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2021-03-31-accounts


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Charity for the year ended 31 March 2021.

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Charity for the year ended 31 March 2021.

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Charity for the year ended 31 March 2021.


Reference and administrative
details
Company No: 01853927
Charity Reg. No: 290511
Business Address: 6m Floor, West One, Forth Banks, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3PA
Independent
Auditors:
Deloitte LLP, 1 City Square, Leeds, LS1 2AL
Principal Bankers: HSBC Bank pic, 110Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6JG
Solicitors: Womble Bond Dickinson, StAnn's
Wharf, 112Quayside,
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DX
President: Baroness Mclntosh of Pickering
Vice Presidents: Lord Best
David Green OBE
Baroness
Hilton of Eggardon
David Porter OBE(to April 2021)
Lord Shipley of Gosforth
Lord Whitty
Chief Executive: Adam Scorer
Company Secretary: Tracey Archer
Directors and Trustees: The Directors ofthe charitable
company
(the Charity) are its Trustees for the purpose of charity
law and throughout
this report are collectively
referred to as the Trustees.
The Trustees serving during
the year and up to the date ofsigning the financial statements
were as follows:
Chair: Derek Lickorish MBE (to 22 July 2020as both Chair and Trustee)
Claire Durkin
(from 22 July 2020 as Chair)
Trustees: Syed Ahmed
Andrew
Brown (to 22 July 2020)
Judith
Damerell
(from 14 May 2020)
Claire Durkin
Jacqueline
Gardner
David Hall
Robert Howard
Norman
Kerr (to 29 May 2020)
Noel Rice
Fraser Scott (from 29 May 2020)
Professor
Philip Taylor (from 14 May 2020)
Professor Christopher
Underwood
Helen Walker
Maria Wardrobe
(from 14 May 2020)

ACCOUN T FO R THE YEAR R THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2 021
Note Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
Funds
2020/21 2020/21 2020/21 2019/20 2019/20 2019/20
Income from:
Generated
funds:
Donations 26,658 26,658 88,369 88,369
Investment
income
4 11,376 33,557 44,933 28,887 8,822 37,709
Charitable
activities:
Increase Strategic Action Against Fuel
Poverty
15,612 417,246 432,858 65,196 1,316,769 1,361,965
Develop snd Progress Solutions to
Improve Access to Energy
Products,
Advice and Fuel
Efficiency
Poverly Related
4,119,677 4,119,677 1,512,794 1,512,794
Services
in UK Households
Enhance
Energy Efficiency and Fuel
Poverty Education
and Skills
1,361,507 1,361,507 2,531,510 2,531,510
Miscellaneous
Income
59,650 61,031 1,355 62,386
Tot@Iincome 113,296 5,931987 6,045,283 243483 5,371,250 5,614733
Expenditure
on:
Raising funds:
Costs ofgenerating
donations
7 214 214 6,317 6,317
Charitable
activities:
Increase Strategic Action Agamst Fuel
Poverty
384,874 435,855 84,283 1,332,441 1,416,724
Develop and Progress Solutions to
Improve Access to Energy
Products,
Advice and Fuel
Efficiency
Poverty Related
3,966,248 3,966,248 26 2,908,756 2,908,782
Services
in UK Households
Enhance
Energy Efficiency and Fuel
Poverty Education
and Skills
2,053,705 2,053,705 749 2,596,910 2,597,659
Total Expenditure 51 195 6404827 6456022 91375 6838107 6929482
Recognised
gain/(loss)
on Investment
assets
19 1,219 1,219 (927) (927)
Net Income/(Expenditure)
Transfers
Before 63,320 (472,840) (409,520) 151,181 (1,466,857) (1,315,676)
Transfers
between funds
19,20 455 842 455842 1 462 293 1,462293
Net Movement
in Funds
392 522 16998 409 520 1 311112 4564 1 315676
Fund balances brought forward at 1 April as
previously
reported
2,365,908 38,445 2,404,353 3,677,020 43,009 3,720,029
Fund balances carried forward at
31March
21, 22 1,973,386 21,447 1,994,833 2,3',908 38,445 2,404,353

