Energy `EC201`¶

Energy is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Economic and community development categoryand the Infrastructure subcategory.

177 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 0.09% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities¶

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	54	0.07%
£10k - £100k	57	0.08%
£100k - £250k	16	0.08%
£250k - £500k	13	0.13%
£500k - £1m	7	0.11%
£1m - £10m	12	0.14%
Over £10m	2	0.10%
Total	161	0.08%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	105	0.06%
oscr	57	0.23%
ccni	15	0.21%
Total	177	0.09%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
BRITISH GAS ENERGY TRUST [Charity number: 1179578] The Trust contributes to the relief of poverty, with a particular focus on fuel poverty. It helps families and individuals experiencing hardship who are struggling with gas and electricity debts by awarding grants to clear those debts. The Trust also funds organisations across England, Wales and Scotland to provide fuel debt and money advice services within communities.	£24,882,767
Energy Agency [Charity number: SC029479] The company's objects are to advance environmental protection and to advance the education of the public in the fields of energy conservation and efficiency and pollution reduction by promoting awareness of, and encouraging the adoption of, practices which are directed towards increasing the more efficient use of energy, the use of renewable energy sources and the use of less polluting fuels.	£10,833,097
The Electrical Safety Council [Charity number: SC039990] The objects for which the Council is established are, for the public benefit, to advance health and the saving of lives by promoting the safe use of electricity in all its applications and protecting and procuring the protection of consumers of electricity against faulty, unsafe and defective electrical installations, products and equipment.	£7,075,000
SEVERN WYE ENERGY AGENCY [Charity number: 1083812] Education and promotion of sustainable resource use, energy efficiency and renewable energy to tackle the fuel poverty and to improve health, wellbeing and quality of life for all. Protection of the environment, relief of poverty and community regeneration through sustainable development solutions, training and delivery, to meet the needs of the present without compromising future generations.	£6,695,198
MCS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1165752] THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURE AND INSTALLATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGIES (PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS) (INCLUDING, FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, PROVIDING BURSARIES TO THOSE WISHING TO PURSUE CAREERS IN THIS AREA	£5,583,835
EMPOWER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1161019] Empower Community Foundation oversees, as trustee, local community funds that receive a share of surplus revenues from renewable energy projects invested by Empower Community through, initially Empower Community Solar LLP and Drove Lane Solar Park CIC and New Mains of Guynd Solar Park CIC.	£3,272,140
Bryson Energy [Charity number: NI100960] Services currently provided under the auspices of the Bryson Charitable Group will transfer to the subsidiary company Bryson Energy from 1st April 2015. Bryson Energy will work to address the causes of fuel poverty – low income, energy inefficient homes and high fuel costs. These services currently include providing advice on ways to create affordable warmth, carrying out benefit assessment checks, installing efficient heating systems and insulation. Past experience highlights that benefit assessment checks will increase the benefits received by 45% of the low income households advised by an average of £36.62 per week. Bryson Energy will promote and increase individual and collective knowledge of energy conservation and energy efficiency, providing information to low income households and presentations to school children. Bryson Energy will also promote conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of natural resources through researching, piloting and increasing access to renewable energy sources for low income households.	£3,194,446
Ashden Climate Solutions [Charity number: 1104153] To contribute to the protection of the environment, the advancement of education and relief of poverty for the public benefit in developing countries, UK and elsewhere, by promoting the use of local sustainable and renewable energy sources.	£2,628,963
Action Renewables [Charity number: NI100806] Action Renewables supports renewable energy development, develops and supports European Projects, offers quality assurance to the renewable energy industry – Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation and provides advice and information to Government.	£2,343,514
COMMUNITY ENERGY PLUS [Charity number: 1068990] Through our research, direct action and promotion of sustainable energy use and renewable power generation, we are working to lessen the impacts of climate change, relieve poverty and improve health outcomes. In better understanding existing energy use, our activities benefit the communities we work with, as they learn to conserve and reduce demand and prepare for future energy challenges	£2,204,030

