FIRE FIGHTERS CHARITY
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-22 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-08
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-18.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£50M
+60.7% vs 2024
Employees
211
+2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1M
+33.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- FIRE FIGHTERS CHARITY 2008-02-06 → present
- FIRE SERVICES NATIONAL BENEVOLENT FUND 2002-07-08 → 2008-02-06
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,110,225 | £11,219,619 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,651,276 | -£1,099,088 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,651,276 | -£1,099,088 | |
| Net profit | -£1,651,276 | -£1,099,088 | |
| Cash | £1,276,354 | £1,035,680 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,767,920 | £49,575,014 | |
| Net assets | £30,952,736 | £49,755,994 | |
| Equity | £30,952,736 | £49,755,994 | |
| Average employees | 206 | 211 | |
| Wages | £5,350,027 | £5,770,826 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -16.3% | -9.8% | |
| Net margin | -16.3% | -9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.4% | -2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.8% | 1.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.75x | 2.72x | |
| Interest cover | -16.46x | -11.65x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Haysmac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue”
Group structure
- FIRE FIGHTERS CHARITY · parent
- Fire Fighters Trading Limited 100%
- FSNBF Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The charity also became registered as a charity in the Isle of Man on 13 May 2024.”
- “We launched our Service User Experience Panel in April 2024, continuing to recruit members throughout the year.”
- “This year we initiated a project, in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, Relate at Family Action and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, to better understand how fire service life affects partner relationships.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOONAN, Christine Bridget | Secretary | 2015-04-01 | — | — |
| BAINES, John Martin | Director | 2018-11-08 | Aug 1970 | British |
| BUCKLEY, John Andrew | Director | 2025-11-10 | Dec 1968 | British |
| CHRISTIE, Deborah, Dr | Director | 2025-07-31 | Oct 1958 | British |
| CONNOLLY, Peter John | Director | 2023-11-15 | Feb 1981 | British |
| GIBBINS, Neil | Director | 2018-11-08 | May 1959 | British |
| HAGGART, Ross Fraser | Director | 2021-11-17 | Aug 1974 | British |
| JAMIESON, Stephen Edward | Director | 2025-07-31 | Jan 1963 | British |
| JENNINGS, Aidan Patrick | Director | 2025-11-10 | Nov 1972 | British |
| MCHUGH, Karen Hillivi | Director | 2025-07-31 | Dec 1962 | British |
| O'DONNELL, Sarah June | Director | 2025-11-10 | Dec 1968 | British |
| ROUTH-JONES, Simon Gerald | Director | 2018-11-08 | Mar 1950 | British |
| THOMAS, Roger Simon | Director | 2022-11-17 | May 1966 | Welsh |
| TOLAN, Stephen Martin Julian | Director | 2020-11-18 | May 1980 | British |
| WEATHERILL, Anne Marie Louise | Director | 2026-04-29 | Apr 1979 | British |
| WOOD, George Howat | Director | 2018-11-08 | Jan 1957 | British |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSS, Gordon | Secretary | 2002-07-08 | 2011-07-10 |
| PENNSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-07-10 | 2015-03-31 |
| ALMOND, George Haylock, Cbe Sbstj Dl | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2002-10-05 |
| BEST, Andrew | Director | 2013-11-28 | 2021-11-17 |
| BILBY, Christopher Robert | Director | 2021-11-17 | 2025-11-10 |
| BROWN, David Stuart | Director | 2016-11-10 | 2019-04-11 |
| BROWN, Michael Anthony | Director | 2002-10-05 | 2015-11-12 |
| CAPELING, Thomas | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-08-28 |
| CASE, Christopher John | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2015-09-03 |
| CONNOR, James Bernard | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2007-11-15 |
| CRAIG, Peter | Director | 2010-11-03 | 2013-11-27 |
| CROMAR, William Edward | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2011-12-01 |
| DAVIES, Peter John | Director | 2012-11-29 | 2021-11-17 |
| DEVERILL, Christopher Alban | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2006-11-01 |
| DICKINSON, Shantha Catherina | Director | 2022-11-17 | 2025-11-10 |
| DONOGHUE, Rosemary | Director | 2013-11-28 | 2016-11-10 |
| ETHERIDGE, David | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2014-11-27 |
| FLOYD, Graham Dennis | Director | 2020-11-18 | 2023-11-15 |
| FRATTINI, Michael Robert | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2005-10-26 |
| FULLER, Paul Maurice | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2021-06-07 |
| GOVES, Andrew John | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2014-11-27 |
| GRAHAM, Michael | Director | 2021-11-17 | 2025-11-10 |
| GRENVILLE, Harvey Ralph | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2019-08-04 |
| HENSON, Allan James | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2008-11-13 |
| HICKMOTT, Robert Andrew | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2022-11-16 |
| HILL, Rowena, Dr | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2019-08-13 |
| HIRST, Christopher John | Director | 2021-06-28 | 2024-11-21 |
| HOGG, Helen Victoria | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2013-08-15 |
| JONES, Mark Stewart | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2014-03-26 |
| LITTMODEN, Matthew Simon Christopher | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2010-07-06 |
| LOWE, John Charles | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2007-04-27 |
| LYNCH, Andrew Fraser | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2020-11-18 |
| MACGILLIVRAY, William Keith | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2011-12-01 |
| MACLEOD, Roderick Andrew Stromier | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2018-11-08 |
| MCCAFFREY, Brendan | Director | 2003-10-25 | 2006-11-01 |
| MCKENZIE, Gordon Arthur | Director | 2007-01-31 | 2010-07-06 |
| MCLEAN, John Irvine | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2003-11-25 |
| MILLINGTON, Ann Margaret | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2013-11-28 |
| MIRLEY, Lynn | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2018-09-25 |
| NICKLIN, Jane Lesley | Director | 2012-11-29 | 2020-11-18 |
| NORTON, Francis William | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2010-07-06 |
| OPUNI, Ernest Kingsley Kwasi | Director | 2014-07-17 | 2017-11-09 |
| PARRY, John Charles | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2011-02-02 |
| PERRY, Andrew | Director | 2016-11-10 | 2018-08-23 |
| POWELL, Ruth Diane | Director | 2020-11-18 | 2021-02-10 |
| REECE, Martin Jonathan | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2011-12-01 |
| RICH, Michael James | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2014-07-02 |
| RIDDELL, Barbara Elizabeth | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2010-11-03 |
| ROBINSON, Howard David | Director | 2008-11-13 | 2018-11-08 |
| SADLER, Barry Paul | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2003-10-25 |
| SCOTT, Robert Dickson | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2016-02-04 |
| SEAGER, Kenneth Edward | Director | 2003-10-18 | 2016-11-10 |
| SEAR, Clifford John | Director | 2005-10-26 | 2011-09-08 |
| SHEAD, Peter David | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2008-11-13 |
| SWIFT, Lynne Marie | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2014-11-27 |
| WHELCH, Paul Alexander | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2014-11-27 |
| WILSON, Christopher Lewis | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2019-11-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 7
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+11%
£10,110,225 £11,219,619
-
Cash
-18.9%
£1,276,354 £1,035,680
-
Net assets
+60.7%
£30,952,736 £49,755,994
-
Employees
+2.4%
206 211
-
Operating profit
+33.4%
-£1,651,276 -£1,099,088
-
Profit before tax
+33.4%
-£1,651,276 -£1,099,088
-
Wages
+7.9%
£5,350,027 £5,770,826
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers