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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)

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.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£125k)
“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.

Accounts audited by Pointon Young Chartered Accountants.

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).

Trustees

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?

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.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP FOUNDATIONFY2024£125k
THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k

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