2021 2020
Note
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets 14a 76,493
Intangible assels 9 11212 16,825
Total Fixed Assets 87 7DD 81 134
Current Assets
Debtors 15 741,729 1,055,235
Investments 16 1,002,608 1,001,390
Cash at bank and in hand 5257 325 5,999,531
Total Current Assets 7283 227 8222128
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 17 5386533 5,732,936
Net Current Assets 1 927 124 2323 22D
Total Assets less Current Liabilities 1 924833 2 4D4 353
The Funds ofthe Charity
Unrestricted
income funds
19 1,973,386 2,355,908
Restricted
income funds
20 21 447 38,445
Total Charity Funds 1 284 583

2020/21 2019/20 2019/20
Total Total
Funds Funds
6 6
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash Sows from investing activities
Dividends
and interest from
inveslments 44,933 37,709
Maturity
of investments
realised/(Investments
made) 1,000,000
Proceeds from san of fixed assels 3,400
Purchase of fixed assets
Net cash used in investing activities 9819 974105
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period 448 993 683341
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning ofthe reporting period 6000921 5 317580
Cash snd cash equiva/sots at the end ofthe reporting period 6 000921

RECONCILI ATION
OF CASH AND CASH EQ
UIVALENTS TO BALANCE SHEET
2020/21 2019/20
Total Total
Funds Funds
Cash and cash equivalents compdise: E E
Investmenls 2,608 1,390
Cash at bank and in hand 5659 320 990531
5551 936 6000921

2020/21 2019/20
Total Total
Funds Funds
E E
Net delicit for the reporting
period
(as per the Statement of Financial Activities)
(409,520) (1,315,676)
Adjustments
for:
Depreciation
charges
28,538 24,786
Diddends
and interest from investments
(44,933) (37,709)
Profit on sale oftangible fixed assels (1,716)
Decrease/(Increase)
in debtors
Reduction
in creditors
Net cash used in operating
activities
313,506
~356,603
~558812
1,050,253
~70, 703
~2%78

2020/21 2019/20
Total Total
All Restricted All Restricted
6
Companies in the energy sector —Health & Innovation Programme 31,615 25,173
Companies in the energy sector- other 3,343,893 3,385,766
UK central, devolved and local government and the EU 313,291 119,601
Trusts and foundations 371,478 122,711
Housing Associations 6,501
4,066,778 3,653,251

Analysis ofcharitable
expenditure
Analysis ofcharitable
expenditure
2020/21 Direct Staff
Costs
Grant
Funded
Direct
Costs
Support
Costs
Total
2020/21
Aim
Increase Strategic Action Against Fuel
Poverty 259,982 8,822 36,868 130,183 435,855
Develop and Progress Solutions to
Improve Access to Energy
Efficiency
Products,
Advice and Fuel Poverty
924,056 1,800,149 509,663 732,381 3,966,249
Related Services in UK Households
3 Enhance
Energy Efficiency and Fuel
Poverty Education
and Skills
1,239,481 119,913 335,066 359,245 2,053,705
2423518 1928884 881597 1 221 809 6455808
2019/20 Direct Staff
Costs
Grant
Funded
Direct
Costs
Support
Costs
Total
2019/20
Aim
Increase Strategic Action Against Fuel
Poverty
557,384 390,002 191,932 277,406 1,416,724
Develop and Progress Solutions to
Improve Access to Energy Efficiency
Products,
Advice and Fuel Poverty
1,132,907 43,356 1,186,698 545,821 2,908,782
Related Seniices in UK Households
3 Enhance
Energy
Efficiency and Fuel
Poverty Education
and Skills
797,944 988,201 377,941 433,573 2,597,659
2488235 1421 559 1 756571 1 256800 6923165

