01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029479
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 41
- Postcode
- KA8 9FG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our charity is set up to provide free, impartial and expert advice to households, businesses and communities, covering energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport. It aims to reduce energy consumption and promote sustainability locally, thus contributing to national policy targets towards a net-zero carbon future. We do this by managing several specific programmes on behalf of the Scottish Government and local authorities. We are contracted through these schemes to provide expert advice and arrange energy efficiency measures on behalf of householders. We also provide advice to businesses and communities and assist them in accessing funding to make energy efficiency improvements and install renewable energy systems. We also manage a Climate Action Hub which provides support to local community groups, which is funded by the Scottish Government. Lastly we provide education to local schools and training to organisations including Carbon Literacy training.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are to advance environmental protection and to advance the education of the public in the fields of energy conservation and efficiency and pollution reduction by promoting awareness of, and encouraging the adoption of, practices which are directed towards increasing the more efficient use of energy, the use of renewable energy sources and the use of less polluting fuels.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £8,178,841 | £8,162,011 | 41 | 11 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £13,476,202 | £13,637,492 | 41 | 2 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £10,833,097 | £10,954,721 | 41 | 27 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £8,715,236 | £8,780,448 | 41 | 26 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £7,066,092 | £7,031,020 | 41 | 13 January 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 2 Forbes Drive, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Ayr
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.energyagency.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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