INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS UNITED KINGDOM

Registered charity 1124789 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

T/A UK-AFI. The preservation of life property & prevention of crime for the public benefit, by developing & maintaining good practice in the investigation of fire & arson, ensuring the highest professional standards of competence developing technical knowledge in fire & arson investigation techniques, procedures & making that knowledge available to professionals, service providers & the public.

Objects

THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY:A) DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING GOOD PRACTICE IN THE INVESTIGATION OF FIRE AND ARSON BY ENSURING THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF COMPETENCE.B) DEVELOPING TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE IN FIRE AND ARSON INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES AND MAKING THAT KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE TO PROFESSIONALS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£90k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £103,462 and incurred total expenditure of £89,903, resulting in a net surplus for the period. The trustees report unrestricted free reserves of £93,056, noting that this level is appropriate and represents around 12 months of expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and that no material matters were identified during their examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: One trustee, James Acott, received £1,357 for administration services.
“During the year, one trustee, James Acott, invoiced the charity a total of £1,357 (2024: £nil) for administration services provided.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee James Acott invoiced the charity £1,357 for administration services.
“During the year, one trustee, James Acott, invoiced the charity a total of £1,357 (2024: £nil) for administration services provided.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Finland · France · Ireland · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Portugal · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£103k£90k
31/03/2024£161k£166k
31/12/2022£84k£49k
31/12/2021£52k£18k
31/12/2020£35k£54k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS UNITED KINGDOM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £103,462 and incurred total expenditure of £89,903, resulting in a net surplus for the period. The trustees report unrestricted free reserves of £93,056, noting that this level is appropriate and represents around 12 months of expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and that no material matters were identified during their examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS UNITED KINGDOM£103k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH BURN ASSOCIATION FY2025£337k—0unclear—no doubt
National Fire Chiefs Council Limited FY2025£12.7m£170,001 - £180,000—unclear—no doubt
CITY OF LONDON CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION FY2025£330k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS FY2025£35.2m——unclear—no doubt
CATCH THE FIRE, FARNBOROUGH FY2025£253k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.