CCEW Charity Commission profile

Fuel Bank Foundation

Registered charity 1175049 · organisation 5105122

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received Late
Charity type
CIO
Registered
9 October 2017
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£11,838,713
Latest expenditure
£15,702,692
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Room 10, Wombourne Civic Centre, Gravel Hill, Wombourne, Staffordshire, WV5 9HA

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Fuel Bank Foundation was set up to help as many people as possible benefit from fuel crisis support so fewer people are left without access to energy for the basics. The initial focus will be to widen the reach of Fuel Banks, so more people can access the support.

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
16 March 2026
Date Accounts Received
16 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£11,838,713
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,702,692
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
31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£26,594,249
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,899,197
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
5 February 2024
Date Accounts Received
5 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£22,213,163
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,345,636
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
1 September 2023
Date Accounts Received
1 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,893,401
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,638,079
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
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,535,653
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,437,444

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
16 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£11,838,713
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,702,692
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£1,352,759
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 70001 80000
4
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
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
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£26,594,249
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,899,197
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£11,750,840
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 90001 100000
1
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
5 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£22,213,163
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,345,636
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£8,512,626
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
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 80001 90000
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
1 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,893,401
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,638,079
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
£3
Income From Government Grants
£3,258,079
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
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
£4,535,653
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,437,444
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
£5
Income From Government Grants
£148,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other 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
16 March 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
11790952
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
47761
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
11838713
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£124,419
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£15,578,273
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
15702692
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
144210
Expenditure Support Costs
2407192
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£334,570
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£23,717,330
Assets Total Liabilities
£648,522
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£23,068,808
Creditors One Year Total Current
648522
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£19,215,390
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2656798
Funds Restricted
20412010
Funds Total
23068808
Count Employees
24
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
31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
26554408
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
26554408
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£15,899,197
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
15899197
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10100
Expenditure Support Costs
1768177
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,963,761
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£26,754,841
Assets Total Liabilities
£384,342
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£26,370,499
Creditors One Year Total Current
384342
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£23,742,535
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2963761
Funds Restricted
23406738
Funds Total
26370499
Count Employees
19
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
5 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
22198675
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
14488
Income Total Income And Endowments
22213163
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£80,251
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£13,265,385
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
13345636
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
232317
Expenditure Support Costs
1022015
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£333,000
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£15,766,308
Assets Total Liabilities
£90,861
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£15,675,447
Creditors One Year Total Current
90861
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£15,675,447
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3466076
Funds Restricted
12209371
Funds Total
15675447
Count Employees
11
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
1 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
6893401
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
6893401
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,494,616
Expenditure Other
143463
Expenditure Total
3638079
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
357458
Expenditure Support Costs
607034
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,651,139
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,149,346
Assets Total Liabilities
£341,426
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,807,920
Creditors One Year Total Current
341426
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£6,807,920
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2651139
Funds Restricted
4156781
Funds Total
6807920
Count Employees
2
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
4535653
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4535653
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£59,555
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,355,186
Expenditure Other
22703
Expenditure Total
1437444
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
260169
Expenditure Support Costs
382084
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£50,000
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,657,015
Assets Total Liabilities
£104,417
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,552,598
Creditors One Year Total Current
104417
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,600,035
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2585713
Funds Restricted
966885
Funds Total
3552598
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Fuel Bank Foundation
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2017-10-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Oct 2017 as amended on 06 Jan 2020
Charitable Objects
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN ENGLAND AND WALES BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY, TO UNDERTAKE AND SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO POVERTY AND THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
612462
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
FUEL BANK FOUNDATION
Charity Name Id
589538
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
NPOWER FOUNDATION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures