NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION

Charity number: 290511
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

RESEARCHING AND ANALYSING THE CAUSES AND EXTENT OF FUEL POVERTY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES TO ADDRESS IT. MANAGING PROJECTS IN INNER CITIES AND RURAL AREAS WHICH SHOW INNOVATIVE WAYS OF TACKLING FUEL POVERTY AND THAT BRING WIDER BENEFITS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES. CAMPAIGNING TO INCREASE RESOURCES TO ERADICATE FUEL POVERTY. PROVISION OF ADVICE AND TRAINING SERVICES.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 November 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NEA (Working name)
  • NEA CYMRU (Working name)
  • NEA NI (Working name)
  • NEA NORTHERN IRELAND (Working name)
  • NEIGHBOURHOOD ENERGY ACTION (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Claire Durkin Chair 14 May 2019
None on record
Janet Wood Trustee 17 March 2025
None on record
Nusheen Hussain BA Hons Trustee 08 July 2024
None on record
Karen Elizabeth Cherrett Trustee 08 July 2024
None on record
Sarah Hopkins Trustee 08 July 2024
None on record
David Iain Deboys Trustee 21 July 2022
None on record
Frazer Scott Trustee 29 May 2020
None on record
Judith Damerell Trustee 14 May 2020
None on record
Maria Theresa Wardrobe OBE Trustee 14 May 2020
None on record
David Hall Trustee 01 December 2019
None on record
Helen Walker Trustee 14 May 2019
None on record
Robert Howard Trustee 14 May 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £5.61m £6.05m £8.42m £12.16m £13.29m
Total expenditure £6.93m £6.46m £7.87m £9.63m £12.92m
Income from government contracts £14.51k N/A £48.41k £167.11k £374.56k
Income from government grants £119.60k £313.29k £632.72k £176.90k £222.71k
Income - Donations and legacies £88.37k £26.66k £315.56k £2.36m £1.15m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £5.49m £5.91m £8.02m £9.70m £11.97m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £37.71k £44.93k £15.54k £41.14k £115.53k
Income - Other £0 £59.65k £68.21k £60.45k £54.09k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £6.92m £6.46m £7.87m £9.62m £12.90m
Expenditure - Raising funds £6.32k £214 £4.50k £14.14k £17.71k
Expenditure - Governance £95.22k £55.92k £60.60k £67.46k £111.37k
Expenditure - Grants institution £1.41m £1.92m £2.88m £3.35m £4.61m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £81.13k £87.71k £59.98k £45.38k £44.30k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £8.06m £7.29m £7.61m £9.65m £10.92m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £5.73m £5.39m £5.13m £4.63m £5.51m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 03 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 02 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 02 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION
WEST ONE
FORTH BANKS
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 3PA
Phone:
01912615677