National Fire Chiefs Council Limited

Registered charity 1074071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CFOA, NFCC, THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £437,412 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £2,492,056. Per the trustees' report, the organization maintains a comprehensive risk management framework and has confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by S&W Audit Partners Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03677186

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• WALSH, Melanie Jane — director, appointed 01/04/2026on trustee list
• STEVENS, Stuart Ross — director, appointed 01/10/2025on trustee list
• FLANNERY, Craig Allen — director, appointed 10/07/2025on trustee list
• SMITH, Jonathan Francis — director, appointed 01/07/2025on trustee list
• BROOK, Benjamin — director, appointed 01/07/2025on trustee list
• LEIGHTON, Derek James — director, appointed 01/04/2025on trustee list
• BARRY, Gwenllian Elin — director, appointed 01/04/2025on trustee list
• JENNINGS, Aidan Patrick — director, appointed 25/09/2024on trustee list
• ROSS, Nicholas David — director, appointed 01/04/2023on trustee list
• SKINNER, Catherine Elizabeth — director, appointed 12/04/2022on trustee list
• STOUT, David Francis — director, appointed 11/04/2022on trustee list
• NIGHTINGALE, Helen Elizabeth Fawcett — secretary, appointed 01/04/2026

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aidan Patrick Jennings · trustee of 1 other charity
• Benjamin Brook
• Catherine Elizabeth Skinner
• Craig Allen Flannery
• David Francis Stout · trustee of 1 other charity
• Derek James Leighton
• Gwenllian Elin Barry
• Jonathan Francis Smith
• Melanie Jane Walsh
• Nicholas David Ross
• Stuart Ross Stevens

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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• BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL income £11.6m
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Side by side with its peers

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