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BEAT THE COLD

Registered charity 1159027 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE RELIEF OF FUEL POVERTY AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF AN INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND REFERRAL SERVICE. PROMOTING THE EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY (INCLUDING RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY). THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN RELATION TO ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. SEE MORE AT: WWW.BEATCOLD.ORG.UK

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£715k
Latest spending
£626k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £88,741 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £378,409. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy target of accumulating sufficient reserves to cover at least 3 months of running expenses, and the current unrestricted general fund balance of £273,254 appears to exceed this threshold based on the stated annual expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £378k)
“The trustees goal is to accumulate sufficient reserves so that in the event of external funding not being available at any time the charity will have at least 3 months, and preferably 6 months running expenses” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£715k
Total spending
£626k
Reserves (reported)
£105k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£715k£626k
31/03/2024£867k£799k
31/03/2023£704k£741k
31/03/2022£661k£661k
31/03/2021£383k£271k

Common questions

Is BEAT THE COLD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £88,741 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £378,409. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy target of accumulating sufficient reserves to cover at least 3 months of running expenses, and the current unrestricted general fund balance of £273,254 appears to exceed this threshold based on the stated annual expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2010£9kBeat the Cold- Efficiently!