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
BRYN BLAEN COMMUNITY WIND FUND CIO [Charity number: 1200697] Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund CIO receives funding from the wind farm developer which we are able to grant to projects and organisations within the area defined in its constitution.	£100,020
BATH & WEST LOW CARBON COMMUNITY FUND CIO [Charity number: 1156710] THE FUND DISTRIBUTES GRANTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS SEEKING TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS OR TACKLE FUEL POVERTY IN THE DEFINED AREAS. APPLICATIONS FROM PROJECTS IN THE VICINITY OF BATH & WEST COMMUNITY ENERGY (BWCE) PROJECTS ARE PARTICULARLY WELCOME. BWCE DONATES ITS SURPLUS PROFITS TO THE FUND, GENERATED FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS COMMUNITY OWNED RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.	£35,000
Hebron House Charitable Trust Ltd. [Charity number: NI102359] 1 We deliver the Christian faith using Bible teaching and principles (non-denominational) to people living with addictions to alcohol, prescribed drugs and illegal drugs in Siberia Russia. 2. We preserve and protect the health of those actually suffering from addiction to alcohol, prescribed drugs and illegal drugs in Siberia Russia by providing residential rehabilitation and provide respite to the families of those in addictions. 3. We return the addict into the social system. This involves reinstatement of personal documents like passports / work permits. Also the return of the addict to the work place after sometimes months and even years of unemployment. This work is centered in a rehabilitation center called 'Hebron House' in the city of Novosibirsh Siberia. It is staffed by volunteer workers and ex-residents while the day to day running costs like food, heating gas, electricity, rates, house maintenance etc are provided for from the Hebron House Chaitable Trust Ltd. The period of stay for most residents is 6 weeks. With a further period (in special cases) up to one year known as 'adaptation' where residents live at Hebron but work in the community for adaptation back into the community. The desire of our Trust is that these men and women will be returned back into society as valuable, contributing members of their community and families.	£1,278
TUMAINI JIPYA - NEW HOPE [Charity number: 1170122] Working to provide basic needs to rural Tanzania. At present we are working on getting clean, fresh water to 14,000 people in the Masai area of Tanzania. These people deserve to access basic needs we take for granted. We also support the local primary school in Lengijave at present and have managed to install electricity into part of the school across a gorge and glaze windows.	£2,598
GEORGE WATSON MEMORIAL HALL [Charity number: 203158] Continued to let Hall for social events, dancing classes, etc, which realised ?12,095. Expenditure amounted to ?49,458. Main areas of expenditure were improvements to the Hall, electricity and gas.	£60,303
Talamh Life Centre Ltd [Charity number: SC029579] (1) To advance education in relation to the natural environment, traditional craft skills, energy efficiency, renewable energy sources and alternative health remedies (2) To promote training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as are relevant to the fields referred to in paragraph (1) above (3) To provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation available to the public at large with a view to improving their conditions of life (4) To promote for the public benefit the preservation (whether wholly or in part) of buildings and other structures of historic and! or architectural significance (5) To promote education through promotion of the arts (6) To promote, establish, operate, and/or support other schemes and projects of a charitable nature	£265
CHALLENGE AFRICA [Charity number: 1121563] Our goal is to help people help themselves out of poverty. We build successful social enterprises to sustainably fund;care, food and education for orphans, community centres, installation of water, sanitation and electricity systems, support for teachers and healthcare workers, HIV prevention projects, AIDS counselling and physiotherapy and the provision of family grants and enterprise support.	£9,087
Lochwinnoch Community Development Trust [Charity number: SC053157] (a) To advance environmental protection and improvement by (inter alia) (i) remediating community land which has become contaminated or degraded. (ii) carrying out and supporting sustainable land use practices. (iii) improving the biodiversity of the land. (iv) developing community renewable energy schemes (b) to advance education by providing the opportunity for people to experience the outdoor environment. (c) the advancement of citizenship and community development in the village by (inter alia) (i) involving volunteers in tree planting, (ii) establishing and maintaining a community garden, (iii) running workshops and educational programmes to raise awareness about environmental issues. (d) the relief of those in need by reason of age or loneliness by (inter alia) (i) running a craft group, a weekly tea bar and coffee morning for the elderly in the village and (ii) supporting a Men's Shed social group. (e) the advancement of the arts and heritage by supporting the community buyout of a disused parish church and hall in the village and its conversion into an alternative community use such as an arts centre. (f) other charitable objects which promote the advancement of community development (including the advancement of rural regeneration) and which are compatible with the purposes specified in Section 7 of Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
Erdodi Trust [Charity number: NI104191] The trust raises financial support to contribute regularly to help support the work of Julia and Bela Erdodi. We aim to: Help with centre running costs e.g. electricity, heating and food. Protect and preserve the health of the children. Provide recreation and other types of leisure activities. Advance the education of the children. Assist the young people as they seek employment. Continue to provide financial support for young people attending university. The trust communicates with the centre and those who support the trust.	£131
Axios Trust [Charity number: SC000022] The purposes of the Trust shall be:- To provide residential accommodation (at concessionary rents or at no rents all at the Trustees' entire discretion having regard to the economic circumstances of the occupiers) within any part of Scotland, England or Wales for the benefit and residential occupation of actively employed or serving Ministers of the Christian religion, missionaries of any Christian Missionary Society or other Servants or employees of any Christian bodies or organisations, or such Ministers, missionaries, servants or employees who are now retired from such respective employment or service and/or their respective dependants and for the improvement, alteration, renovation, demolition, maintenance and repair of such accommodation and the payment as might be necessary having regard to the economic circumstances of the occupiers of all burdens, local rates or other form of local taxation and accounts for gas, oil, electricity, coal or other supplies and telephone rental charges for such accommodation where these or any of these will not be paid by the occupier thereof from time to time to be used for the foregoing purposes and for the outfitting of such accommodation with suitable items of furniture and appliances as the Trustees might deem fit. (2) To provide financial assistant to the above categories of persons for their personal and family requirements and needs including without prejudice to the foregoing generality provision for holidays as may be brought to the notice of the Trustees and all at the entire discretion of the Trustees. (3) Generally to do all other lawful things as in the opinion of the Trustees that may be incidental or conducive to attainment of the foregoing purposes of the Trust provided that all such ancillary means are directed entirely into promoting the foregoing purposes of the Trust. (4) To raise, hold, manage and expend funds for the aforesaid purposes.	£235,322