UTILITA GIVING

Registered charity 1201330 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC052406 (OSCR)

The charity will operate primarily by the making of grants to individuals, households and/or other charities with similar objects. The charity intends also to raise the awareness of the public in the causes and consequences of fuel and food poverty which will be achieved by the publication of information on its website and other publicity materials

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

Latest income

£568k

Latest spending

£1.3m

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £736,965 for the year, resulting in a deficit that was funded against reserves. Per the trustees' report, the charity is dependent on funding from Luxion Group/Utilita Energy Limited for the majority of its incoming resources, creating a dependency risk if such funding ceases.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee was paid a salary between £90,000 and £100,000.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee was paid a salary between £90,000 and £100,000.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Utilita Energy Limited (59% of income)

“Utilita Giving received income of £568,219 (2024: £5,531,946) this year, including £300,000 in regular donations from Utilita Energy Limited.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charity is dependent on Luxion Group/Utilita Energy Limited for the majority of its incoming resources. They have indicated that the current level of regular donations, which covers the majority of the charity's overheads, will continue for the foreseeable future.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from Utilita Energy Limited

“During the year Utilita Giving received donations totalling £335,920 (2024: £5,266,791) from Utilita Energy Limited. Utilita Energy Limited is controlled by Luxion Group Limited, a company in which M D E Smith, trustee, is also a director. One other trustee is also an employee of Luxion Group Limited. These donations were to support the charitable work of Utilita Giving.” — page 24

“Luxion Group Limited were reimbursed a total of £131,810 for staff costs incurred on behalf of the charity. At the year end, an amount of £22,377 was owed by Utilita Giving, which is included in creditors.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of staff costs to Luxion Group Limited

“During the year Utilita Giving received donations totalling £335,920 (2024: £5,266,791) from Utilita Energy Limited. Utilita Energy Limited is controlled by Luxion Group Limited, a company in which M D E Smith, trustee, is also a director. One other trustee is also an employee of Luxion Group Limited. These donations were to support the charitable work of Utilita Giving.” — page 24

“Luxion Group Limited were reimbursed a total of £131,810 for staff costs incurred on behalf of the charity. At the year end, an amount of £22,377 was owed by Utilita Giving, which is included in creditors.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of expenses to Utilita Energy Limited

“During the year Utilita Giving received donations totalling £335,920 (2024: £5,266,791) from Utilita Energy Limited. Utilita Energy Limited is controlled by Luxion Group Limited, a company in which M D E Smith, trustee, is also a director. One other trustee is also an employee of Luxion Group Limited. These donations were to support the charitable work of Utilita Giving.” — page 24

“Luxion Group Limited were reimbursed a total of £131,810 for staff costs incurred on behalf of the charity. At the year end, an amount of £22,377 was owed by Utilita Giving, which is included in creditors.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knight Goodhead Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).
Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 13919664

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Utilita Giving (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Utilita Energy — “Since being launched by Utilita Energy in 2022, we’ve proudly donated £303,289 in small grants to 28 incredible charities working tirelessly…” (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.

THOMSON, Louise Danielle — director, appointed 11/07/2024not on trustee list
CURTIN, Mark Daniel — director, appointed 29/07/2022not on trustee list
SCOTT, Jason Frazer — director, appointed 29/07/2022on trustee list
MAIDMENT, Jem — director, appointed 16/02/2022on trustee list
SMITH, Michael David Edwin — director, appointed 16/02/2022on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income

£568k

Total spending

£1.3m

Reserves (reported)

£4.0m

Employees

3

Reported reserves equal ~36.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (66% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Michael David Edwin Smithchair
Jason Frazer Scott
Jem Maidment
Mark Daniel Curtin BSc, MBA

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£568k	£1.3m
31/03/2024	£5.5m	£864k
31/03/2023	£334k	£207k

Common questions

Is UTILITA GIVING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £736,965 for the year, resulting in a deficit that was funded against reserves. Per the trustees' report, the charity is dependent on funding from Luxion Group/Utilita Energy Limited for the majority of its incoming resources, creating a dependency risk if such funding ceases. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knight Goodhead Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of UTILITA GIVING earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	2	£1.9m
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL	2	£180k
CHALFORDS LIMITED	2	£103k
JEWISH CHILD'S DAY	2	£8k
M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY)	1	£490k
FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITED	1	£122k
DELAPAGE LIMITED	1	£100k
FRANKGIVING LIMITED	1	£74k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY CONCERN LONDON.

COMMUNITY CONCERN LONDON income £934
THE FOCUS FOUNDATION income £1.6m
GIVE US A CHANCE income £567k
EZER LEYOLDOS LIMITED income £981k
KOLEL BYS SHLOME ARYE TRUST income £857k
ACHEINU LIMITED income £552k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
UTILITA GIVING	£568k	£90,001 - £100,000	1	unclear	—	noted
COMMUNITY CONCERN LONDON FY2024	£934	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE FOCUS FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.6m	—	0	unclear	4.0%	no doubt
GIVE US A CHANCE FY2025	£567k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EZER LEYOLDOS LIMITED FY2025	£981k	—	0	below	—	noted
KOLEL BYS SHLOME ARYE TRUST FY2025	£857k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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