The Energy Saving Trust Limited

Reference number: 716195

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When energysavingtrust.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7222 0101 is
  • Who else gives the postcode N1 9NG
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Energy Saving Trust Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Debt Administration
  • Debt-collecting
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
02622374
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
20 June 1991 (35 years old)
Registered office
223-231 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NG, England
Nature of business
  • Environmental consulting activities (SIC 74901)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Christopher Thornton Director Sep 1958 7 Oct 2016 3 other companies
Jennifer Lucy Jarvis Director Feb 1980 20 May 2024 4 other companies
Victoria Anne Thornton Director Oct 1974 18 May 2026 10 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
14
closed down
5
run together
2

In the full report: all 14 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 50 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2023Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£83.5m

−8.1% from £90.8m

Profit before tax

−£1.13m

Down £361k from −£766k

Net assets

£6.13m

−16% from £7.26m

Cash at bank

£175.9m

+14% from £154.1m

Turnover and profit

About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02622374. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

The Energy Saving Trust’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (17) All events (113)

2026

16 June 2026

  • Michael Christopher Thornton no longer has significant control

Companies House

2020

30 October 2020

  • Roger Brian Ponting no longer has significant control

Companies House

31 March 2020

  • Philip Henry George Sellwood no longer has significant control

Companies House

2018

25 September 2018

  • Gerald Hayden Phillips no longer has significant control
  • Michael Edward Fairey no longer has significant control

Companies House

2017

27 July 2017

  • Judith Elizabeth Hackitt no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

7 October 2016

  • Michael Christopher Thornton gained significant control

Companies House

29 July 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

6 May 2016

  • Roger Brian Ponting gained significant control

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Est (Holdings) Limited gained significant control
  • Gerald Hayden Phillips gained significant control
  • Judith Elizabeth Hackitt gained significant control
  • Michael Edward Fairey gained significant control
  • Philip Henry George Sellwood gained significant control

Companies House

1992

20 July 1992

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

1991

20 June 1991

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 113 events

  • All 113 events in its history (17 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 93
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Firms connected to The Energy Saving Trust

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with The Energy Saving Trust. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 14 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 113 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Energy Saving Trust Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, The Energy Saving Trust Limited (FRN 716195) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is The Energy Saving Trust’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7222 0101 and the website energysavingtrust.org.uk for The Energy Saving Trust. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is The Energy Saving Trust a scam or clone?
The Energy Saving Trust is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with The Energy Saving Trust?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how The Energy Saving Trust handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about The Energy Saving Trust to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns The Energy Saving Trust?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of The Energy Saving Trust: Est (Holdings) Limited (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Sir Philip Henry George Sellwood, Mr Roger Brian Ponting and Ms Judith Elizabeth Hackitt.
Who runs The Energy Saving Trust?
Companies House lists 3 directors of The Energy Saving Trust: Michael Christopher Thornton, Jennifer Lucy Jarvis and Victoria Anne Thornton.
How long has The Energy Saving Trust been in business?
The company was formed on 20 June 1991, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2016.
What do The Energy Saving Trust’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2023, show turnover of £83.5m (−8.1% from £90.8m) and profit before tax of −£1.13m (down £361k from −£766k).
Does The Energy Saving Trust use any other names?
It trades as Energy Saving Trust.

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