● About SEG CIC
SEG CIC is a Community Interest Company — not a commercial business. Every decision we make, every partner we choose, and every programme we deliver is governed by a single obligation: genuine benefit to the communities we serve.
● What We Are
SEG CIC — Solar & Energy Gain Community Interest Company — was established to close the gap between the funding available for building improvements and the organisations that need them most.
As a CIC, we are legally structured to put community benefit first. We do not have profit-seeking shareholders. Any surplus we generate is reinvested into our programmes. Our governance is transparent, our activities are regulated, and our purpose is fixed in our articles of association.
We operate as a coordinator — not an installer. We build and manage a network of accredited expert partners who deliver each element of the improvement programme to the highest standard, while our clients receive one trusted point of contact throughout.
Our structure, at a glance
Community Interest Company — a legal structure designed to ensure activities benefit the community, regulated by the CIC Regulator.
● Community interest test: all activities must demonstrably benefit the community
● Asset lock: assets cannot be distributed to shareholders or private interests
● Annual CIC report submitted to Companies House and the CIC Regulator
● Not a charity, but not a conventional business — a third way
● Our Mission
The UK has a significant challenge with its public sector building stock. Thousands of schools, hundreds of thousands of social homes, and thousands of care facilities are expensive to heat, carbon-intensive to run, and financially inaccessible to decarbonise.
Government funding schemes exist — ECO4, Warm Homes, public sector grant programmes — but accessing them is complex and time-consuming. SEG CIC bridges that gap. We do the complex work so that the organisations we serve simply benefit.
Cost and complexity stop most organisations acting. We remove both, making world-class building improvements accessible regardless of budget.
Permanent, accredited and fully compliant improvements delivering real savings for years after installation.
Any operating surplus is reinvested into expanding the programme — reaching more schools, housing providers and care organisations.
High-quality delivery without profit as the primary motive. SEG CIC is proof that community benefit and specialist excellence can coexist.
● Our Legal Structure
The CIC structure is not just a label. It creates real legal obligations that protect the communities we work with.
CICs are regulated by the CIC Regulator and must file annual reports demonstrating community benefit. Our activities are transparent and verifiable.
Our assets cannot be redirected to private interests. They are locked for community purpose, ensuring what we build continues to serve its intended purpose.
Any financial surplus we generate goes back into expanding the programme — not distributed as profit to shareholders.
● Our Values
We show our working. Our structure, our partners, our funding sources and our decision-making are visible and verifiable.
Every programme must demonstrably improve the buildings and reduce costs for the communities we serve. Not in theory — in practice.
We choose our partners for their accreditations, their track record and their standards. We don’t trade quality for margin.
The organisations that need help most are often the ones least able to access it. We build our programmes to remove every barrier.
Check if your school, housing portfolio or care organisation qualifies for a fully funded improvement programme.
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