## **THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE TRUST** 

_The Worshipful Company of Firefighters Charitable Trust, a charitable incorporated organisation, a registered charity in England and Wales (number: 1182241), whose principal office is at Coopers’ Hall, 13 Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4TH._ 

## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** 

## **For the Period 1[st] October 2023 to 30th September 2024** 

## **Sec>on A: Reference and administra>on details** 

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

## **Principal Address** 

The Coopers’ Hall, 13 Devonshire Square, London. EC2M 4TH 

## **Names of Trustees** 

G J Maltby QFSM – Chair of Trustees Dr D Crowder– Vice-Chair of Trustees S Sanders – Honorary Treasurer B Hoad BEM T Brookes C LiveV BEM J Mansfield J Theobald T Johnson Professor D Holt A Isaacs G Fall 

## **Sec>on 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 appointed 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 two further terms of three years, a`er 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. The preference of 

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Trustees is to meet in person at least twice a year with other mee[ngs 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, although certain individuals act as Ambassadors for the Charity, liaising with and monitoring grant awards.  The Charity does not employ any staff directly but operates a 

Memorandum of Understanding for Administra[ve and Back Office support with The Worshipful Company of Firefighters using the services of The Clerk, Informa[on Technology Manager and office premises. These arrangements are reviewed annually. 

## **Sec>on C: Objec>ves and ac>vi>es** 

The objects of the charity as set out in its governing document remain 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 gi`s or loans of equipment and artefacts, and 

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

Over the last year the Trustees provided addi[onal clarity on where the Trustees will give priority to grant applica[ons which are submiVed via the on-line portal are as follows: 

1. Young People, Leadership, Development and Responsible Ci[zenship. 

2. Blue Light and other Emergency Response Services that provide cover mainly, but not exclusively in the City of London. 

3. Educa[on and Research Projects associated with Fire and Rescue, Fire and Building Safety, Environment and the Fire Industry. 

4. Fire and Rescue Heritage. 

5. Na[onal Chari[es associated with Fire and Rescue and the Fire Industry. 

6. Lord Mayor's, Livery Company and City of London Chari[es. 

## **Sec>on D: Achievements and performance** 

During the repor[ng period the following grants were made to the following applicants: 

- Essex Downs Syndrome 21 - £4,000 

- East Sussex Fire and Rescue Fire Cadets, (Phase 1) - £9,795 

- Antarc[c Fire Angels - £5,800 

An award of £1,000 and a Cer[ficate of Achievement has been made to Alex Bulloch a Post Graduate Student from the Glasgow Caledonian University, for his outstanding Disserta[on in the field of Fire Safety. 

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**Sec>on E: Financial review** 

During the period covered by this report, gross income from various sources was £21,125. Expenditure amounted to £23,374. Including the balance of cash carried forward, the yearend total financial assets were made up of £56,637 banked and £431,911 in capital investments. 

Income was received predominantly from two main sources – 

**1.** Worshipful Company of Firefighters Member Charitable Giving - £8,365 

**2.** Income from the Capital Investment Account - £8,965 

The Charity has a Capital Investment Account managed by JM Finn, which at the end of the accoun[ng period is valued at £431,911. 

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. 

## **Sec>on F: Other op>onal informa>on** 

There are no further maVers to report. 

## **Sec>on G: Declara>on** 

The Trustees declare that they have approved this report. 

## **Signed on behalf of the Charity** ’ **s Trustees** 


**GJ Maltby QFSM Chairman of Trustees Date:** 10th January 2025 

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## 

|Section AReceiPt|s andp|ayments|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||funds|Reetrictedfunds|Endowment<br>funds||Totalfunds|Lastyear||
|||to theneareatf|to theneare3te|to thenearest€||to thenearcctg|to thenearest €||
|Dividends<br>A1||8,965||||8,965|||
|Donations||8,635||||8,635|||
|Gift aid||0|||||||
|Fund raEinseGm||3,525||||3,525|||
|lnterest||0|||||||
|transterfrorn otd cnaritY||0|||||||
|||0|||||||
|||0|||||||
|Sub total(GrossrncorneforAR)||21,125||||21,125|||
|A2Aiietand lnveetment|sales,||||||||
|(seetable).|||||||||
|||0|0||0||||
|||0|0||0|||0|
||Subtotal|0|0||0|||0|
|Totalreceipts||21,125|0||0|21,125||0|
|A3|||||||||
|Awards||2,000||||2,000|||
|CollectionFees||248||||Zfi|||
|CrossCharge||1,45||||1,440|||
|Donations||19,595||||1s,595|||
|Legal Fees|||||||||
|Corporation TaxFine|||||||||
|Bankcharges||0|||||||
|Room hire|||||||||
|Sundry||88||||88|||
|||23,374||||23,374|||
|A4Asset and investment|||||||||
|purchases,(eeetable)|||||||||
|Funds to Charity investment||30,000|0||0|30,000|||
|||0|0||0||||
||Sub|30,000|0||0|30,000||0|
|Totalpayments||53,374|0||0|53,371||0|
|Netofrece ipts/(paym ents)||32,249||||32,249|||
|A5Transfersbetweenfunds||0|||||||
|A6 Cashfundslast yearend||88,996||||88,886|||
|Cashfundsthis|year|56,637||||56,637|||



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||Total cashfunds|Total cashfunds|56,637|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments|||||
|||a@unt(s))||||
||||Unreetrlcted|Restrictedfunds|Endowment|
||||funde||funds|
||Details||tonsarost€|tonearestg|tonearest €|
|82 Other monetary assets||||||
||Details||Fundto whlche$et<br>bolongg|Cost (optional)|Current valuo<br>(optlonal)|
|83 lnvestment assets|J M Finn|052920CHA|WGOFFCT||431,911|
||Details||Fundto whlchs$et<br>belongs|Cost (optional)|Currcnt value|
|84AsseBretalnedfor the||||||
|charlty's ownuse||||||
||||Fundto which|Amountdue|lruhsndue|
||Details||liability relates|(optional)||
|B5Liabilities||||||
|Signed by one or two trustees on behatf<br>of all the trustees|Signature||Print<br>CO"6ru-.|Name<br>{< (*r'|Dateofapproval|
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