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2022-03-31-accounts


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Charity for the year ended 31 March 2022.
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Charity for the year ended 31 March 2022.
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Charity for the year ended 31 March 2022.
Reference and administrative
details
Company No: 01853927
Charity Reg. No: 290511
Business Address: 6'" 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, St Ann's Wharf, 112Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DX
President: Baroness Mclntosh of Pickering
Vice Presidents: Lord Best
David Green OBE
Baroness
Hilton of		 Eggardon
Derek Lickorish MBE
David Porter OBE
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: Claire Durkin
Trustees: Syed Ahmed
David Blakemore
(from		 14 March 2022)
Judith
Damerell
Claire Durkin
Jacqueline
Gardner
David
Hall
Robert Howard
Noel Rice
Fraser Scott
Professor
Philip Taylor
Professor Christopher Underwood (Until 22 July 2021)
Helen Walker
Maria Wardrobe

Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Note Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2021/22 2021/22 2021/22 2020/21 2020/21 2020/21
Income from:
Generated
funds:
Donations 315,563 315,563 26,658 26,658
Investment
income		 4 9,040 6,504 15,544 11,376 33,557 44,933
Charitable
activities:
Increase Strategic Action Against Fuel
Poverty		 8,161 673,464 681,624 15,612 417,246 432,858
Develop and Progress Solutions to
Improve Access to Energy Efficiency
Products,
Advice and Fuel Poverty		 5,925,790 5,925,790 4,119,676 4,119,676
Related Services
in UK Households
Enhance
Energy Efficiency and Fuel
Poverty
Education
and Skills		 1,410,464 1,410,464 1,361,507 1,361,507
Miscellaneous
Income		 68,214 68,214 59,651 59,651
Total Income 400,977 8,016221 8417,198 113297 5931986 6045 283
Expenditure
on:
Raising funds:
Costs ofgenerating
donations		 7 4,496 4,496 214 214
Charitable
activities:
Increase Strategic Action Against Fuel
Poverty		 91,753 597,638 689,391 50,981 384,874 435,855
Develop and Progress Solutions to
Improve Access to Energy Efficiency
Products,
Advice and Fuel Poverty		 5,946,481 5,946,481 3,966,248 3,966,248
Related Services in UK Households
Enhance
Energy Efficiency and Fuel
Poverty Education
and Skills		 6,8,9 1,231,965 1,231,965 2,053,705 2,053,705
Total Expe nditure 96,249 7,776,084 7,872,333 51,195 6,404,827 6,456,022
Recognised
(loss)/gain
on Investment
assets		 19 (453) (453) 1,219 1,219
Net Income/(Expenditure)
Before
Transfers
and Taxation		 304,275 240,137 544,412 63,321 (472,841) (409,520)
Transfers
between
funds		 19,20 247,177 (247,177) (286,877) 286,877
Taxation
Net Movement
in Funds		 551452 7 040 544412 392,522 16,998 409,520
Fund balances
brought
forward at 1 April		 1,973,386 21,447 1,994,833 2,365,908 38,445 2,404,353
Fund balances carried forward at
31 March		 19,20
21,22		 2,524,838 14,407 2,539,245 1,973,386 21,447 1,994,833

2022 2021
Note
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets 14a 54,371 76,493
Intangible assets 14b 5,609 11,216
Total Fixed Assets 59,979 87,709
Current Assets
Debtors 15 2,256,672 741,729
Investments 16 2,156 1,002,608
Cash at bank and in hand 5,351,445 5,549,320
Tots I C anent Assets 7,610,273 7,293,657
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 17 (5,131,006) (5,386,533)
Net Current Assets 2,479,266 1,907,124
Net Assets - Total Assets less Current Liabilities 2,539,245 1,994,833
The Funds ofthe Charity
Unrestricted
income funds		 19 2,524,838 1,973,386
Restricted
income funds		 20 14,407 21,447
Total Charity Funds 2,539,245 1,994,833

