COMMUNITY ENERGY PLUS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 1 April 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03533571
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,897,344
Latest expenditure: £1,786,008
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Suite C, Milestone House, Glenthorne Court, Truro Business Park, Threemilestone, TRURO

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Through our research, direct action and promotion of sustainable energy use and renewable power generation, we are working to lessen the impacts of climate change, relieve poverty and improve health outcomes. In better understanding existing energy use, our activities benefit the communities we work with, as they learn to conserve and reduce demand and prepare for future energy challenges

03 Official extract

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: 15 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,897,344
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,786,008

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: 17 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,801,921
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,680,088

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: 18 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,204,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,147,239

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: 5 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,252,298
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,105,408

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: 24 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £618,929
Total Gross Expenditure: £582,248

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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: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,897,344
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,786,008
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £1,107,965
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 17 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,801,921
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,680,088
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £1,102,733
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 0

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: 18 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,204,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,147,239
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 2417
Income From Government Grants: £1,629,518
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 0

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: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,252,298
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,105,408
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 24985
Income From Government Grants: £657,695
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £618,929
Total Gross Expenditure: £582,248
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £275,208
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 15 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1094
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1894775
Income Investments: 1475
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1897344
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,786,008
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1786008
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9927
Expenditure Support Costs: 144856
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £226,229
Assets Total Fixed: 1
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £712,508
Assets Total Liabilities: £76,549
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £635,960
Creditors One Year Total Current: 76549
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £254,156
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 226229
Funds Restricted: 409731
Funds Total: 635960
Count Employees: 26
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 17 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 300
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1800376
Income Investments: 1245
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1801921
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,680,088
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1680088
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9127
Expenditure Support Costs: 9127
Expenditure Depreciation: 1875
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £298,092
Assets Total Fixed: 1
Assets Own Use: 1
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £618,643
Assets Total Liabilities: £94,020
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £524,624
Creditors One Year Total Current: 94020
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £465,142
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 298092
Funds Restricted: 226532
Funds Total: 524624
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 18 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2203150
Income Investments: 880
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2204030
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,147,239
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2147239
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8700
Expenditure Support Costs: 8700
Expenditure Depreciation: 2500
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £350,507
Assets Total Fixed: 1876
Assets Own Use: 1875
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £564,778
Assets Total Liabilities: £163,863
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £402,791
Creditors One Year Total Current: 163863
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £434,227
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 350507
Funds Restricted: 52284
Funds Total: 402791
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 5 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1252296
Income Investments: 2
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1252298
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,105,408
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1105408
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7357
Expenditure Support Costs: 7357
Expenditure Depreciation: 2500
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £283,190
Assets Total Fixed: 4376
Assets Own Use: 4375
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £739,581
Assets Total Liabilities: £397,957
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £346,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 397957
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £452,829
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 283190
Funds Restricted: 62810
Funds Total: 346000
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 24 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 17591
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 601329
Income Investments: 9
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 618929
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £582,248
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 582248
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7259
Expenditure Support Costs: 7259
Expenditure Depreciation: 2500
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £174,886
Assets Total Fixed: 6876
Assets Own Use: 6875
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £412,642
Assets Total Liabilities: £220,408
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £199,110
Creditors One Year Total Current: 220408
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £292,728
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 174886
Funds Restricted: 24224
Funds Total: 199110
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Devon
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cornwall
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: COMMUNITY ENERGY PLUS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-04-01T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 24 MARCH 1998.
Charitable Objects: A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY;B) THE CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ;C) TO CONDUCT RESEARCH RELATING TO THE UTILISATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES AND MAKING AVAILABLE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH TO THE PUBLIC
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 439740
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CORNWALL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP

Charity Name Id: 439734
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CORNWALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADVICE CENTRE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures