High impact building decarbonisation programme showcased in Salix Annual Report & Accounts 2023-24

We’re committed to delivering governments’ net zero ambition

Today we’re pleased to release our Annual Report and Accounts 2023-2024 that highlights our dynamic and growing business delivering successful net zero programmes across housing and public sector buildings.

The 87-page document features our work over the last reporting year and also offers a glance into the future.

Chief executive Kevin Holland, who joined Salix in October, said the report reflected the organisation’s ability to deliver successfully and adapt quickly to take on fresh challenges.

He said: “Since arriving at Salix I have been impressed by the agility of the organisation and the dynamic nature of the people who are committed to supporting our stakeholders.

“We are constantly adapting and supporting governments across the UK to deliver vital net zero projects. This essential work creates better places to live and work.

“However, we have no time to rest in our work and we undoubtedly face ambitious goals to support the government’s net zero targets. 

“We have an expert, passionate and client-focussed workforce committed to make a positive impact on climate change and delivering for our communities across the UK.

“We have a built a strong platform at Salix ready to deploy on the opportunities that meet governments’ future needs.”

The Annual Report and Accounts highlights the schemes we deliver and administer on behalf of governments and the impact we produced over 2023-24.

These include during the accounting period 2023-24;

• The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme:  £414.5 million distributed to 191 projects and £611m of grant funding allocated to 244 projects 
• The Low Carbon Skills Fund: £16.6 million distributed to 134 projects 
• English Loan Scheme: £13.7 million distributed across seven projects
• Scottish Public Sector Loan Scheme: £1 million distributed to one project 
• Scotland’s Public Sector Heat Decarbonisation Fund: £14.9 million allocated to nine projects
• Wales Funding Programme: £25.7 million distributed to 25 projects
• Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund: 14,386 homes upgraded 
• Home Upgrade Grant: 1,613 homes upgraded

Board chair, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, said: “These are demanding times, but we are looking forward to meeting the challenges ahead.

As a Board, we support Salix's team in its work so they can deliver for governments across the UK.  I am looking forward to helping the organisation develop further as we embrace the opportunities ahead as well as focusing on the core job of delivery.”

As well as pushing ahead with delivery, over the last year we have engaged heavily with stakeholders. We have met nearly 7,000 people at webinars, attended 40 events giving us a chance to meet people face to face, and have seen increasing numbers of visitors to our corporate website.

Through the news area of our website we continue to showcase the incredible projects and people working across our programmes, focusing on the impact they have on local communities.

Looking to the future, we will deliver our public sector schemes, including the Low Carbon Skills Fund and the recently launched Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme 4 and complete the two housing schemes we were tasked to implement,  the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund 2 and Home Upgrade Grant 2. 

We will carry on working with the governments in Scotland and in Wales and other funding providers. As we successfully manage the grant and loan schemes to completion, we’ll continue to support carbon reduction targets.

Kevin added: “We are very excited about our future here at Salix, and confident that we can continue to deliver and increase our impact on net zero.”

Our Annual Report and Accounts is published on our website here as well as being available in the libraries of the Houses of Parliament and Companies House.