Internal Fire Museum of Power
What it does
To advance education by the establishment and maintenance of a museum in particular but not exclusively for the presentation and display of internal combustion and steam engines along with examples of the application of those engines. To advance the education of the public in the history of the development of steam and internal combustion engines in the United Kingdom
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES IN THE UK.
Causes
- What it works on
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Uk
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 January 2025, it had income of £57,636 and spent £52,636.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £57,636 | £52,636 | Not reported | 26 |
| 31 January 2024 | £55,640 | £63,040 | Not reported | 24 |
| 31 January 2023 | £75,329 | £85,398 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 January 2022 | £108,776 | £112,828 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 January 2021 | £111,021 | £79,568 | Not reported | 20 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 48%, from £111,021 in the year to 31 January 2021 to £57,636 in the year to 31 January 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 91% of its income in the year to 31 January 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 January 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2023 | £8,625 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 January 2022 | £64,460 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 January 2021 | £78,166 from 6 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Paul Evans BEMChair
- Hazel Elizabeth Evans
- Keith Farley
- Raymond Hancox
- Robert Chivers
- Sandra Aldworth
- Sean Williams
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | 30 November 2025 | Received 11 November 2025, 19 days early | Received 11 November 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | 30 November 2024 | Received 17 November 2024, 13 days early | Received 17 November 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | 30 November 2023 | Received 29 November 2023, 1 day early | Received 29 November 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | 30 November 2022 | Received 28 November 2022, 2 days early | Received 28 November 2022 |
| 31 January 2021 | 30 November 2021 | Received 30 November 2021 | Received 30 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1134971
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 16 March 2010
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 JANUARY 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 26 FEBRUARY 2010.
- Company number
- 05016566This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.internalfire.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Ceredigion
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.