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Identifying hidden costs and reclaiming energy bill overpayments.

Discover how we helped Broad Horizons Education Trust identify and recover significant billing overcharges, whilst streamlining their energy management protocol.

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How Broad Horizons Education Trust reclaimed energy bill overpayments.

What Broad Horizons Education Trust thought

Not only has Zenergi delivered significant value by obtaining a refund for historic overpayments, but we can access the full range of services from an organisation that understands our requirements.

Chief Operating Officer

Broad Horizons Education Trust

What we think

Finding and recovering historic overcharges is just one example of how we go beyond procurement. Our partnership with Broad Horizons Education Trust is about making sure every penny is protected, and every opportunity maximised.”

Rebecca Thomson

Service Excellence Director

When Broad Horizons Education Trust moved all of its schools to us for energy procurement, the Trust gained more than just competitive energy contracts. During the onboarding process, we uncovered years of incorrect charges across multiple sites. Enter our team to recover the payments!

A team effort

We had been looking after one of Broad Horizons Education Trust’s sites for three years, providing energy procurement and bill validation services.

In 2020, the Trust decided to find an alternative to the Public Sector Buying Organisation from which it had been procuring energy for its other schools. Following the achievement of competitive gas and electricity contracts that offered more flexibility and choice, Broad Horizons Education Trust moved its ten remaining Norfolk schools over to us to manage.

Making an impact

As we set up the new contracts and onboarded the schools, we spotted an issue. During the time the energy contracts had been handled by the Public Sector Buying Organisation, Broad Horizons Education Trust had been incorrectly charged Climate Change Levy (CCL) across its sites – and had been for several years.

Driving results

Our team immediately stepped in to recover the significant overpayment. We provided the necessary VAT Declaration forms and guided the Trust through the process to successfully claim the refund.

The big picture

Broad Horizons Education Trust has been able to take advantage of our wider service offering to access a full energy service across its sites. The holistic support includes invoice validation to ensure accurate billing, siteworks support for new connections, and Display Energy Certificates (DECs) and Recommendation Reports, keeping the Trust on top of its compliance obligations.

Our partnership saves the Trust time and money, while ensuring its energy management is in safe hands.

Could your school or MAT be overpaying on energy? Every penny saved in school budgets means more investment in education. If your organisation hasn’t conducted a recent energy bill audit, you could be unknowingly overpaying.

Let us help you identify hidden overcharges, recover lost funds quickly and optimise your energy management for long-term savings.

Chris Jermy Director of Customer Success Zenergi

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Discover how we helped Broad Horizons Education Trust identify and recover significant billing overcharges, whilst streamlining their energy management.

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