POLICE FIREARMS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION LTD

Registered charity 1139247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PFOA, POLICE FIREARMS OFFICERS ASSOCN LTD

The principal activity of the company is that of running a charitable association, the object of which is to promote for the public benefit the efficiency of the police, in particular the police firearms services and to relieve the needs of police firearms officers and all others involved in firearms operations in the United Kingdom, and the families and dependants of such officers, by providing f

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POLICE, IN PARTICULAR THE POLICE FIREARMS SERVICES;(B) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF POLICE FIREARMS OFFICERS AND ALL OTHER OFFICERS INVOLVED IN FIREARMS OPERATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS OF SUCH OFFICERS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £226,510 against a reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit of £5,723 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total net assets from £248,017 to £242,294. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angelo Deponeo
• Claire Batt
• David James Moon
• James Roger
• Kayleigh Anne Whittock
• Keisha Shokunbi

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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