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The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 July 2024
Principal activities of the company
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 August 2023
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31 July 2024
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
This report was approved by the board of directors on
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Status: Director
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This report was approved by the board of directors on
and signed on behalf of the board by:
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Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Yorkshire Energy Doctor CIC supports households who are living in, or at risk of, fuel poverty and who are finding it difficult to pay energy bills and heat their homes. Our activities are targeted at vulnerable households, such as those with an elderly resident, young children or someone with a disability or long-term health condition. We provide information and advice on reducing energy prices and managing energy bills, help people to access grants and other schemes that can help with energy costs, deal with energy debts, administer a hardship fund, and signpost towards energy efficiency grants. We provide 1-2-1 advice remotely or via home visits, training for frontline staff and community outreach sessions. We had high demand for our services as the cost of living crisis and high energy bills continued to cause financial challenges for low income households. We have a strong focus on equipping other staff with knowledge to help vulnerable households and targeting residents with an underlying health condition or disability. During the period August 2023 to July 2024 we have: - Been part of the national Energy Outreach Programme (led by the Citizens Advice) for the tenth consecutive winter, giving one-to-one energy advice and promoting key energy saving messages at community venues - Delivered online Community Energy Ambassadors courses, equipping representatives of organisations across Yorkshire, the Northeast and Cumbria to be able to support other vulnerable households with their energy costs - Continued to deliver a ‘Heating for Health’ project which involves training health and social care staff on fuel poverty, the links with health, how to identify households in fuel poverty and the support schemes available and b) provide 1-2-1 energy advice to residents with underlying health conditions - Worked as a financial intervention partner on the RISE (Reducing Inequalities, Supporting Employment) project, supporting participants who are out of work. Impacts: Being cold has detrimental impacts on both physical and mental well-being. All our advice is around making energy bills more manageable so residents can better afford to heat their homes and be warm and well. Feedback shows that our service helps to alleviate stress and anxiety by helping residents to save money, resolve problems with energy suppliers, get debt cleared, and set-up manageable payment arrangements. Some examples of specific outputs are: - Delivering one-to-one energy advice to 511 households - Helping households save £88,119 through direct support and working with our Community Energy Ambassadors. This was achieved by reviewing energy bills, getting water meters fitted, applying for grants to have energy and water debts written off, accessing grants for energy efficiency improvements and referral for hardship grants - Providing training to 451 volunteers and staff from voluntary/public sector organisations and community groups on fuel poverty, energy awareness and energy support schemes - Engaging with 584 residents through talks at community groups about energy saving tips, support schemes, and carbon monoxide awareness
Our main groups of stakeholders are 1) Staff and volunteers from other voluntary and public sector organisations who attend training courses. We have a tailored feedback form for each course which asks attendees to rate the course and provide qualitative information on what they found most useful and least useful, and any suggested improvements. We then look at any areas where we can adjust the training to make it more useful and to make sure our services are most benefitting the needs of clients. We also run two update events every year and an annual survey which includes metrics to capture impact and feedback. 2) Vulnerable households. We ask attendees of any talks we give in the community to complete a feedback form at the end so we can review the content and presentation for future talks. Feedback is also sought at the end of the provision of 1-2-1 advice to evaluate impact.
The total amount paid to directors was £42,509 which constitutes a salary, employers NI and pension contributions for one Director who runs and works for the organisation full-time.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
14 April 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Catherine Urwin
Status: Director