CCEW Charity Commission profile

ACT ON ENERGY

Registered charity 1075679 · organisation 3956537

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
25 May 1999
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03621022
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£4,669,728
Latest expenditure
£4,749,504
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 1-4, Ardencroft Court, Arden Grafton, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6DP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provision of free and impartial advice on energy efficiency to the general public;Promote the relief of fuel poverty;Deliver educational programmes in schools and colleges;Devise and manage schemes on behalf of others to promote energy efficiency measures and seek supporting funding;Work with charities, voluntary bodies, statutory authorities and others

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
26 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,669,728
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,749,504
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
14 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
14 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,681,844
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,239,133
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
20 February 2024
Date Accounts Received
20 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,345,826
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,246,900
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
30 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,251,904
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,694,979
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
31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£934,011
Total Gross Expenditure
£778,812

04 Official extract

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
26 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,669,728
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,749,504
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
16
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Contracts
808116
Income From Government Grants
£251,837
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
2
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
14 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,681,844
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,239,133
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
15
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
542109
Income From Government Grants
£175,630
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
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
20 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,345,826
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,246,900
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
17
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
3020944
Income From Government Grants
£970,923
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
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
30 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,251,904
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,694,979
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
7
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
1215865
Income From Government Grants
£696,108
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£934,011
Total Gross Expenditure
£778,812
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£11
Income From Government Contracts
61793
Income From Government Grants
£805,005
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

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
26 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
2914802
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1732009
Income Investments
22917
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4669728
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,749,504
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4749504
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
9588
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£925,671
Assets Total Fixed
18316
Assets Own Use
18316
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,159,712
Assets Total Liabilities
£654,974
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,523,054
Creditors One Year Total Current
654974
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,660,962
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
925671
Funds Restricted
597383
Funds Total
1523054
Count Employees
59
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
14 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1388839
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3284185
Income Investments
8820
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4681844
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,216,534
Expenditure Other
22599
Expenditure Total
4239133
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
6996
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£654,264
Assets Total Fixed
27904
Assets Own Use
27904
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,721,750
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,146,824
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,602,830
Creditors One Year Total Current
1146824
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,108,847
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
654264
Funds Restricted
948566
Funds Total
1602830
Count Employees
51
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
20 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1192424
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3152212
Income Investments
1190
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4345826
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,246,900
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4246900
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
13844
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£123,654
Assets Total Fixed
34900
Assets Own Use
34900
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,424,732
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,299,513
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,160,119
Creditors One Year Total Current
1299513
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,642,212
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
891027
Funds Restricted
269092
Funds Total
1160119
Count Employees
35
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
30 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3232195
Income Investments
39
Income Other
19670
Income Total Income And Endowments
3251904
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,694,979
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2694979
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
11981
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,061,193
Assets Total Fixed
36431
Assets Own Use
36431
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,622,734
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,597,972
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,061,193
Creditors One Year Total Current
1597972
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,766,155
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
925114
Funds Restricted
136079
Funds Total
1061193
Count Employees
23
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
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
924879
Income Investments
180
Income Other
8952
Income Total Income And Endowments
934011
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£777,324
Expenditure Other
1488
Expenditure Total
778812
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
5969
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£504,268
Assets Total Fixed
38114
Assets Own Use
38114
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,099,408
Assets Total Liabilities
£633,254
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£504,268
Creditors One Year Total Current
633254
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£827,453
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
504268
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
504268
Count Employees
13
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Worcestershire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lambeth
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Warwickshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Sandwell
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Dudley
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Solihull
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Coventry City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wolverhampton
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Walsall
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ACT ON ENERGY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1999-05-25T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 AUGUST 1998 AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 18 FEBRUARY 1999 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAMED DATED 30 OCTOBER 2008
Charitable Objects
A) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCYB) PROMOTE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGYC) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCYD) CONDUCT RESEARCH RELATING TO THE UTILISATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES AND TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH TO THE PUBLIC
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
436359
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
WARWICKSHIRE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADVICE CENTRE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Paying staff