2021/22 2020/21
Total Total
Fundsf Fundsf
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash used
in operating		 activities (1,213,872) (458,812)
Cash flows from Investing activities
Dividends and interest
from		 investments 15,544 44,933
Maturity ofinvestments
realised/(Investments		 made) 1,000,000
Proceeds from sale offixed assets
Purchase offixed assets (35,114)
Net cash used
in invesdng		 activities 1,015,544 9,819
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period (198,329) (448,993)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning ofthe reporting period 5,551,928 6,000,921
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period 5,353,600 5,551,928
REC ONCILI ATION
OF CASH AND CASH		 EQUIVALENTS TO BALANCE SHE ET
2021/22 2020/21
Total Total
Cash and cash equivalents comprise: Funds
F		 Fundsf
Investments 2,156 2,608
Cash at bank and in hand 5,351,445 5,549,320
5,353,600 5,551,928

2021/22 2020/21
Total Total
Funds Funds
F
Net surplus/(deficit)
(as per the Statement		 forthe reporting
period
of Financial Activities)		 544,412 (409,520)
Adjustments
for:
Depreciation
charges		 27,730 26,536
Dividends
and interest		 from investments (15,544) (44,933)
(Increase)/decrease in debtors (1,514,943) 313,506
Reduction
in creditors		 ~255,527 13454531
Net cash used
in operating		 activities JII213,872 ~458 812

2021/22 2020/21 2019/20
6 8 6
Listed Investments 7 1 14
Bank Interest 15,537 44,932 37,695
Total 15,544 44,933 37,709

ncome from Charitable
Activities includes		 grants from the following source s:—
2021/22 2020/21
Total Tots I
AII AII
Restricted Restricted
6 6
Companies in the energy sector - Health & Innovation Programme 28,666 31,515
Companies in the energy sector - other 4,878,495 3,343,893
UK central, devolved
and local gotemment		 and the EU 632,721 313,291
Trusts and foundations 300,123 371,478
Housing Associations 22,941 6,501
5,862,947 4,066,778
Other restricted
income		 2,153,274 1,865,208
Total restricted
income		 8,016,221 5,931,986

2021/22 Direct
Staff
Costs		 Grant
Funded		 Grant
Funded		 Direct
Costs		 Support
Costs		 Total
2021/22
Aim f
Increase Strategic Action Against Fuel
Poverty 448,035 45,488 195,868 689,391
Develop and Progress Solutions to
Improve
Products,		 Access to Energy
Efficiency
Advice and Fuel Poverty		 1,762,043 2,761,777 634,709 787,952 5,946,481
Related Services in UK Households
Enhance
Energy
Efficiency and Fuel
Poverty
Education
and Skills		 583,598 122,344 243,452 282,571 1,231,965
2 793676 2 884 121 923649 1 266391 7867837
2020/21 Direct
Staff
Costs		 Grant
Funded		 Direct
Costs		 Support
Costs		 Total
2020/21
Aim f
Increase Strategic Action Against Fuel
Poverty 259,982 8,822 36,868 130,183 435,855
Develop and Progress Solutions
to
Improve
Products,		 Access to Energy Efficiency
Advice and Fuel Poveriy		 924,056 1,800,149 509,663 732,381 3,966,249
Related Services in UK Households
Enhance
Energy
Efficiency and Fuel
Poverty Education
and Skills		 1,239,481 119,913 335,066 359,245 2,053,705
2423518 1 928 884 881597 1 221 809 6465808
Other direct costs include irrecoverable VAT input tax amounting toF299,140(2020/21: f108,880).2021/22 Aim
2 and 3 direct costs include
in total a		 f37,729 provision, f16,490 and F21,239, respectively, for the GNE
irrecoverable debt. 2020/21
Aim 2 and 3 direct costs include		 in total a f307,000 provision, F134,179 and
f172,821 respectively,
for the GNE irrecoverable		 debt. Both provisions are detailed in note 15.
Cost of Raising Funds
Staff
Costs		 Support
Costs		 Direct
Costs		 Total
f F f F
2021/22 2,263 719 4,496 7479
2020/21 2,283 788 214 3286
Allocation
of		 support

