## **Norfolk Fire Museum**
# **Charity Number 1181921**
## **Trustees’ Report April 2024 to March 2025**
## **Purpose of Charity.**
To advance education of the history of firefighting in the county of Norfolk through the establishment and maintenance of a museum and the preservation and restoration of firefighting equipment, artefacts, records and documents of historical or educational interest. The education and training of members of the public by promotion of a safer community thereby reducing loss of life, personal injury and damage to property or the environment.
## **Summary of main activities.**
There are 5 main areas that the museum engage in to meet the purposes of the charity. Attendance at events and shows to take historical vehicles and equipment to display to the public along with activities to engage with visitors, especially children as a means to promoting safety with regards to fire, water safety and vehicle collisions. The “pop up” museum display in a shopping centre which displays uniform and equipment through the history of firefighting and providing fire and safety advice and literature.
The maintenance of website and Facebook pages where historic photographs and information is regularly posted which creates interest from current and retired firefighters and their families as well as the general public.
The use of our own workshop facilities to preserve, restore and maintain the vehicles and equipment in our care.
We are part of the local resilience forum and maintain a fully equipped salvage tender and 3 fully working water tenders that are used to support the local community affected by natural emergencies especially flooding and wild fires.
## **Statement**
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
## **Main achievements.**
It has been a busy year for the museum. We continued to build on the events we attended and engage with visitors there. We managed to engage with over 5,000 children who took part in our car fire activity at the events that we attended over the summer.
The “pop up” museum in Gt Yarmouth went from strength to strength with another retired firefighter joining the team which meant we were able to open every week we hosted over 3,000 adults and 1,000 children.
We have taken on new storage facilities at New Buckenham Airfield with the understanding that a hanger unit is likely to come available during the next year and this can be used as a museum unit to display some of our appliances.
We spent time this year travelling to collect the appliances and artifacts from the museum that was closing and are working to sort this equipment to extend and enhance our displays in the longer term.
It was a successful year for the museum and we ended the year in a lot stronger position to move forward and meet the objects of the charity in new ways in the coming years.
## **Financial position.**
The museum ended the year in a better financial position than we expected at the start of the year. Our income from normal fund raising started to rise again but not yet back to pre pandemic levels. We are looking towards creating new funding streams that hopefully will enable us to build our reserves back to the level they were. The charity has a firm financial base and is looking towards the future.
## **Structure, Governance and Management.**
The charity is an unincorporated association governed by a constitution.
The charity is run by trustees which are elected by the membership at each AGM and stand for one year, they are eligible for re-election at each AGM.
We work closely with the Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service and have serving officers as trustees.
## **Reference and Administrative details**
Charity Name Norfolk Fire Museum Other names the charity does not use any other name Registered charity number 1181921 Charity’s principal address c/o 21 Chapel Lane, Coltishall, Norwich NR12 7DR
Names of charity Trustees who manage the charity.
|1.|Simon Mason|Vice Chairman|Full year|
|---|---|---|---|
|2.|Colin Farrington|Treasurer|Full year|
|3.|Kevin Kiddell|Curator|Full year|
|4.|Scott Norman|Chairman|From 14thNovember 2024|
|5.|Lynn Kiddell|Secretary
|From 14thNovember 2024|
We have no corporate trustees.
None of the trustees hold title to property belonging to the charity. We hold no funds on behalf of others.
## **Declarations**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.
Colin Farrington Treasurer 30[th] December 2025
Kevin Kiddell Curator
##
|Accounts|2023-24||2024-25|
|---|---|---|---|
|Opening Balance|9715.13||2598.65|
|Income banked|26339.80||57360.54|
||36054.93||59959.19|
|Refunds|60.00|||
||36114.93||59959.19|
|Expenditure|33516.28||56752.85|
|Closing Balance|2598.65||3206.34|
|Income||||
|Sales|1795.00|2555.90||
|Donations|13875.00|33303.40||
|Tombola
|640.00|42.80||
|Adult Tombola|4236.46|3796.00||
|Activities|6318.80|6102.00||
|Subs|50.00|30.00||
|Car Park||4998.75||
|Grant etc|60.00|6531.69||
|Total Income|26399.80|57524.45||
|Expenditure||||
|Merchandise|1530.60|2048.70||
|Fuel|6307.87|8417.00||
|Parts|4350.00|3411.20||
|Rent/Insurance|16402.28|23594.80||
|Shop Costs|6.50|208.23||
|Adult Tombola|1054.64|1729.80||
|Activities|210.00|317.40||
|Miscellaneous|2646.00|16970.05||
|Expenses|1008.00|55.67||
|Total|33516.28|56752.85||
|Surplus for year|(7116.48)|607.69||
I have inspected the books and vouchers and confirm these accounts represent a true record.
Norfolk Fire Museum
Accounts
Opening Balance
Income banked
2023-24
9715.13
26339.80
2024-25
2598.65
57360.54
36054.93
59959.19
R¢funds
60.00
36114.93
59959.19
Expenditure
33516.28
56752.85
Closing Balance
2598.65
3206.34
Income
Sales
Donations
Tombola
Adult Tombola
Activities
Subs
Car Park
Grant etc
1795.00
13875.00
640.00
4236.46
6318.80
50.00
2555.90
33303.40
42.80
3796.00
6102.00
4998.75
6531.69
60.00
Total Incotne
26399.80
57524.45
ExpenditUTe
Merchandise
Fuel
Parts
Rent/lnsuran¢¢
Shop Costs
Adult Tomlx)la
Activities
Miscellaneous
Expenses
1530.60
6307.87
4350.00
16402.28
6.50
1054.64
210.00
2646.00
1008.(M)
2048.70
8417.00
3411.20
23594.80
208.23
1729.80
317.40
16970.05
55.67
Total
Surplus for year
33516.28
(7116.48)
56752.85
607.69
I have inspected the books and vouchers and confirnl these accounts represent a true
iecoTd.