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THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE TRUST

The Worshipful Company of Firefighters Charitable Trust, a charitable incorporated organisa;on, a registered charity in England and Wales (number: 1182241) whose principal office is at 3rd Floor, Wax Chandlers Hall, 6 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7AD.

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the Period 1[st] October 2020 to 31[st] August 2021

SecEon A: Reference and administraEon details

The Worshipful Company of Firefighters Charitable Trust. Registered Charity No: 1182241.

Principal Address

3rd Floor, Wax Chandlers Hall, 6 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7AD.

Names of Trustees

G J Maltby QFSM – Chair of Trustees B Hoad BEM – Vice-Chair of Trustees S Sanders – Honorary Treasurer JW Beech CBE QFSM SBStJ R Murray C LiveV BEM M Heaster OBE T Johnson H Myers+ Dr D Crowder

SecEon B: Structure Governance and Management

The Worshipful Company of Firefighters Charitable Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisa[on (CIO) whose only vo[ng members are its Charity Trustees. The charity has the “Founda[on” model cons[tu[on. New Trustees are recommended by the Board of Trustees to The Worshipful Company of Firefighters Court of Assistants for approval, in accordance with the Cons[tu[on. Three Trustees re[re each year at the end of their terms of office and may stand for re-elec[on for a further term of three years, acer which they must re[re for a minimum period of one year before being eligible to stand for re-elec[on.

Trustees normally meet at least four [mes a year and all decisions pertaining to the governance and management of the Charity are taken at those mee[ngs. However, due to

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the Coronavirus Pandemic and the restric[ve measures necessarily imposed by HM Government during the term of this report all mee[ngs were held on-line. In view of the small size of the Charity, the Trustees have chosen not to delegate any of their powers to sub-commiVees. The Charity does not employ any staff.

Administra[ve support to the charity is provided by the Clerk of the Worshipful Company of Firefighters for which a charge is made in accordance with the Terms of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Trust and The Worshipful Company of Firefighters.

SecEon C: ObjecEves and acEviEes

The objects of the charity set out in its governing document are as follows:

a) The advancement of public educa[on in fire safety maVers and in furtherance thereof to award scholarships or bursaries or prizes for people involved with or associated with firefigh[ng rescue or fire safety who in the opinion of the Trustees would benefit from the scholarship,

b) To establish and support a museum and/or to accept gics or loans of equipment and artefacts, and

c) To support such chari[es and charitable purposed as the Trustees shall decide.

This is the second full year of opera[on of The Worshipful Company of Firefighters Charitable Trust as a CIO. The CIO was registered by the Charity Commission on 27[th] February 2019, having been established in order to receive the assets, liabili[es and func[ons of the previous unincorporated Charity of the same name, (Registra[on No:1000562) with effect from midnight on the transfer date of 30[th] September 2019.

On 31[st] May 2019 the Charity Commission made an Order under sec[on 105 of the Chari[es Act 2011 which authorized the Trustees of the previous unincorporated Charity to transfer all of the Charity’s assets and liabili[es to the CIO, notwithstanding their conflicts of interest. The CIO duly received the assets, liabili[es and func[ons of the previous unincorporated Charity on the transfer date, and formally began its work on 1[st] October 2019. The previous Charity has now been wound up and unregistered as an opera[ng concern.

SecEon D: Achievements and performance

Like many small Chari[es the applica[ons for Grants that meet the Charitable Objec[ves have significantly reduced since the Coronavirus Pandemic and no Grants were awarded from September 2020 to August 2021.

The CIO con[nues through Trustees ac[ng as “Ambassadors” to support and monitor Grant Awards by the previous Charitable Trust to:

  1. Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum – Former Rochdale County Borough Fire Sta[on

  2. Essex Fire and Rescue Service – Firebreak Cadet Scheme

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Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic annual Awards for the London Fire Brigade Cadet Achievement were not pursued although three Fire Related Research Awards to University Post Graduates with a sum of £1,000 for further research did occur. It was not possible to present Cer[ficates of Achievement to the Post Graduates and this will completed at the event where 2021-22 awards is to take place.

SecEon E: Financial review

During the period under report, gross income from various sources was £19,305. Expenditure amounted to £10,541. Including the balance of cash carried forward, the yearend total financial assets were £517,119 from £99,716 in revenue and £417,403 in capital investments.

Income was received predominantly from three main sources –

  1. Worshipful Company of Firefighters Member Charitable Giving - £ 6,975

  2. Worshipful Company of Firefighters Charitable Fire Lecture Giving - £ 3,679

  3. Income from the Capital Investment Account - £ 7,103

Gic Aid accounted for a further £1,548 of income for the accoun[ng period.

The Charity has a Capital Investment Account managed by JM Finn which at the [me of the accoun[ng period is valued at £417,403

The Receipt and Payment Account has been independently examined by Colin C Mackrill, FCCA.

There was no Annual Charity Fundraising Dinner (known as The Worshipful Company of Firefighters Charitable Trust City Dinner), for the second year running with an es[mated loss of income of approximately £19,000

The Charity’s bank accounts are held at Metro Bank, 1 Southampton Row, London. WC1B 5HA. A/C 34833397, 23-05-80.

The Charity has no funds materially in deficit.

SecEon F: Other opEonal informaEon

There are no further maVers to report.

SecEon G: DeclaraEon

The Trustees declare that they have approved this report.

Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees

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Graham John Maltby QFSM Chairman of Trustees

Date: 10[th] March 2022

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