GREENPOWER EDUCATION TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 18 January 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06909767
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,410,115
Latest expenditure: £1,385,913
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Green Power Education Trust, The Green Power Centre, Arundel Road, Fontwell, Arundel, BN18 0SD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.greenpower.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The primary objective of Greenpower is to inspire young people to excel in science, technology, engineering andmathematics through a unique challenge: to design, build and race an electric car. To achieve this, thecharity develops car kits, parts and the technical regulations for the events it arranges; enabling participants to experience competing and problem solving in teams.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 22 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,410,115
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,385,913

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 17 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,366,781
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,386,273

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,379,568
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,378,907

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,062,684
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,037,504

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £947,606
Total Gross Expenditure: £997,461
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,410,115
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,385,913
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,366,781
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,386,273
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,379,568
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,378,907
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,062,684
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,037,504
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £947,606
Total Gross Expenditure: £997,461
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £77,276
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 35

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 232370
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1177745
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1410115
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,212,956
Expenditure Other: 172957
Expenditure Total: 1385913
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 32833
Expenditure Support Costs: 172957
Expenditure Depreciation: 2665
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £96,812
Assets Total Fixed: 5081
Assets Own Use: 5080
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £345,360
Assets Total Liabilities: £228,629
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £121,812
Creditors One Year Total Current: 225083
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3546
Assets Cash: £132,373
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 96812
Funds Restricted: 25000
Funds Total: 121812
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 193340
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1173441
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1366781
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,217,136
Expenditure Other: 169137
Expenditure Total: 1386273
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 46645
Expenditure Support Costs: 169137
Expenditure Depreciation: 1250
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £78,461
Assets Total Fixed: 3751
Assets Own Use: 3750
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £273,427
Assets Total Liabilities: £179,568
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £97,610
Creditors One Year Total Current: 165485
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 14083
Assets Cash: £52,269
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 97610
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 97610
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 251769
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1127799
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1379568
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,233,993
Expenditure Other: 144914
Expenditure Total: 1378907
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 50867
Expenditure Support Costs: 144914
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £78,461
Assets Total Fixed: 1
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £455,507
Assets Total Liabilities: £338,406
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £117,102
Creditors One Year Total Current: 314042
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 24364
Assets Cash: £267,133
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 98690
Funds Restricted: 18412
Funds Total: 117102
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 169160
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 893524
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1062684
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £914,627
Expenditure Other: 122877
Expenditure Total: 1037504
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 20383
Expenditure Support Costs: 122877
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £78,460
Assets Total Fixed: 1
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £288,966
Assets Total Liabilities: £172,526
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £116,441
Creditors One Year Total Current: 137999
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 34527
Assets Cash: £63,629
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 33055
Funds Restricted: 83386
Funds Total: 116441
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 379374
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 568232
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 947606
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £903,696
Expenditure Other: 93765
Expenditure Total: 997461
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10298
Expenditure Support Costs: 93765
Expenditure Depreciation: 188
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £120,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £225,503
Assets Total Liabilities: £134,243
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £91,261
Creditors One Year Total Current: 95358
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 38885
Assets Cash: £87,996
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -71882
Funds Restricted: 163143
Funds Total: 91261
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GREENPOWER EDUCATION TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-01-18T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19 MAY 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 DEC 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 JUL 2016
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECTS OF SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY TO YOUNG PEOPLE.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures