National Energy Action

Analysis

National Energy Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in November 1984, 42 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 company (Companies House number 01853927). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, National Energy Action reported income of £15.3m and spending of £14.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.0m to £15.3m (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, National Energy Action sits at the 100th 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 Christians Against Poverty (£15.0m), The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (£15.4m) and Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) (£14.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 3.2% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.5m. Reserves of £6.5m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 168 people.