Note 8 Alkyca
(continued)
ion of upport Cos ts Charitable Activities
2020/21 Aim 1 Aim 2 Aim 3 Charitable
Activities
Total
Cost of
Raising
Funds
2020/21
Total
6 6
Support staff 68,735 386,688 189,676 645,099 417 645,516
Staff training 965 5,428 2,663 9,056 6 9,062
Travel &Subsistence 155 873 428 1,456 1 1,457
Accommodabon and insurances 28,674 161,312 79,126 269,112 174 269,286
ITsupport 8,267 46,510 22,814 77,591 50 77,641
Communication costs 7,299 41,064 20,143 68,506 44 68,550
Other general costs 5,499 30,934 15,174 51,607 33 51,640
Legal and professional costs 5,169 29,080 14,264 48,513 31 48,544
Capital grants/depreciation adjustment 3,039 17,095 8,386 28,520 18 28,538
General Capital Expenditure 2,381 13,397 6,571 22,349 14 22,363
130183 732381 359245 1 221 809 788 1 222 597
2019/20 Aim 1 Aim 2 Aim 3 Charitabh
Activities
Total
Cost of
Raising
Funds
2019/20
Total
6 6 F
Support staff 139,013 268,178 217,271 624,462 258 624,720
Staff training 3,162 6,100 4,942 14,204 6 14,210
Travel &Subsistence 14,976 28,891 23,407 67,274 28 67,302
Accommodation and insurances 54,845 105,804 85,719 246,368 102 246,470
ITsupport 17,420 33,606 27,227 78,253 32 78,285
Communication costs 12,416 23,953 19,406 55,775 23 55,798
Other general costs 15,786 41,116 24,673 81,575 29 81,604
Legal and professional costs 9,783 18,873 15,291 43,947 18 43,965
Capital grants/depreciation adjustment 5,134 9,903 8,024 23,061 10 23,071
General Capital Expenditure 4,871 9,397 7,613 21,881 9 21890
277406 545 821 433 573 1 256800 515 1 257315
Grants Payable
2020/21 2019/20
Total grants paid to orgainsabons and to individuals
were:
F
Grants
paid to
organisations 1,919,884 1,410,401
Grants
paid to
individuals 9,000 11,158
1,928,884 1,421,559
2020/21
Health and Innovation Progransne (HIP)

