-31 |
| JAKEWAY, Huw Dennis | Director | 2014-06-04 | 2017-03-30 |
| JAMESON, John | Director | 1999-01-07 | 1999-04-30 |
| JOHNSON, Susan | Director | 2009-08-06 | 2013-09-18 |
| JONES, Peter James | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2001-05-19 |
| KENNY, Christopher Noel | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| KING, Ronnie | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2002-11-15 |
| KITCHEN, Martin | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2001-05-19 |
| KNIGHT, Kenneth John | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2007-09-04 |
| KNIGHT, Kenneth | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2005-04-30 |
| MACKAY, Douglas William Gray Niven | Director | 2004-05-20 | 2005-10-31 |
| MARCH, Cameron Edward | Director | 2018-11-09 | 2021-02-01 |
| MARR, Derek Shepherd | Director | 1999-04-15 | 2001-05-19 |
| MCCALL, John Christopher | Director | 2000-05-06 | 2001-06-05 |
| MCCORMACK, Alan Charles | Director | 2000-05-06 | 2001-05-19 |
| MCGOWN, David Campbell | Director | 2018-02-15 | 2020-03-31 |
| MCGUIRK, Stephen John | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2008-06-27 |
| MCLELLAND, John Eamon | Director | 1999-05-29 | 2002-04-27 |
| MILLINGTON, Ann Margaret | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2017-03-31 |
| MURRAY, Brian Alexander | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2005-10-31 |
| ORD, Jeffery | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2003-12-31 |
| PARRY, John Charles | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2007-06-23 |
| PRICHARD, Desmond George Michael | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2014-09-15 |
| RAMSAY, Lewis George Edward | Director | 2014-09-15 | 2017-03-31 |
| RANDENIYA, Vijith | Director | 2010-09-25 | 2013-09-18 |
| ROBERTS, John | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| ROBINSON, Brian Gordon | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2001-05-19 |
| ROE, Andrew Dudley | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| ROLPH, Cheryl | Director | 2003-05-10 | 2004-05-01 |
| RUSSEL, James Gordon | Director | 1998-12-02 | 1999-04-30 |
| SEABER, Stephen | Director | 2002-04-27 | 2005-03-31 |
| SHEEHAN, Francis John Edward | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2007-06-23 |
| SMITH, Simon Ashley | Director | 2002-11-16 | 2003-05-10 |
| SMITHERMAN, Mark William | Director | 2009-06-20 | 2011-04-04 |
| TAYLOR, Louise Margaret | Director | 2022-03-23 | 2025-09-17 |
| THOMAS, Roger Simon | Director | 2018-05-21 | 2024-09-25 |
| THOMPSON, Alexander Gary | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-10-16 |
| TIMMINS, Kieran Joseph | Director | 2014-09-15 | 2015-08-08 |
| TOASE, Philip Cursley | Director | 2001-05-19 | 2007-06-23 |
| TURNER, David Anthony | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2005-04-30 |
| WEBB, Amy Catherine | Director | 2017-07-12 | 2021-03-26 |
| WILLIAMS, John | Director | 2001-05-19 | 2004-05-01 |
| WILSHER, Roy Andrew | Director | 2011-04-04 | 2017-03-31 |
| WOOD, Daniel Richard | Director | 2022-04-20 | 2025-03-31 |
| WOODS, Paul | Director | 2002-06-26 | 2003-05-10 |
| YOUNG, Paul | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2004-05-01 |
| SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-12-02 | 1998-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Phillip John Charles Garrigan | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2025-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Mark Hardingham | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-04-01 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Mr Roy Andrew Wilsher Obe | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-04-01 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Mr John Beckerleg | Individual | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-12-01 | Ceased 2017-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 302 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-10 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-10-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.