01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012694
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 30
- Postcode
- CV37 9NW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) is the internationally recognised professional body dedicated to promoting excellence in fire engineering. Founded in 1918 to advance and improve the knowledge, practice and recognition of fire engineering, we have long been committed to fostering inclusion, promoting learning and development, and today proudly support a diverse community of members and affiliates across the globe. Our high standards of competency and conduct, qualifications, membership grades and access to continuous professional development are highly respected and sought after by employers of all sectors. We enable individuals to gain the technical knowledge, practical skills and ethical grounding essential for protecting people, property and the environment. We are building a profession that enhances public safety and drives innovation for a safer world from fire.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The object for which the Institution is established is: To promote, encourage, and improve the science and practice of Fire Extinction, Fire Prevention and Fire Engineering and all operations and expedients connected therewith, and to give an impulse to ideas likely to be useful in connection with or in relation to such science and practice to the members of the Institution and to the community at large.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £2,337,191 | £2,280,404 | 30 | 19 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £2,100,957 | £1,996,150 | 30 | 30 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £2,003,611 | £1,823,758 | 30 | 21 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,888,367 | £1,809,237 | 30 | 11 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,796,340 | £1,691,985 | 30 | 9 August 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- IFE House, 64-66 Cygnet Court, Timothy's Bridge Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.ife.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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