Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 7

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Mainly male board: -1

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 5

ENERGY SPARKS

Energy Sparks offers an online energy analysis tool and energy education programme specifically designed to help schools reduce their electricity and gas usage through the analysis of half hourly smart meter data. Energy Sparks provides advice and activities to support pupils and the wider school community to reduce their school's carbon footprint.

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Positives:

The charity has received Government grants and contracts

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/08/22		£422,060	£290,321	£131,739	5
31/08/21		£221,274	£161,748	£59,526	2

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Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 54%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000

Established: 4 years

https://energysparks.uk/

hello@energysparks.uk

01225723924

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Climate emergency

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
OVO Foundation - Climate Changers - Energy Sparks
£15,025	10/01/2024	This grant will be used to fund Energy Sparks' fundraising support from external consultants
OVO Foundation - Climate Changers - Energy Sparks
£100,000	06/11/2023	This grant will allow Energy Sparks to continue delivery of their online tool in 200 UK schools, teaching pupils how to improve energy efficiency in their schools.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW HOUSTON Appointed: 2021

DR ROBERT COHEN Appointed: 2020

NAOMI ALLEN Appointed: 2020

ROBERT SCHRIMPFF Appointed: 2020

SUNNY PAWAR Appointed: 2020

TIM WARNES Appointed: 2020

PETER ANDREWS (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Publisher

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/04/2020, number: 1189273

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

FAIRLAWN
PARK CORNER
FRESHFORD
BATH
BA2 7UP

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING TOOLS, SERVICES AND PROGRAMMES TO REDUCE ENERGY AND RESOURCE CONSUMPTION AND CARBON EMISSIONS.(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY EDUCATING AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE CAUSES AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY SAVING AND REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS.

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