Energy Institute

Analysis

Energy Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Energy Institute reported income of £11.0m and spending of £11.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7.2m to £11.0m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Energy Institute sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (1982) Limited (£10.9m), Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol (£11.0m) and The Tank Museum Limited (£10.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, donations and legacies 19%, trading 5.6% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 105 people.