NOTES ToTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FORTHEYEAR ENDED 31MARCH 2020 CONTINUE D
Grants Payable (continued)
During the year, granhi were paid out under the following
progransttes
and schemes:
2020/21
5
Community
Action Projects
The SSECrisis fund awarded
166grants to individuals
in Northern
Ireland for a range
of
measures
which included
fuel payments,
provision
of oil filled radiators,
boiler repairs and
the E20,525
funding
oftechnical
reports to complete
heafing system replacements
The SSE/EDF Assistance
fund awarded 59grants to individuals
for a range of measures
which included
fuel payments,
boiler installations,
new radiators,
repairs to central heating
E20,304
systems and purchases ofvarious household
items which included
white goods
The Energy Saving Trust Covid-19 Crisis Relief fund awarded
1,723 grants to individuals
fund fuel payments
to 9237,546
The Great Places Crisis fund awarded 62 grants to individuals
to fund fuel payments
E2,950
The Melin Homes Prepayment
Meter Crisis fund awarded
54 grants to individuals
to fund
payments
fuel f3,579
The SGN Hardship
fund awarded
124grants to individuals
to fund fuel payments
615,675
The UK Power Networks
Refugee and Asylum Seekers fund issued various
small energy
efficiency measures
such as light bulbs, radiator reflectors,
thermometer
cards and shw
9987
cookers to local groups for onward
distribution
to refugee and asylum seekers
Ihe Energy Saving Trust Warm Welcome fund awarded 3grants to individuals
to fund
fuel 6252
payments
Coventry
Hardship
Fund and Keeping
Coventry
Warm Fund - funded
by Donafions,
Coventry
City
Council and Coventry
Primary
Care Trust
The funds awarded 8grants to individuals
in Coventry
to fund fuel payments
and assist
with 5527
heating system repairs
Forces for Warmth
81 grants were awarded
to currently
serving and ex-service personnel
and their families to
fund fuel payments
and the purchase ofother essential
Items
F9,513
Smart Energy GB
Grants between 64,643 and E25,000were paid to30organisations
across the UK to fund
activity to promote Smart Meters ata community
level and particularly
help to address
F454,799
individuals
whom are on low income as well as members of the community
whom have
no
access to the internet
Student Bursaries - funded
by National
Grid Affordable
Warmth
Solutions through
the Malcolm
6grants of61,500were paid as bursaries
to 3students
from bw-income
famlies who will
undertake
work experience
with the charity or one of NEA's partners.
F9,000
Warm Home Discount (WHD)
971 grants were awarded
to individuals
to fund fuel payments.
The recipients ofthe grants
were eligible for their energy
suppliers'
WHD payment
but they did not receive it during
9148,721
2020/21
A grant ofF492,404 was awarded
to Boiler Plan Limited to install new heating systems
homes to people who meet WHD priority
and broader group criteria
in 180 j492,404
58 grants were awarded
to individuals
to fund fuel payments
which were paid direct to
number of energy
suppliers
a F40,693
Warm Minds Hardship
Fund
The fund awarded 2 grants to individuals
to fund fuel payments
and also issued various
small
energy
efficiency measures
such as light bulbs,
radiator
reflectors,
thermometer
cards
and 9355
sbw cookers
Cadent Reacfive Repair
Agility EcoServices Limited was funded to provide measures
in 605 homes of vulnerable,
kfw
income householders
in the Cadent network area. Ihe essential work carried out included
6471,054
both repairing
and replacing
condemned
gas appliances
TA \8
1 8 82828/21:
1828881
2019/20: 1,421,559
National
Energy Action (Operating aa NEA)
NOTES ToTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2020 CONTINUED
During the year, grants were paid out under the following
programmes
and
schemes:
2019/20
f
Better at Home
15grants off500, 1 grant ofF320, 1 grant off150were paid to organisations to enable
them to hold events during
NEA's Warm and Safe Homes Campaign.
As a result almost
2,000 people received advice and support
on how to manage
their
energy. 7,970
Community
Action Projects
In Northern
Ireland 20 grants between F49and f283were paid to individuak
struggling to
keep warm.
The intenentions
included
fuel payments
and both heating
systems
repairs
and improvements.
Total F2,158.
17grants of between f49 and f98were paid to individuals
(total f749) and
1 grant of
F10,048 to Baby Lifeline whom provided
energy advice and support
to expectant mothers
and famlies
with young
children,
made emergency
fuel payments
and also delivered
training
in fuel poverty
and health to frontline workers
working
in the
maternity/early years
17grants between F30to F643 (total F3,313)were paid to assist individuals after new gas
connections
were installed.
16,268
Coventry
Hardship
Fund and Keeping Coventry
Warm Fund
—funded
by
Donations, Coventry City
Council and Coventry
Primary
Care Trust
Grants of between F31 and f348were paid to individuals
in Coventry
to fund fuel payments
and assist with energy
efficiency and heating
system improvements.
783
Forces for Warmth
Grants were paid to 105currently
serving
and ex-service personnel
and their families to
ensure they are able to stay warm
in their homes and alleviate the
impact offuel poverty.
Grants ranged from f39to F4,048. 31,693
Smart Energy GB in Corrynunities
—funded
by Smart Energy GB
Grants between F12,594 and f24,857were paid to 17organisations across the t/K to fund
acgvity to promote Smart Meters ata community
kvel and particularly
help to address
concerns amongst
individuals
whom are aged over 65.
348,815
Student Bursaries - funded
by National
Grid Affordable
Warmth
Solutions
through the Malcolm
Wicks Memorial
Fund
1 grant ofF1,000, 2 grants ofF2,000, 1 grant off3,059and
1 grant
off3,099, were paid
as bursaries
to 5 students
from low-income
families who will undertake
work
experience
with the charity or one of NEA's partners. 11,158
Warm Home Discount
53 individuals
in the North East, Yorkshire
and Humber areas were
helped to clear their fuel
debts via the payment of grants of between f53 and f3,809to 16different energy
suppliers.
Total paid F46,320.
1 grant ofF477,317was awarded
to Boiler Plan Limited to install first-time
heating systems
in 146homes to people who meet WHD priority
and broader group
criteria in the North
East and Yorkshire and Humber areas.
1 grant off428,975was awarded
to Yorkshire Energy Services Limited to
install gas
central heating
systems
in 85 properties
with occupants
whom had
health issues and had
30 people received grants ofF144for emergency
fuel payments.
140fuel poor and vulnerable
households
on prepayment
meters received grants of between
f47 and f94 (total f7,893)for emergency
fuel payments.
964,828
Warm Minds Hardship
Fund
8 Grants ofF56 each were awarded
to fund fuel payments
to people
whom suffered
with
mental
health issues and were considered
at risk of fuel poverty.
39grants of between F39and f450 were paid to individuals
to fund
energy efficiency and
other related intenentions
in England
and Wales. Total f1,890.
2,336
WASH Reacgve Repair
1 organisation
was funded to provide measures
to individuals
who
had boilers conderrned
by gas engineers. 37,708
Total rants
id 2019/20:
1421 559
2018/19: 2,404,774