2021/22 Aim 1 Aim 2 Aim 3 Charitable
Activities
Total		 Cost of
Raising
Funds		 Cost of
Raising
Funds		 2021/22
Total
6 6 6 6
Support staff 94,294 379,332 136,034 609,660 346 610,006
Stafftraining 1,240 4,986 1,788 8,014 5 8,019
Travel &Subsistence 2,400 9,656 3,463 15,519 9 15,528
Accommodation and insurances 41,040 165,099 59,207 265,346 150 265,496
ITsupport 10,194 41,009 14,706 65,909 37 65,946
Communication costs 11,464 46,117 16,538 74,119 42 74,161
Other general costs 16,653 66,994 24,025 107,672 61 107,733
Legal and professional costs 10,804 43,463 15,587 69,854 40 69,894
Capital grants/depreciation adjustment 4,286 17,244 6,184 27,714 16 27,730
General
Capital		 Expenditure 3,493 14,052 5,039 22,584 13 22,597
195,868 787,952 282,571 1,266,391 719 1,267,110
2020/21 Charitable
Activities		 Cost of
Raising		 2020/21
Aim 1 Aim 2 Aim 3 Total Funds Total
6 F 6 6 6 6
Support staff 68,735 386,688 189,676 645,099 417 645,516
Staif training 965 5,428 2,663 9,056 6 9,062
Travel &Subsistence 155 873 428 1,456 1 1,457
Accommodation 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
130,183 732,381 359,245 1,221,809 788 1,222,597

