**Registered Charity Number 1200378**
## **Energy Heroes**
**Annual Report & Financial Statements**
**For The Year Ended**
**31[st] August 2025**
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## **Energy Heroes Contents For The Year Ended 31[st] August 2025**
|Trustees’ Report ...............................................................................................................................|3 - 12|
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|Independent Examiner’s Report .......................................................................................................|13|
|Statement of Financial Activities.........................................................................................................|14|
|Balance Sheet ..................................................................................................................................|15 - 16|
|Accounts Approval…………………………………………………………………………………………...|17|
|Notes to the Financial Statements......................................................................................................|18|
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**Energy Heroes Trustee Report For The Year Ended 31[st] August 2025**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the year**
## **From 01/09/2024 To 31/08/2025**
## **1. Executive summary**
2024–25 marked another year of growth and consolidation for Energy Heroes, deepening our reach and impact across schools, teachers, and communities. Building on over a decade of experience and recognition as a national leader in educational energy-saving programmes, we continued to deliver measurable impact in energy literacy, behaviour change, and carbon reduction.
Over the year, 45 schools, 45 teachers, and 13,091 pupils participated in the programme, reaching an estimated 39,813 individuals — nearly 3,000 more than projected. Through our Teach, Engage, and Reach framework, participating schools and households achieved an estimated £1.09 million in combined energy cost savings and 1,298 tonnes of CO ₂ e reductions.
Partnerships and collaboration with Northern Powergrid, Solar for Schools, Let’s Go Zero, Ministry for Eco Education (MEE), Sheffield Hallam University, Climate Ambassadors, Climate Education South Yorkshire (SCESY), Rotherham School Improvement Services (ROSIS) and local councils strengthened the programme’s reach and credibility, while our new Superhero Schools initiative set the stage for the next phase of national roll-out.
## **2. Administrative details**
Charity name: Principal address: Charity Trustees:
Charity name: Energy Heroes Principal address: 53 Ashley Road, Altrincham, WA14 2DP Charity Trustees: Kate Gilmartin, Mark Pendry, Hugh Goulbourne, Amy Shaffery, Michael Gilmartin Charity incorporation date: 15 September 2022: CIO: Foundation model constitution Bank: Unity Bank Online Charity Registration number: 1200378 Registered Company Number CE030237
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**Energy Heroes Trustee Report For The Year Ended 31[st] August 2025**
## **3. Objectives and Activities**
## _**1. Description of the Charity’s Purpose**_
Energy Heroes advances education in _energy literacy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation_ through an interactive learning programme designed primarily for Year 5 pupils and their wider school communities.
The programme seeks to:
- Improve mathematical data-handling and problem-solving skills.
- Empower energy users to reduce fuel bills and carbon emissions.
- Encourage low-carbon living and sustainable behaviours.
- Strengthen community understanding of the energy transition.
## _**2. Main Activities in 2024–25**_
The _Energy Heroes!_ programme was delivered in **45 schools** across Yorkshire, the North East, and the Midlands. Each participating school received a comprehensive education and engagement package including:
- Delivery of the first _Energy Heroes_ maths lesson to Year 5 pupils by our trained teachers.
- A Teacher’s Guide and goody bag enabling five further lessons to be delivered in class.
- A pupil-led **Energy Audit** and **Energy Saving Action Plan** .
- Whole-school assemblies and energy-saving leaflets for all pupils.
- Five _Home Energy Challenges_ to engage families and carers.
- Optional _Eco-Club_ sessions in 21 schools to embed learning and develop leadership skills.
- • Access to EHTV! — a pupil-led media initiative filming short episodes on energy topics.
These activities combined curriculum learning with community engagement, enabling pupils to become _messengers for change_ in their homes and schools.
## **4. Achievements and Performance 2024–25**
## **Programme Reach and Impact**
||**Category**||**Core Target**||**Delivered**||**Outcome**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Schools**|||45||45|Fully achieved||
|**Pupils taught and engaged**|||10,350||13,091|Exceeded by 27%||
|**Community members reached**|||36,990||39,813|Exceeded by 7.6%||
|**Estimated cost savings**|||£1,091,748|£1,091,748||£919,785 household+£171,963 schools||
|**Estimated CO**₂**e savings**||~1,298 tonnes||—||Households only||
## **Educational Outcomes**
- **1,832 Year 5 pupils** taught the first _Energy Heroes_ maths lesson.
- **45 teachers** trained and supported with classroom resources and CPD.
- **1,832 pupil questionnaires** demonstrated increased energy and climate awareness.
- **9,949 households** engaged through pupil-led outreach, newsletters, and displays.
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## **Environmental Outcomes**
Using Ofgem and Carbon Trust methodologies:
- **£1.09 million** combined annual savings in energy costs.
- **7.06 GWh** estimated household energy saved.
- **1,298 tonnes of CO** ₂ **e** avoided.
## **Partnerships and Networks**
- Formalised partnership with _Solar for Schools_ and joined the _Let’s Go Zero_ coalition.
- Collaborated with _Ministry of Eco-Education_ and _Climate Ambassadors_ networks.
- Hosted two national webinars:
- _Primary Maths for the Planet_ (January 2024)
- _Sustainable Food in Schools_ (June 2025)
-
- Established a **Professional Learning Network (PLN)** via WhatsApp with 153 teacher members.
- Presented at _Sheffield Hallam University Climate Leaders Conference and TeachMeet CPD session_ , _Green Economy, Climate Education South Yorkshire (SCESY), Bramly Council Cluster and MEE Eco-Ed Yorkshire_ events.
## **5. Plans for the Future**
Building on the success of this year, the Trustees will focus on three strategic priorities for 2025–26:
## _**1. Superhero Schools**_
A new, scalable model replacing _Super Saver Schools_ , integrating carbon literacy and school-wide decarbonisation goals with measurable savings and Ofsted-linked outcomes.
## _**2. Deepening Community Energy Engagement**_
Continue collaboration with Northern Powergrid and local councils to embed community energy literacy and strengthen links to regional retrofit and solar initiatives.
## _**3. Digital Learning and Teacher Network Expansion**_
Enhance the _Energy Heroes_ Professional Learning Network with online training, digital resources, and short CPD courses to support teachers delivering climate education across the curriculum.
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**Energy Heroes Trustee Report For The Year Ended 31[st] August 2025**
## **6. Financial Review**
## _**1. Reserves Policy**_
Energy Heroes maintains reserves sufficient to:
- Discharge existing financial and moral commitments;
- Safeguard continuity during funding fluctuations;
- Ensure the charity can meet contractual and statutory obligations.
## _**2. Principal Sources of Funding**_
The main funder remains **Northern Powergrid** , whose support underpins the majority of school delivery across the North East and Yorkshire. Additional support and in-kind contributions were secured through partner organisations and local authorities.
## _**3. Expenditure**_
The main outgoings relate to:
- Programme delivery staff and training
- School resource packs and teaching materials
- Travel, events, and communications
- Administrative overheads and governance
## _**4. Remuneration of Trustees**_
All Trustees serve in a voluntary capacity and receive no remuneration or benefits.
## _**5. Financial Position**_
The charity remains financially sound, with secured funding commitments for 2025–26 and prudent financial management ensuring all obligations can be met.
## **7. Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Governing Document:**
Energy Heroes is governed by a Foundation Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) constitution.
## **Charitable Object:**
“To advance the education of the public in the subject of energy literacy, energy efficiency, and climate emergency mitigation.”
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## **Energy Heroes Trustee Report For The Year Ended 31[st] August 2025**
## **Public Benefit Statement:**
The Trustees confirm that the charity’s work delivers clear public benefit by:
- Enhancing educational attainment and energy awareness among pupils and teachers.
- Reducing household energy costs and carbon emissions.
- Supporting community energy resilience and climate literacy.
## **Trustee Appointment:**
Trustees are appointed for three-year terms and collectively provide expertise in education, energy, community engagement, and charity governance.
