ENERGY SPARKS

Charity number: 1189273
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Energy Sparks offers an online energy analysis tool and energy education programme specifically designed to help schools reduce their electricity and gas usage through the analysis of half hourly smart meter data. Energy Sparks provides advice and activities to support pupils and the wider school community to reduce their school's carbon footprint.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £464,967
Total expenditure: £499,338

Total income includes £25,200 from 1 government contract(s) and £240,962 from 2 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 1

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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 April 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PETER ANDREWS Chair 20 March 2020
None on record
Edward Moore Trustee 13 May 2024
None on record
Dr Robert Richard Cohen Trustee 20 March 2022
E G COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST NO 2
Received: On time
Andrew Houston Trustee 15 December 2021
None on record
Sunny Pawar Trustee 19 November 2020
None on record
Tim Warnes Trustee 19 November 2020
None on record
Naomi Allen Trustee 19 November 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £221.27k £422.06k £464.97k
Total expenditure £161.75k £290.32k £499.34k
Income from government contracts £26.41k N/A £25.20k
Income from government grants N/A £146.96k £240.96k

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 August 2023 14 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 14 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 17 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 17 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 25 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 25 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Apr 2020

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING TOOLS, SERVICES AND PROGRAMMES TO REDUCE ENERGY AND RESOURCE CONSUMPTION AND CARBON EMISSIONS. (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY EDUCATING AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE CAUSES AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY SAVING AND REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS.

Contact information

Address:
FAIRLAWN
PARK CORNER
FRESHFORD
BATH
BA2 7UP
Phone:
01225723924
Email:
hello@energysparks.uk
Website:

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