The Firefighters Memorial Trust

Analysis

The Firefighters Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Firefighters Memorial Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £34k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £26k to £30k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Firefighters Memorial Trust sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southdown Omnibus Trust (£30k), Montgomery Community Buildings Preservation Trust (£30k) and The Camberwell Society (£30k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.