Severn Wye Energy Agency

Analysis

Severn Wye Energy Agency is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03830608). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Severn Wye Energy Agency reported income of £10.5m and spending of £10.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.8m to £10.5m (+179%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Severn Wye Energy Agency sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Leprosy Mission Great Britain (£10.5m), The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (£10.5m) and Blue Ventures Conservation (£10.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £780k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 94 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.