# NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 290511
- **Other names:** NEIGHBOURHOOD ENERGY ACTION, NEA, NEA CYMRU, NEA NI, NEA NORTHERN IRELAND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 8, 1984
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=290511


## Contact

- **Address:** Wellbar Central (Level 8), 36 Gallowgate, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- **Postcode:** NE1 4TD
- **Phone:** 01912615677
- **Email:** info@nea.org.uk
- **Website:** www.nea.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** The Charity is established to carry out the following objects for the benefit of the public:(a) the relief of poverty, financial hardship and disadvantage and the advancement of health by promoting the improvement and optimisation of living conditions, particularly in relation to the use of energy and resources (including energy for heating purposes) among persons who are in necessitous circumstances including (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) those in charitable need whose housing conditions are unsatisfactory, or those living in fuel poor households;(b) the advancement of public education and awareness about all aspects of the affordable and efficient use of energy and resources; and(c) the promotion of, or assistance in promoting, vocational training and learning for the benefit of persons seeking to assist the classes of persons described in sub-clause (a) above through their employment or work  with those persons described as living in poverty."the or these Objects"In these Objects:"poverty" shall be interpreted in the broadest sense and shall include not only financial need or hardship, but also cover adverse social conditions and circumstances which preclude the ability of a person to achieve a reasonable standard of living or welfare, including in relation to their health and wellbeing; and"necessitous circumstances" shall include any circumstance which would impede a person's ability to remove themselves from poverty without the Charity's support.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £15343842 | £14245929 | £6549347 | 168 |
| March 31, 2024 | £13293157 | £12915209 | £5449731 | 130 |
| March 31, 2023 | £12163682 | £9631449 | £5071471 | 95 |
| March 31, 2022 | £8417199 | £7872333 | £2539245 | 83 |
| March 31, 2021 | £6045283 | £6456022 | £1994833 | 75 |



## Trustees

- **David Iain Deboys** (Chair) — appointed July 21, 2022
- David Hall — appointed Dec. 1, 2019
- Donald Stephen Haszczyn — appointed May 22, 2025
- Frazer Scott — appointed May 29, 2020
- Helen Walker — appointed May 14, 2019
- Janet Wood — appointed March 17, 2025
- Judith Damerell — appointed May 14, 2020
- Karen Elizabeth Cherrett — appointed July 8, 2024
- Maria Theresa Wardrobe OBE — appointed May 14, 2020
- Nusheen Hussain BA Hons — appointed July 8, 2024
- Robert Howard — appointed May 14, 2019
- Sarah Hopkins — appointed July 8, 2024