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Fuel Bank Foundation

Registered charity 1175049 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NPOWER FOUNDATION · also registered in Scotland as SC048330 (OSCR)

The Fuel Bank Foundation was set up to help as many people as possible benefit from fuel crisis support so fewer people are left without access to energy for the basics. The initial focus will be to widen the reach of Fuel Banks, so more people can access the support.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£11.8m
Latest spending
£15.7m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with £18.1 million in cash reserves, despite a decrease in donations to £11.8 million, due to planned savings from previous years. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. The charity maintains a lean operating model with central costs kept low.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“The number of employees whose total employee benefits fell within the following bands was: £60,000 – £70,000 was 1 employee.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose total employee benefits fell within the following bands was: £60,000 – £70,000 was 1 employee.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 10.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Tight cost controls have allowed us to keep operational costs at 10%, meaning 90p of every £1 of funding goes directly to delivering services and crisis fuel topups.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Pointon Young Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fuel Bank Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£11.8m
Total spending
£15.7m
Cost of raising funds
£124k
Reserves (reported)
£335k
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£11.8m£15.7m
31/03/2024£26.6m£15.9m
31/03/2023£22.2m£13.3m
31/03/2022£6.9m£3.6m
31/03/2021£4.5m£1.4m

Common questions

Is Fuel Bank Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with £18.1 million in cash reserves, despite a decrease in donations to £11.8 million, due to planned savings from previous years. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. The charity maintains a lean operating model with central costs kept low. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Pointon Young Chartered Accountants.

What does the highest-paid employee of Fuel Bank Foundation earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds Fuel Bank Foundation?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Fuel Bank Foundation as a grant recipient include THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP FOUNDATION, THE INVESCO CARES FOUNDATION, THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP FOUNDATIONFY2023£300k
THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP FOUNDATIONFY2022£200k
THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP FOUNDATIONFY2024£125kFuel vouchers
THE INVESCO CARES FOUNDATIONFY2022£93k
THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP FOUNDATIONFY2025£50kGrant funding of activities
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire1£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Fuel Bank Foundation£11.8m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear10.0%no doubt
HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3m—0above—no doubt
FIRDOUS FOUNDATION FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt
BEAT THE COLD FY2025£715k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SUPPORT FOUNDATION FY2025£190k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.