## **8. Statement of Financial Activity**
_(To be inserted from independently examined 2024–25 accounts.)_
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and confirm that the financial statements have been independently examined in line with section 145 of the Act.
## **9. Approval of the Board of Trustees**
The Trustees declare that they have approved this Annual Report and the accompanying Statement of Financial Activity for the year ended 31 August 2025.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees,
**Kate Gilmartin** Chair of Trustees
Date: _03-12-2025__________________
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**Energy Heroes Trustee Report For The Year Ended 31[st] August 2025**
## **10. Appendix A - Summary of Key Achievements**
## _**1. Statistical highlights – Teach, Reach and Engage**_
## **Core offer Vs actuals delivered**
||**Year**|**Schools**|**Teachers**|**Teachers**|**Pupils**|**Pupils**|**Community**
**Members**|**Community**
**Members**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**Teach**|**Engage**|**Teach**|**Engage**|**Engage**|**Reach**||
|**Core**
**offer**|2|45|45|495|1800|10,350|3,600|20,700|36,990|
|**Delivered**|2|**45**|**45**|**495**|**1832**|**11,259**|**3,664**|**22,518**|**39,813**|
## **Key Highlights**
- A total of **13,091 pupils** across 45 schools were **taught and engaged** through the Year 5 workshop and whole-school assembly.
- **1,832** Year 5 pupils participated in the **Energy Heroes workshop** .
- **3,664** community members (mainly family members and carers) were engaged through pupils’ **home energysaving challenges** .
- An estimated **22,518 community members** were reached with **energy-saving advice and awareness activities** as a result of the programme.
- Overall, the Energy Heroes programme **reached 39,813 individuals** , including teachers, pupils, and community members - **exceeding the projected reach** by nearly 3,000 people.
## _**2. Activities**_
Based on our engagement with 45 schools, we have achieved the following outcomes in our three core activity areas: **Teach, Reach and Engage.**
||1. Teach|
|---|---|
|1.1. First of 6 lessons to Year
5 pupils|**1832 Year 5 pupils**were taught the first of 6 Energy Heroes maths
lessons by our teachers.|
|1.2. Teacher’s Guide and
goody-bag for each teacher|**45 Year 5 class teachers**were provided with an ‘Energy Heroes!’
Teacher’s Guide to delivering 5 further maths lessons.|
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|1.3. Energy audit and energy
saving Action Plan|**45 groups**of 4-8 pupils participated in the ‘Energy Heroes!’ Energy
Audit.|
|---|---|
|1.4. 3 Additional sessions,
including
Eco-Club meetings, for 5
schools to implement Energy
Saving Action Plan|**47%**of participating schools (21 out of 45) engaged in additional
face-to-face support through follow-up Energy Heroes visits,
including:
•
Eco-Club sessions
•
Art workshops
•
English debating sessions
•
Drama lessons
•
Developing and presenting compelling arguments to school
management/leadership staff to advocate for change.
`o`
Crafting persuasive letters to school trusts and
leadership, practicing dialogue around sustainability.
`o`
Designing and delivering presentations for whole-school
assemblies, broadening the programme’s impact.
•
EHTV!
`o`
Planning, scripting, and filming episodes for ‘Energy
Heroes!’ TV (EHTV), offering pupils hands-on
experience in media production.|
||2. Engage|
|2.1. 5 Home Energy
Challenges over a 6-week
period for Year 5pupils|Over a 6-week period,**1,832 Year 5 pupils**participated in five
‘Energy Heroes!’ Home Energy Challenges.|
|2.2. Whole school assembly
|In addition to the**1,832 Year 5 pupils**, we engaged further**11,259**
**pupils**through the assembly, our additional Energy Heroes
activities and by displaying information within the school.|
||3.Reach|
|3.1. Posters for ‘instant
display’ somewhere in the
school.|We provided**45 schools**with 6 display posters, to accompany the
Action Plan.|
|3.2. Energy saving leaflets for
all pupils.
|We provided ‘Energy Heroes!’ energy saving leaflets for all pupils in
each school.|
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## **Energy Heroes Trustee Report For The Year Ended 31[st] August 2025**
## **Additional achievements:**
- **Approximately 1,832 pupils completed a questionnaire** to assess their knowledge about energy and climate change.
- **A projected 1,832 pupils have taken part in 4 - 6 maths follow-up lessons** based around climate change and energy efficiency.
- **Approximately, 12,185 pupils attended the Energy Heroes assembly,** where they learned about different energy sources, energy delivery, and the importance of reducing energy waste to protect the environment. This figure is slightly lower than the reported total number of pupils “taught” and “engaged”, due to 5 schools requesting KS2-only assemblies because of scheduling constraints.
- **45 schools took part in the Energy Audit activity,** involving approximately 192 Year 5 pupils who stepped into the role of 'Energy Heroes' eco-champions. This hands-on experience empowered pupils to investigate their school’s energy use, identify areas of waste, and lead on promoting more sustainable behaviours. Working alongside peers and staff, they developed practical leadership skills while driving positive change within their school communities.
- **Approximately, 9,949 households were engaged or** reached by the Energy Heroes programme, of which.
- **1,392 households were engaged** through co-ordinated and focused indirect interaction with pupils, teachers and community members, for example: Year 5 pupils teaching parents about energy savings or parental attendance at school assemblies or events.
- **8,557 households were engaged** through indirect interaction with pupils, teachers and community members, for example: leaflets sent home, articles in school newsletters, displays in schools and communities.
## _**3. Carbon, cost and energy savings - Year 2**_
**In the 2024–2025 academic year, the Energy Heroes programme is estimated to have enabled £1,091,748 in combined annual energy cost savings for participating schools and households.**
- **£919,785** - estimated total household cost savings
- **£179,100** - estimated total school cost savings
- **£1,098,885** - estimated combined cost savings on household and school fuel bills
- **1,417,395kgCO2e** - estimated combined Carbon savings on household and school fuel bills
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## **Energy Heroes Trustee Report For The Year Ended 31[st] August 2025**
The table below outlines the methodology and assumptions used to calculate these estimated savings across all participating schools and the households reached through the programme.
|**Estimated savings 2024/25**|**Calculation**|
|---|---|
|**£919,785**- estimated total
household cost savings|•
Estimated average annual dual-fuel energy bill (medium
household) in 2024–25: £1,849, based on Ofgem's price cap
as of April–June 2025i(source:Changes to energy price cap
between 1 April and 30 June 2025 | Ofgem)
•
Behaviour change can account for a 10% reduction in
energy bills (source: Carbon Trust Report–Low Carbon
Behaviour Change. A £300 million opportunity.). For this
report, we are using the more conservative figure of 5%
saving for households on the basis that ‘reach’ has less
impact compared to the homes we ‘engage’ with and ‘teach’.
•
1,849 x 0.05% behaviour change impact = £92.45 energy
saving per household
•
9,949 households x £92.45 energy saving per household =
£919,785 total household savings|
|**£179,100**- estimated total school
cost savings|•
The average Primary School spends an estimated £39,800
year on energy. This estimate is calculated based on the
average annual energy cost for a primary school in England
in 2023/24 of £38,214, plus the predicted 4.1% energy price
inflation for the 2024/25 financial year: £38,214 × 1.041 ≈
**£39,800**
(source:Schools: Energy. Question for Department for
Education – 2023/24).
•
£39,800 spend x 45 schools = £1,791,000 total school
expenditure on energy
•
£1,791,000 x 0.10% behaviour change impact = £179,100|
|**£1,098**.885- estimated combined
cost savings on household and
school fuel bills|•
£919,785 household savings + £179,100 school savings =
£1,098,885 savings
|
|**Energy**||
|**7,063,790 kWh**-estimated
household energy savings|•
Medium 3 bedroom/2-3 people household energy
consumption a year = 14,200 kWh
•
9,949 households = 141,275,800 kWh/yr
•
141,275,800 x 0.05% behaviour change impact =**7,063,790**
**kWh**|
|**660,000kWh -**estimated school
energy savings|**660,000kWh**ADD CALCULATIONS IN HERE TO MATCH
SECTIONS ABOVE?|
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## **Energy Heroes Trustee Report For The Year Ended 31[st] August 2025**
|**7,720790kWh -**estimated
combined energy savings for
households and schools|**7,720790kWh**ADD CALCULATIONS IN HERE TO MATCH
SECTIONS ABOVE?|
|---|---|
|**Co2e**||
|**1,298,344.5kg CO2e**-estimated
household Co2e savings =|•
Medium 3 bedroom/2-3 people household electricity/gas
consumption a year = 2,700 kWh/11,500 kWh
•
Electricity = 0.20707 kg Co2e per kWh (New UK Grid
Emissions Factors 2023 - ITPEnergised)
•
Gas = 0.180kg CO2e per kWh (Source: Ofgem,
https://tinyurl.com/ykpcrc77)
•
2700 x0.20707 = 540 kg CO2e -electricity
•
11,500 x0.180 = 2,070 kg CO2e - gas
•
540 + 2070 = 2,610 kg CO2e total / household Co2e
•
= 2,610x 0.05% behaviour change impact= 130.5 kg CO2e /
household savings
•
9,949households =**1,298,344.5kg CO2e**|
|**120,000 kg CO2e -e**stimated
school Co2e savings|**120,000 kg CO2e **ADD CALCULATIONS IN HERE TO MATCH
SECTIONS ABOVE?|
|**1,417,395kgCO2e**-estimated
combined Co2e savings for
households and schools|Total Households and Schools**1,417,395kgCO2e**for the Energy
Heroes programme for 1 year. ADD CALCULATIONS IN HERE
TO MATCH SECTIONS ABOVE?|
## _**4. Additional activities and networking**_
- Developed the new initiative on Superhero Schools to replace SSS
- Networks and partnerships
- Let’s Go Zero (LGZ) – new coalition partners
- Engaged with the Climate Ambassadors programme, with potential for deeper collaboration next year.Solar for Schools (SfS) – formalised and developed partnership
- Local Councils: North Yorks, Rotherham, Leeds, Bramley Cluster
- Ministry of Eco-Education (MEE) – initiated and developed close working collaboration.
- Sheffield Hallam University and Royal Society Partnership Programme collaboration - contributed to the development of the _Tomorrow’s Climate Scientists_ project.
- Fair Warmth/Centre for Energy Equality -contributed to the development of the Fairer Warmth schools app.
- Rotherham School Improvement Servies (ROSIS) – strengthened collaboration to support schools in South Yorkshire, resulting in an invitation to present at the ROSIS STEM conference in October 2025.
- Partnered with the Ministry of Eco Education and key stakeholders to deliver the _Eco-Ed West Yorkshire_ event at the Hepworth Gallery, including presenting and leading an interactive workshop for educators.
- Delivered an educators’ workshop at Sheffield Hallam University’s Climate Leaders Conference.
- Ran multiple “Energy Heroes Rap” workshops with over 100 school participants at the Schools' Climate Education South Yorkshire (SCESY) climate conference, in Rotherham.
- Presented and hosted a stall at the Green Economy (Yorkshire) event.
- Presented at the Sheffield Hallam University TeachMeet CPD session to support sustainability education.
- `o` Ran 2 webinars this year, Primary maths for the planet in January 2024 and Sustainable Food in Schools in June 2025. These had 55 registrations of educational professionals and received very positive feedback.
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## **Energy Heroes Trustee Report For The Year Ended 31[st] August 2025**
- Set up a teacher support WhatsApp group for ongoing CPD and sharing Energy Heroes resources and promotional materials
- Compiled and sent an EH newsletter to our Professional Learning Network each term, which now has 153 subscribers.
> 1 The average household energy bill in the UK during the 2024–25 academic year ranged from £1,734 to £1,928, depending on the quarter. For consistency, we use the most recent cap of £1,849 (April–June 2025) as a representative annual figure, based on Ofgem’s benchmark for a typical dual-fuel household.
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## **Energy Heroes Independent Examiner’s Report For The Year Ended 31[st] August 2025**
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 Aug 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act).
It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
Having completed by examination, I confirm that no matter came to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act; or
- the accounts do not accord with those records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Arun Sharma, ACCA Root Accountants Ltd, Sandown House, Sandbeck Way, Wetherby, England, LS22 7DN 03/12/2025**
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## **Energy Heroes**
## **Statement of Financial Activities (including summary income and expenditure)**
## **For The Year Ended 31[st] August 2025**
## **Charity Number 1200378**
|**2025**
£
**Income**
Grants & Donations
100,385
**Total Income**
**Expenses**
Advertising
2,296
Contract Labour
69,012
Office Expense
1,075
Website service
1,024
Travel and Subsistence
69
Postage
1,062
Accountancy fees
1,068
Subscription
321
Bank charges
119
Depreciation
327
**Total Payments**
Deficit/Surplus of Receipts over Payments
Net Funds at 31 August 2025|**2024**
£
£
101,900
100,385
1,988
68,517
603
932
-
930
900
165
108
344
76,373
24,012
24,012|£
101,900
74,486|
|---|---|---|
|||27,414|
||||
|||27,414|
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## **Energy Heroes**
## **Balance Sheet as on 31[st] August 2025**
## **Charity Number 1200378**
|**Funds Reconciliation**
Cash at Bank & in hand 31 August
2025
Surplus/(deficit) this period
Funds Carried Forward
**Fixed Assets**
**Cost**
As at 01 September 2024
As at 31 August 2025
**Provision**
As at 01 September 2024
Charge for the year
As at 31 August 2025
**Net Book Value**
As at 01 September 2024
As at 31 August 2025|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
56,594
(4,783)
51,811|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Funds**
**Total**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
56,594
(4,783)|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
33,833
(2,034)
31,798
**Computer**
**Equipment**
**£**
1,650
1,650
343
327
670
980
1,307|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
33,833
(2,034)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||-
-
51,811||31,798|
||||||
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## **Energy Heroes**
## **Balance Sheet as on 31[st] August 2025**
## **Charity Number 1200378**
|**Bank & Cash Balances**
Bank Account
**Current Liabilities**
Trade Creditor
Credit Card
Accrual|**2025**
**£**
56,594
56,594
755
-
1,008
1,763|**2024**
**£**
33,833|
|---|---|---|
|||33,833|
|||2,429
12
900|
|||3,341|
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## **Energy Heroes**
## **Accounts Approval**
## **Charity Number 1200378**
The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS 102 SORP.
## **Signed by one or two Trustees on behalf of all the trustees**
**Date of Approval – 03/12/2025**
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## **Energy Heroes**
## **Notes to the Accounts for the Year to 31st August 2025**
## **Charity Number 1200378**
## **5. Accounting policy**
- a) Basis of the preparation of the accounts
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with FRS102 -1A. The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
- b) Income and expenditure have been analyzed in the accounts using natural classification.
- c) The charity maintains an unrestricted fund which represents funds which are expendable at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. Unrestricted funds may arise from general donations, grants of a general nature, fees for service provision and payment for service delivery contracts.
Restricted funds may be provided to the charity for particular purposes and may only be spent for the purposes for which they were given. Any balance remaining outstanding on a restricted fund at the end of the year is carried forward as a balance on the fund unless permission has been given by the funder to remove the restriction on the balance outstanding. Restricted funds will arise from grants and donations given to the charity for a specific reason.
- d) The trustees confirm, in accordance with the Charitable Incorporated Organizations (General) Regulations 2012, that at the end the CIO did not have any outstanding guarantees to third parties, nor any debts secured on assets of the CIO.
- e) Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:
Computer Equipment 25% reducing balance method
## **6. Trustee benefits, payments, and expenses**
There were no payments, renumeration or expenses made to the trustees during the period.
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