FIRING LINE LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 April 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06774535
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £373,887
Latest expenditure: £315,415
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Firing Line Museum, Cardiff Castle Grounds, CARDIFF, CF10 3RB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Firing Line is a joint Regimental Museum of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards and The Royal Welsh. Officially opened by HRH Charles, Prince of Wales in June 2010.It is open to the public 362 days of the year and shows the two regiment's history over the past 350 years. Interactive and educational for all ages, it has temporary exhibitions 3 times a year and also has changing gallery displays.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £373,887
Total Gross Expenditure: £315,415

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £415,704
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,891

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £336,267
Total Gross Expenditure: £421,918

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £353,490
Total Gross Expenditure: £312,985

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 17 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £433,438
Total Gross Expenditure: £307,662

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £373,887
Total Gross Expenditure: £315,415
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 322098
Income From Government Grants: £25,084
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £415,704
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,891
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 321340
Income From Government Grants: £24,004
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £336,267
Total Gross Expenditure: £421,918
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 244789
Income From Government Grants: £23,079
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £353,490
Total Gross Expenditure: £312,985
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 141396
Income From Government Grants: £109,949
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £433,438
Total Gross Expenditure: £307,662
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £217,611
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cardiff
Welsh Ind: Yes

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 114
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FIRING LINE LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-04-08T00:00:00

Charity Name: FIRING LINE LTD
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-06-04T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 257665
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 257665
Assoc Charity Name: CARDIFF CALEDONIAN SOCIETY TRUST FUND

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/12/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11/10/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01 APR 2022 as amended on 24 Sept 2024
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (A) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND MILITARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF: I. QDG AND ITS ANTECEDENT AND SUCCESSOR REGIMENTS; AND II. R WELSH AND ITS ANTECEDENT AND SUCCESSOR REGIMENTS, IN PARTICULAR TO MAINTAIN A MILITARY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE AND TO PRESERVE AND EXHIBIT TO THE PUBLIC THOSE ARTEFACTS AND ASSETS WHICH ARE ON LOAN FROM THE QDG, THE R WELSH AND THEIR RESPECTIVE MUSEUM TRUSTS (“THE COLLECTION”); (B) TO PROMOTE AN AWARENESS OF THE HISTORY AND ROLE OF THE ARMED FORCES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, ESPECIALLY THE QDG AND R WELSH, WITH AN AIM OF PROMOTING AN INTEREST AND INVOLVEMENT BY THE PUBLIC WITH BOTH REGIMENTS; AND FURTHER ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION BY ENGAGING WITH THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERAN COMMUNITY IN WALES. NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY STATUTORY PROVISION REGARDING THE MEANING OF THE WORD ‘CHARITABLE’, OR THE WORDS ‘CHARITABLE PURPOSES’, IN FORCE IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Area Of Benefit: ENGLAND AND WALES

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 492110
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CARDIFF CASTLE MUSEUM OF THE WELSH SOLDIER

Charity Name Id: 492114
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FIRING LINE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures