PEC TRUST
Registered charity 1183711 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
PEC Trust provides expertise, educational resources and support services to empower people to heat and power their homes affordably, at the same time increasing community confidence to engage in energy issues and to reduce greenhouse gases. These activities will benefit the fuel poor and those most vulnerable. The activities involve one to one and groups and active engagement with stakeholders.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £963,894 against a stated policy target of £450,000, indicating reserves are above the policy requirement. The trustees note that current three-year forecasts show an increasing level of underfunding, but the group remains a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £450,000 (held: £964k)
“We intend to maintain our reserves at a level which is at least equivalent to 3 months staffing costs at existing levels and a further 3 months staffing costs for key staff. Last years reserve policy has been reviewed and increased to £450,000” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Ernesettle Community Solar Ltd
“Donations of £600,000 were received by PEC Trust from Ernesettle Community Solar Ltd for which there are directors in common” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: PEC Management Services Limited
“PEC Management Services Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The company’s registered company number is 14098558 and their principal activities are human resources provision and management of human resource functions.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
PEC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £1.3m
- Profit before tax: £-10k
- The company is controlled by the charity, PEC Trust (11569012) and PEC Trust prepare the group financial statements.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Alistair Macpherson — CEO (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.
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.
- VIRGO, Michelle — director, appointed 01/02/2026on trustee list
- MCCARTY, Joshua — director, appointed 31/07/2025on trustee list
- BURNYEAT, William James — director, appointed 03/12/2020on trustee list
- EBBRELL, Tracy — director, appointed 11/11/2020on trustee list
- HARDMAN, Paul Joseph, Dr — director, appointed 04/12/2019on trustee list
- BUSSEL, Kieran Van — director, appointed 04/12/2019not on trustee list
- RYLES, Owen David — director, appointed 03/10/2019on trustee list
- HUTCHCROFT, Ian — director, appointed 19/07/2019on trustee list
- PEELE, Gillian Anne — secretary, appointed 14/09/2018
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 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 (79% 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).
- Ian Hutchcroftchair
- John Bailey
- Joshua McCarty · trustee of 1 other charity
- Kieran VanBussel
- Michelle Virgo
- Mohammed Chaanda
- Owen Ryles
- Paul Hardman
- Tracy Ebbrell
- William Burnyeat
- Zoe Sydenham
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Plymouth City · Torbay
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PEC TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £963,894 against a stated policy target of £450,000, indicating reserves are above the policy requirement. The trustees note that current three-year forecasts show an increasing level of underfunding, but the group remains a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.
Who funds PEC TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PEC TRUST as a grant recipient include MCS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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