Staff costs: 2020/21f 2019/20f
Wages and salaries 2,464,717 2,417,512
Social Security Costs 232,622 234,806
Other pension costs 279,428 274,864
Redundancy
payments
129,498
Other payments 9,717 5,652
2,986,484 3,062,332
The average number of employees employees during the year was: 2020/21 2019/20
Number Number
Chief Execubve & Deputy 2 2
Northern
Ireland
5 5
Wales 2 3
Support Services 12 12
Operations - Community Engagement and Demonstration 16 13
Operations
—Skills, Standards
and Delivery 13 16
Policy and Research 7 6
Communications
and External
Relations 9 10
Special Projects 2 2
Income Maxinisabon 7 6
Total 75 75
2020/21 2019/20
Number Number
F60,000 - F69,999 3 2
F70,000 - f79,999 1 1
F80,000 - F89,999 1
f90,000 - F99,999 1

Net expenditure before transfer before transfer s
Net expenditure before transfers is arrived at after charging: 2020/21 2019/20
F
Amounts
payable
to the auditor for:
- Audit Fee 19,600 19,600
- Tax advisory services 2,000
Other professional and legal fees 35,477 55,107
Depreciation 28,538 24,786
Operating
Leases
—Land and buildings 213,895 185,884

Operating
Leases —Land and buildings
213,895 185,8 84
Tangible Assets
Leasehold Furniture,
properties- fixtures 6 Total
Tangible Assets short euuipment
6
Cost
1 April 2020 82,598 381,698 464,296
Additions 35,114 35,114
31 March 2021 117,711 381,698 499,410
Depreciation
1 April 2020 28,388 371,599 399,987
Charge for the year 14,475 8 455 22 930
31 March 2021 42863 380 054 422917
Net book value at 31 March 2021 74,648 1,644 76,493
Net book value at 31 March 2020 54,210 10 099 64309
Intangible Assets
Website
design
Cost 6
1 April 2020 16,825
31 March 2021 16625
Depreciation
1 April 2020
Charge for the year 5,609
31 March 2021 5669
Net book value at 31 March 2021 11216
Net book value at 31 March 2020 16,825
Debtors
2021
6
2020f
Trade debtors 570,143 852,945
Olher debtors 4,785 16,141
Prepayments
and accrued income
166,801 186,149
Total Debtors 741 729 1 655 225

Unrestricted
Income Funds
2021 Balance at
1 April 2020
Income Expenditure
f
Transfers
Between
Funds
f
Net
Investment
Gainsf
Balance at
31 March
2021f
General ReseNS 1,959,956 113,296 (51,195) (455,842) 1,566,216
Unrealised
Gain on
Investments
1,260 1,219 2,478
Designated
Reserve - Post-
HIP Transition
404,692 404,692
2365908 113296 51 195 455 842 1219 1 973386
Transition
Designated
Reserv
funding
streams end.
e to help manag e expected future reducti ons
in funding
when curren t major
2020 Balance at
1 April 2019
Income
f
Expenditure
f
Transfers
Between
Funds
f
Net
Investment
Losses
f
Balance at
31 March
2020f
General Reserve 3,174,833 243,483 (91,375) (1,366,985) 1,959,956
Unrealised
Gain on
Investments
2,167 (927) 1,260
Designated
Reserve - Post-
HIP Transition
500,000 (95,308) 404,692
3677020 243483 91375 1462 293 927 2 365908