THE BRITISH FIRE SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 298065 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To encourage best practice and theoretical instruction and practical application of fire prevention, fire safety, extinction and first aid to the injured. Providing a central organisation for fire and rescue services and generally to do things as may from time to time be necessary to elevate the status of the wider service for the benefit of the community at large.

Objects

TO ENCOURAGE THE THEORETICAL INSTRUCTION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF FIRE PREVENTION, EXTINCTION AND FIRST AID TO THE INJURED BY PROVIDING A CENTRAL ORGANISATION FOR FIRE BRIGADES AND SALVAGE CORPORATIONS, AND GERNERALLY TO DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE NECESSARY TO ELEVATE THE STATUS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income of £45,697 for the year ended 31 December 2025, an increase from the previous year's £3,796. Total funds increased to £344,370, with unrestricted reserves standing at £338,466, which the trustees state are substantial and sufficient to cover any shortfall in income or emergencies.

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 5 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Bassonchair
• Christopher Veitch
• DAVID WILLIAM LOWN
• FRANK TURNER
• GEOFF MCSWEENEY
• John Watson
• Lisa Dunleavy
• Matt Stokes
• RICHARD LOVELACE
• Rev Simon Ramacci
• Seamus Higgins
• Steve Owen-Hughes MBE
• TONY BARKER

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

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

Income and spending

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