# GREATER MANCHESTER FIRE SERVICE MUSEUM TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1189175
- **Other names:** FIREGROUND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 23, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1189175


## Contact

- **Address:** Old Fire Station, Maclure Road, Rochdale
- **Postcode:** OL11 1DN
- **Phone:** 01706341219
- **Email:** museum@fireground.org.uk
- **Website:** www.fireground.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARTEFACTS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ITEMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN FIRE SAFETY.

**Activities:** The Trust maintains a museum of firefighting in the Greater Manchester region. It manages a collection of fire engines, equipment, uniforms, medals etc, which is open to the public. The operation is run entirely by volunteers. Working in partnership with the Fire and Rescue Service, it also operates a dedicated education programme for schools.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bolton
- Bury
- Manchester City
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Salford City
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Wigan



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £158842 | £129474 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £90336 | £75550 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £87367 | £76964 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £79692 | £60834 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £60937 | £27104 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Stephen Williams** (Chair) — appointed April 23, 2020
- JOHN ERNEST GODMAN — appointed April 23, 2020
- James Francis McCullagh — appointed May 7, 2025
- Janet Ann Emsley — appointed April 23, 2020
- Linda Margery Bonner — appointed April 23, 2020
- Muhammad Adnan Nawaz Chaudhry — appointed April 23, 2020
- Nigel Tansley — appointed April 23, 2020
- Robert Frank Bonner — appointed April 23, 2020
- Shaun O'Neill — appointed April 23, 2020
- Stephen Swallow — appointed May 7, 2025
- William Ronald McGregor — appointed April 23, 2020