The British Fire Services Association
Analysis
The British Fire Services Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00121413). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Fire Services Association reported income of £58k and spending of £20k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £22k to £58k (+159%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 230%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The British Fire Services Association sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Centre for All Families Positive Health (Cafph) (£58k), J S and N Hodari Charitable Trust (£58k) and Dr Topham's Research Fund (£58k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To encourage best practice and theoretical instruction and practical application of fire prevention, fire safety, extinction and first aid to the injured. Providing a central organisation for fire and rescue services and generally to do things as may from time to time be necessary to elevate the status of the wider service for the benefit of the community at large.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Centre for All Families Positive Health (Cafph) | Bedfordshire | £58k |
| J S and N Hodari Charitable Trust | Manchester | £58k |
| Dr Topham's Research Fund | Surrey | £58k |
| The Polo Charity Trust | Kidlington | £58k |