COMMUNITY ENERGY PLUS
Registered charity 1068990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORNWALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADVICE CENTRE, CORNWALL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
Through our research, direct action and promotion of sustainable energy use and renewable power generation, we are working to lessen the impacts of climate change, relieve poverty and improve health outcomes. In better understanding existing energy use, our activities benefit the communities we work with, as they learn to conserve and reduce demand and prepare for future energy challenges
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity operates within a stated reserves policy range of £120,000 to £300,000 to ensure smooth project running and protect against risks. The trustees confirm that no adjustment to reserve levels was necessary for the year, indicating financial stability. The auditors reported that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the charity's affairs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Government grants
“Income from government grants for the year totalled £1,107,965 (2024: £1,102,733).” — page 69
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum £120,000 and maximum £300,000
“The thresholds are a minimum: £120,000, and a maximum: £300,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity has a wholly owned subsidiary, Community Energy Plus (Trading) Limited; the trading company is currently dormant.
“The charity has a wholly owned subsidiary, Community Energy Plus (Trading) Limited; the trading company is currently dormant.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Community Energy Plus (Trading) Limited
“The company holds the entire issued share capital of Community Energy Plus (Trading) Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales. The principal activity of the company is to develop an e-commerce website.” — page 73
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by RRL LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
COMMUNITY ENERGY PLUS (TRADING) LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
- Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (11,446)
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Tim Jones — Chief Executive (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- OVO Energy — “Our on-going partnership with Cornwall Council and OVO Energy enables us to deliver energy advice and a range of energy efficiency measures …” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- WILLIAMS, Hazel Alison — director, appointed 12/11/2025on trustee list
- COOK, Joanne Louise — director, appointed 12/11/2025on trustee list
- DEAN, Caroline Josephine — director, appointed 12/11/2025on trustee list
- FORMAN, Amanda Mary — director, appointed 12/11/2025on trustee list
- WOTTON, Tim — director, appointed 12/11/2025on trustee list
- BROOKMAN, Amanda Sheila — director, appointed 03/11/2021on trustee list
- WEBB, Steven Mark — director, appointed 11/09/2019on trustee list
- HARTWELL, Neil Malcolm — director, appointed 16/12/2010on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- NEIL HARTWELLchair
- Amanda Mary FORMAN
- Amanda Sheila Brookman
- Caroline Josephine DEAN
- Hazel Alison WILLIAMS
- Joanne Louise Cook
- Steven Mark WEBB · trustee of 1 other charity
- Tim WOTTON
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall · Devon
Income and spending
Common questions
Is COMMUNITY ENERGY PLUS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates within a stated reserves policy range of £120,000 to £300,000 to ensure smooth project running and protect against risks. The trustees confirm that no adjustment to reserve levels was necessary for the year, indicating financial stability. The auditors reported that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the charity's affairs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RRL LLP.
Government & lottery funding
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