The Energy Saving Trust Foundation
Analysis
The Energy Saving Trust Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07703610). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Energy Saving Trust Foundation reported income of £211k and spending of £240k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £500k to £211k (-58%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Energy Saving Trust Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spurn Bird Observatory Trust Limited (£211k), Better Planet Education (£211k) and Hanbury Countryside Show Society (£210k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Foundations object's are to promote and to advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection, and improvement of the physical and natural environment so as to further the protection of the world's climate systems, including by reducing and making sustainable the use of energy and water and ensuring the prudent use of non-renewable resources for public benefit?.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Spurn Bird Observatory Trust Limited | Hull | £211k |
| Better Planet Education | Yeovil | £211k |
| Hanbury Countryside Show Society | Worcestershire | £210k |
| Action 21 (2010) | Leamington Spa | £211k |