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NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION

Registered charity 290511 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEA, NEA CYMRU, NEA NI, NEA NORTHERN IRELAND, NEIGHBOURHOOD ENERGY ACTION

RESEARCHING AND ANALYSING THE CAUSES AND EXTENT OF FUEL POVERTY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES TO ADDRESS IT.MANAGING PROJECTS IN INNER CITIES AND RURAL AREAS WHICH SHOW INNOVATIVE WAYS OF TACKLING FUEL POVERTY AND THAT BRING WIDER BENEFITS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES.CAMPAIGNING TO INCREASE RESOURCES TO ERADICATE FUEL POVERTY. PROVISION OF ADVICE AND TRAINING SERVICES.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£15.3m
Latest spending
£14.2m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus on activities of £1,099,617, driven by lower staffing costs and higher bank interest receipts than anticipated. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £6,547,230, which exceeds the stated policy target range of £3.6 million to £4.4 million. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£100,000 - £109,999 1” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Leicester City Council owed NEA £254,897 for a funding contract. Robert Howard (NEA Trustee) is an employee of Leicester City Council.
“During 2022/23, the charity was awarded a funding contract by Leicester City Council and the income earned from this contract as at 31 March 2025 is £254,897” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — National Energy Action (NEA) (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Total income
£15.3m
Total spending
£14.2m
Cost of raising funds
£30k
Reserves (reported)
£6.5m
Employees
168

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.2% 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: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£15.3m£14.2m
31/03/2024£13.3m£12.9m
31/03/2023£12.2m£9.6m
31/03/2022£8.4m£7.9m
31/03/2021£6.0m£6.5m

Common questions

Is NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus on activities of £1,099,617, driven by lower staffing costs and higher bank interest receipts than anticipated. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £6,547,230, which exceeds the stated policy target range of £3.6 million to £4.4 million. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band.

Who funds NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION as a grant recipient include HYDE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MILLFIELD HOUSE FOUNDATION (1), Fuel Bank Foundation, THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST, ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HYDE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£187kEnergy fund (administered on behalf of the Charity)
THE MILLFIELD HOUSE FOUNDATION (1)FY2023£40kGrant funding of activities
THE MILLFIELD HOUSE FOUNDATION (1)FY2024£20kThe second instalment of a grant commitment made in 2022-2023 for £40.000
Fuel Bank FoundationFY2022£10k
THE MILLFIELD HOUSE FOUNDATION (1)FY2025£10kFinal instalment of a grant commitment made in 2022-2023 for £40,000
Fuel Bank FoundationFY2023£5kFuel Bank Vouchers
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kCharitable Donation

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation20/10/2023£134kGrant to National Energy Action
Northern Rock Foundation11/12/2006£26kGrant awarded to National Energy Action (North East)
The National Lottery Community Fund17/03/2006£4kNEA Older Persons Advice & Advocacy Project
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2005£77kTackling Fuel Poverty amongst young people.
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2004£119kto provide advice on energy efficiency and raise awareness of fuel poverty
Northern Rock Foundation03/12/2002£35kGrant awarded to National Energy Action (Tyne & Wear)
Northern Rock Foundation12/10/1999£57kGrant awarded to National Energy Action (Tyne & Wear)

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
STREETS OF LONDON1£15k
MCS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£15k
THE THOMAS BRINGTON FOUNDATION1£14k
HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k
MARKET HARBOROUGH BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£2k
ENFIELD LIONS CLUB (CIO)1£180

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACT ON ENERGY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION£15.3m£100,001 - £110,000—above—no doubt
ACT ON ENERGY FY2025£4.7m——unclear—no doubt
BEAT THE COLD FY2025£715k—0unclear—no doubt
HOMELESS ACTION FY2025£3.8m£100,001 - £110,0001below—no doubt
THE NATIONAL ENERGY FOUNDATION FY2025£3.4m——unclear—no doubt
KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION FOUNDATION FY2025£44k—0below—no doubt

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