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PETERBOROUGH ENVIRONMENT CITY TRUST

Registered charity 1023929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as P E C T, PECT

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Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £467,490 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £2,353,167. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves are in line with the stated policy target of £245,000, providing a secure financial base. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of core operational expenditure (held: £2.4m)
“As of March 2025, the target level of free reserves is £245,000, representing approximately three months of core operational expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Green Energy Switch Limited (Subsidiary company) Peterborough Environment City Trust made sales / recharges to Green Energy Switch Limited of £16,188 (2024 - £11,545). There was an obligation at the year-end for Green Energy Switch to gift-aid the lower of their taxable and distributable profits for the year to Peterborough Environment City Trust, and therefore a balance of £267,538 is owed from the subsidiary company to the parent company at the year-end.
“Peterborough Environment City Trust made sales / recharges to Green Energy Switch Limited of £16,188 (2024 - £11,545). There was an obligation at the year-end for Green Energy Switch to gift-aid the lower of their taxable and distributable profits for the year to Peterborough Environment City Trust, and therefore a balance of £267,538 is owed from the subsidiary company to the parent company at the year-end.” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Green Energy Switch Limited
“PECT is also the parent of Green Energy Switch Limited (GES), a wholly owned trading subsidiary.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£759k
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
41

Reported reserves equal ~13.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: France · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.6m£2.1m
31/03/2024£2.1m£1.7m
31/03/2023£2.2m£1.7m
31/03/2022£1.7m£1.4m
31/03/2021£1.1m£855k

Common questions

Is PETERBOROUGH ENVIRONMENT CITY TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £467,490 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £2,353,167. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves are in line with the stated policy target of £245,000, providing a secure financial base. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/07/2020£50k"COVID19: Peterborough Environment City Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/07/2019£69k"Making a B-Line for pollinators across Peterborough"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/12/2011£248k"Forest for Peterborough – Woodland Heritage in Action"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/05/2010£356k"Closing the gap - turning theory into practical application"