General
Capital
Expenditure
Grants Payable		 2,381
130,183		 13,397
6,571
732,381
359,245		 22,349
14
1,221,809
788		 22,36
1,222,597
2021/22 2020/21
Total grants paid to orgainsations and to individuals were:- 8 F
Grants paid to organisations 2,881,402 1,919,884
Grants paid to individuals 10,530 9,000
2 891 932 1 928884
National
Energy Action (Operating
as NEA)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 CONTINUED
Grants Payable (continued)
During the year, grants were paid out under the following
programmes
and schemes:
2021/22
E
Warm Homes Discount
342 grants were awarded
to individuals
to fund fuel payments
with an average award of
E138.71.This was administered
via NEA's WASH energy
advice service.		 F49,973
A grant ofF453,259was awarded to Boiler Plan Limited to install
new heating systems
164homes to people who meet WHD priority
and broader group criteria.		 in F453,259
1,402 grants were awarded
to individuals
to fund fuel payments.
fhe recipients
ofthe
grants were eligible for their energy
suppliers'
WHD payment
but they did not receive		 it E200,152
during 2021/22.
Smart Energy GB
74 grant awards
ranging
in value from E7,425 to E25,000 were paid to a number
of
organisations
across the UK to fund activity to promote
Smart Meters at a community
level. The grant awards were targeted to help certain groups of individuals
which
included		 E540,335
those on low income, over 65, carers as well as members
ofthe community
whom
have
no access to the internet.
Cadent Reactive Repair
Both Agility Eco Services Limited and Preferred
Management
Solutions
Limited were
funded to provide measures
in 1,115homes ofvulnerable,
low income householders
in
Cadent
network
area. The essential
work carried out included
servicing of "at risk" gas		 the F1,481,338
appliances
as well as both repairing
and replacing
condemned
gas appliances.
Student Bursaries
2 grants ofE3,000 and one ofE4,530were paid as bursaries
to 3 students
from low-
income families
who will undertake
work experience
with the charity or one of NEA's		 F10,530
partners.
Community
Action Projects
The SSECrisis &the PHA - Belfast Crisis funds
awarded 229 grants
and the funds aim		 is
to help individuals
in Northern
Ireland who are Snding
it ditflcult to keep their homes warm,
by of/ering
energy
advice and practical
support to stay warm and well, and where
appropriate,
the provision ofheating
measures
and discretionary
Snancial assistance		 to E18,826
alleviate the negative
impacts
on personal
health
and wellbeing
arising
from
living
in cold
and damp homes.
The Great Places Crisis fund awarded
155grants to individuals
to fund fuel payments.		 E6,106
Phase 2 ofthe Energy Saving Trust Covid-19 Crisis Relief fund awarded
grants to 288 low
income households
to fund fuel payments.		 E51,638
The SSE/EDF Assistance
fund awarded 4 grants to low income
individuals
for measures
which included a contribution
to a boiler installation,
a replacement
mobile thermostat		 & E1,929
cooker.
The Melin Homes Prepayment
Meter Crisis fund awarded
380 grants to individuals
to		 fund F17,065
fuel payments.
The SGN Hardship
fund awarded 13grants to individuals
to fund fuel payments.		 F1,807
The Energy Sagng Trust Warm Welcome fund awarded
10grants to individuals
to fund		 F497
fuel payments
&the purchase
ofenergy
eflicient cooking appliances.
The SGN Warm
and Safe Homes
fund awarded
grants to 74 SGN customers
to fund
emergency
fuel payments.		 F9,957
The WWU fund awarded
grants to 41 low income households
to fund the repair or
replacement
ofgas central heating
systems,
associated
pipework
and gas cookers.		 E33,604
The ESTWinter Hardship
Fund awarded
150grants to low income households
who use
pre-payment
meters to fund fuel payments.		 F14,916
Total grants paid 2021/22: 2,891,932
2020/21: 1,928,884
National
Energy Action (Operating as NEA)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31MARCH 2022 CONTINUED
ln the prior year, grants were paid out under the following
programmes
and schemes:
2020/21
E
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		 820,525
the funding
oftechnical
reports to complete
heating system
replacements
The SSE/EDF Assistance
fund awarded 59grants to individuals
for a range ofmeasures
which included
fuel payments,
boiler installations,
new radiators,
repairs to central		 520,304
heating 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 F237,546
The Great Places Crisis fund awarded
62 grants to indigduals
to fund fuel payments		 F2,950
The Melin Homes
Prepayment
Meter Crisis fund awarded
54 grants to individuals
to fund
fuel payments		 63,579
The SGN Hardship
fund awarded
124 grants to individuals
to fund fuel payments		 615,675
The UK Power Networks
Refugee and Asylum Seekers fund issued various
small energy
efliciency measures
such as light bulbs,
radiator reflectors, thermometer
cards and slow		 F987
cookers to local groups for onward
distribution
to refugee and asylum
seekers
The Energy Saving Trust Warm Welcome fund awarded 3 grants to individuals
to fund fuel
payments
Coventry Hardship
Fund and Keeping
Coventry
Warm
Fund - funded
by Donations,
Coventry
City
Council and Coventry
Primary
Care Trust
The funds
awarded
8 grants to individuals
in Coventry
to fund fuel payments
and assist
with heating system
repairs		 F527
Forces for Warmth
81 grants were awarded
to currently
sentng
and ex-service personnel
and their families to
fund fuel payments
and the purchase
ofother essential
items		 F9,513
Smart Energy GB
Grants between F4,643 and F25,000were paid to 30 organisations
across the UK to fund
activity to promote Smart Meters at a community
level and particularly
help to address
individuals
whom are on low income as well as members
ofthe community
whom
have no		 F454,799
access to the internet
Student Bursaiies - funded
by National
Grid Afiordable
Warmth
Solutions
through
the Malcolm
Wicks Memorial
Fund
6 grants off1,500were paid as bursaries
to 3students
from low-income
families 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		 F148,721
2020/21
A grant ofF492,404 was awarded to Boiler Plan Limited to install
new heating systems
180homes to people who meet WHD priority and broader group criteria		 in 5492,404
58 grants were awarded
to individuals
to fund fuel payments
which were paid direct to a		 F40,693
number
ofenergy
suppliers
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		 f355
cards and slow cookers
Cadent Reactive Repair
Agility Eco Sen/lees
Limited was funded to provide measures
in 605 homes ofvulnerable,
low income householders
in the Cadent
network area. The essential
work canted out		 F471,054
included
both repairing
and replacing
condemned
gas appliances
Total grants paid 2020/21: 1,928,884

The average
number o		 femployees during the year was: 2021/22 2020/21
Number Number
Chief Executive
& Deputy		 2 2
Northern
Ireland		 5 5
Wales 0 2
Support Services 13 12
Operations
- Community		 Engagement and Demonstration 20 16
Operations
- Skills, Standards		 and Delivery 15 13
Policy and Research 9 7
Communications
and External		 Relations 10 9
Special Projects 3 2
Income Maximisation 6 7
Total 83 75
contributi ons)
exceeding 660,000were as follows:
2021/22 2020/21
Number Number
F60,000 -F69,999 2 3
f70,000 - f79,999 1 1
F80,000 - f89,999
f90,000 - f99,999

Net expenditure before transfe before transfe rs
Net expenditure before transfers is arrived at after charging: 2021/22
f.		 2020/21
f
Amounts
payable		 to the auditor for:
-Audit Fee 20,500 19,600
Other professional and legal fees 70,322 35,477
Depreciation 27,730 28,538
Operating
Leases		 —Land and buildings 206,180 213,895

