Large UK companies required by law to register for ESOS

Large UK  companies are required by law to register got the Government’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) by 5 December 2015. The definition of a large company is given below.

The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is an energy assessment and energy saving scheme and is established by the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014 (ESOS Regulations).

You must take part in ESOS if your organisation qualifies as a large undertaking on the qualification date. The qualification date for the first compliance period is 31 December 2014, however companies that reduced in size prior to the complaince period, or have grown since may also qualify.

So  what is a large company?

A large undertaking is:

– any UK undertaking that meets either one or both of the conditions below:

– it employs 250 or more people

– it has an annual turnover in excess of 50 million euro (£38,937,777), and an annual balance sheet total in excess of 43 million euro (£33,486,489)

You also must take part in ESOS if your undertaking is part of a corporate group which includes another UK undertaking that meets either of these conditions.

You are not required to participate in ESOS if:

– your organisation is defined as a contracting authority by regulation 3 of the

– The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

– The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations

Qualifying period

Qualification is based on the status of the organisation on 31 December 2014, and every four years after that for each subsequent compliance period. If an organisation qualifies, it must participate in ESOS and notify compliance to the Environment Agency by the last date of each compliance period (‘the compliance date’). See table

Go here to open the advice document from the Environment Agency

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