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Impact Report 2023/24

Energy Saving Trust is a UK not-for-profit founded in 1992, delivering impartial energy advice, grant management and policy expertise to help households, businesses and governments reduce energy use and carbon emissions. Their 2023/24 impact report covers a record year: £34 million in grants transforming 222,500 homes, 28,000+ SME resource uses, and influential research for the Climate Change Committee — all in pursuit of net zero by 2050.

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Home energy efficiency advice; Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme grant management; Wales Warm Homes Nest scheme; Energy Advice London; Business Energy Scotland; SME net zero support; policy research and parliamentary evidence; transport and fleet advice Custom geography from upload: UK

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 222,500 homes changed for the better through £34 million of grants delivered via Ofgem's Energy Redress Scheme — a record-breaking year; £117 million allocated to 536 energy projects via Redress since 2018
Key Metric 2 16,000 householders received online energy advice through Energy Advice London; 3,500 spoke to a specialist advisor by phone or email; 12,809 households received free advice through Wales Nest scheme with 4,816 receiving home improvement packages
Key Metric 3 28,000+ free SME net zero resources accessed; 1,384 bespoke energy saving reports delivered to 969 SMEs; average annual energy bill saving of £595 for Nest scheme households in Wales

Key Outcomes

  • Commissioned by the Climate Change Committee to analyse international climate policy responses and define lessons for UK — research highlighted 12 initiatives addressing gaps in UK climate policy
  • Evidence given to three parliamentary select committees in 2023/24 on energy bills, preparing for winter and home heating; Wales Nest contract extended for a further seven years
  • Nest scheme has installed energy efficiency improvements in 60,000+ Welsh homes since 2011; UK Government rollback of climate ambitions challenged with evidence that right policies can cut carbon and costs simultaneously

Geography

UK-Wide

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
61,819 native oysters deployed across UK restoration projects in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
15,064 people participated in the Beachwatch beach clean programme, submitting 1,256 litter surveys — the highest in the programme's 31-year history
Key Metric 3
17,613 young people engaged through in-person or online youth programme sessions
£11.5 billion Ofwat investment package secured for storm overflow cuts in England and Wales following sustained MCS advocacy
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Key Metric 1
191,000 cats and kittens helped — 525 a day (2023: 184,000); 29,000 cats rehomed; 168,000 cats neutered including 13,000 feral cats; 93,000 cats microchipped
Key Metric 2
£96.9 million total income (2023: £89.3 million); £108.5 million net assets; £50.1 million legacy income; 9,800 volunteers (2023: 9,200)
Key Metric 3
430 cat owners helped to flee domestic abuse with 750 cats given temporary foster homes (Lifeline) — up from 229 in 2023; 5.9 million...
Mandatory microchipping for cats in England came into force June 2024 — direct result of years of Cats Protection campaigning; Pet Abduction Act came into force August 2024 making cat theft a specific criminal offence; Cat Manifesto sent to every election candidate with 111 newly elected MPs having responded
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Key Metric 1
32,000 people participated in learning activities; 65,000 volunteer hours contributed; 250,000 biodiversity-boosting plants and bulbs planted; 24,000 snowdrops planted by Royal Parks Half Marathon...
Key Metric 2
94% of public rated their visit as good or excellent; 5 consecutive years all 8 parks awarded Green Flag; 160,000+ members making 300,000+ visits;...
Key Metric 3
1,000 free plants donated to local charities, community groups and schools; 200 old noticeboards and maps replaced; 12,500 enquiries handled by visitor support team;...
Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Garden at Regent's Park received planning permission and is progressing — opening Spring 2026; Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground renewal received planning permission — opening Spring 2026; Greenwich Park flagship restoration project completed — new meadows, shrubs, community facilities
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
2,876 ha of land under direct influence for nature, with 7 species recovery projects at or near implementation
Key Metric 2
17,935 wilder community engagements in 2024–25 (67,935 cumulative since 2020); 55 wilder initiatives established in schools and public spaces
Key Metric 3
Over 25,000 individuals engaged through skills training, community rewilding events and nature-based programmes
7 species recovery projects delivered including beavers returning to Derbyshire for the first time in 800 years, Atlantic salmon restoration on the River Ecclesbourne, and white-clawed crayfish ark sites