NOTES ToT
Investments		 HE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARC H 2022 CONTINUED
2022 2021
Listed investments
at market
value		 2,156 2,608
Historical cost oflisted investments (130) (130)
Revaluation
Resene		 2,026 2,478
Investments
have		 been revalued at the 31 March 2022 closing
price quoted
on the London Stock Exchange
Fixed-term
bond deposits
Matured
March 2022		 1,000,000
Total Fixed-term bond deposits 1,000,000
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2022 2021
Trade creditors 472,032 307,329
Taxation and social security costs 31,249 8,238
Other creditors 2,057,221 2,057,221
Holiday
pay provision		 62,467 69,244
Accruals 566,274 729,347
Deferred income (see note 18) 1,941,763 2,215,154
Total Creditors 5,131,006 5,386,533
Deferred Income

the incom
e
has b
een earned		 .
2022 2021
E E
Balance at 1 April 2,215,154 2,981,414
Amount released to income during year (750,850) (1,144,319)
Amount deferred in the year 477,459 378,059
Balance at 31 March 1,941,763 2,215,154
Unrestricted
Income Funds
Balance at Transfers Net Balance at
2022 1 April Income Expenditure Between Investment 31 March
2021 Funds Losses 2022
E E E E E. F
General Resene 1,566,216 400,977 (96,249) 651,869 2,522,813
Unrealised Gain on Investments 2,478 (453) 2,025
Designated
Transition		 Resene - Post-HIP 404,692 (404,692)
1,973„386 400,977 (96,249) 247,177 (453) 2,524,838
National Energy Energy Action (Operaeng as Action (Operaeng as Action (Operaeng as NEA) NEA)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FORTHE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 CONTINUED
Balance at Transfers Net Balance at
2021 1 April Income Expenditure
Between		 Invesbnent 31 March
2020 Funds Gains 2021
6 f 6
General Resene 1,959,956 113,296 (51,195)
(455,842)		 1,566,216
Unrealised
Gain on Investments		 1,260 1,219 2,478
Designated
Resene - Post-HIP
Transition		 404,692 404,692
2,365,908 113,296 (51,195)
(455,842)		 1,219 1,9?3,386
20. Restricted
Income Funds
2022 Balance at
1 April
2021		 Income Expenditure Transfers
Between
Funds		 Balance at
31 March
2022
E E 6
Increase Strategic Action Against Fuel
Poverty 13,533 673,464 (597,638) (82,867) 6,492
Develop and Progress
Solutions to
Improve Access to Energy
Efliciency
Products,
Advice		 and Fuel Poverty
Related Senices in UK Households 7,914 5,932,293 (5,946,481) 14,189 7,915
Enhance Energy Efliciency
and Fuel
Poverty Education and Skills 1,410,464 (1,231,965) (178,499)
21,447 8,016,221 (7,776,084) (247,177) 14,407
2021 Balance at
1 April
2020f		 Income
6		 Expenditure Transfers
Between
Funds		 Balance at
31 March
2021
Increase
Poverty		 Strategic Action Against Fuel 30,000 417,246 (384,874) (48,839) 13,533
Develop and Progress
Solutions to
Improve Access to Energy
Eificiency
Products,
Advice and Fuel Poverty		 8,445 4, 153,234 (3,966,248) (187,517) 7,914
Related Services in UK Households
Enhance
Poverty		 Energy
Education		 Elliciency
and Fuel
and Skills		 1,361,507 (2,053,705) 692,198
38,445 5,931,987 (6,404,827) 455,842 21,447

National National Energy Action loperating Energy Action loperating as NEA)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 CONTINUED
Restricted Funds held at 31 March are:- 2022 2021
E
Coventry Hardship Fund 3,757 3,757
Keeping Coventry Warm Fund 4,158 4,158
Northern Ireland Donation Fund 6,492 13,533
14,407 21,447
Analysis of Net Assets between Funds
2022 2021
Unrestricted Resbicted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
E E E E E E
Fixed Assets 59,979 59,979 87,709 - 87,709
Net Current Assets 2,464,859 14,407 2,479,265 1,885,677 21,447 1,907,124
Net Assets at the end of the year 2,524,838 14,407 2,539,245 1,973,386 21,447 1,994,833