South East Wales Energy Agency

Analysis

South East Wales Energy Agency is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwent. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, South East Wales Energy Agency reported income of £80k and spending of £167k, spending 209% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £11k to £80k (+634%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 299%. Over the whole period it spent 219% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South East Wales Energy Agency sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gur Foundation Limited (£80k), Open Heaven (Wednesbury) (£80k) and Anchor Project (£80k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.