GivEnergy enters administration, UK Energy Storage Association issues guidance [UPDATED]

Largely as expected, UK residential battery supplier GivEnergy Ltd has has entered administration, according to a notice published in the London Gazette on 10 April, with Christopher Brooksbank of CB Business Recovery Ltd appointed as administrator.

This follows the earlier notice of intention filed on behalf of GivEnergy by LCF Law.

No further updates have been published on GivEnergy’s official channels since.

Update, May 26, 2026: The administrator, Chris Brooksbank of CB Business Recovery, posted an official Statement of administrator’s proposal with regards to GivEnergy Ltd.

The report, available via Companies House, is a 65-page PDF detailing the future efforts for recovery for creditors, including formating of a Creditor’s Committee.

A key element of such a report is the pages around matters for why the administrator was appointed, a chance for an explanation of failure.

The administrator notes the company initially began as a “as a close-knit and highly focused team of seven.” As it defined the storage industry, it gained a 35% market share.

This led, in 2022, to a change in leadership. The report says, “In 2022, the founding partners concluded that the scale and complexity of the business warranted the appointment of a professional manager to lead the organisation. Following this transition, the business began to experience a loss of operational focus and governance discipline.”

Although the report doesn’t name names, however, Jason Howlett took over as the global CEO of GivEnergy in October 2022.

“Core fundamentals, namely sales performance, customer engagement, structured training, and measurable key performance indicators were gradually deprioritised,” the report said. “In their place, emphasis shifted towards internal positioning, visibility and initiatives that lacked direct commercial relevance.”

“Organisational growth accelerated rapidly, expanding from a lean and effective team into a much larger structure, but without the necessary alignment, experience, or accountability. In some cases, roles were filled based on familiarity rather than suitability, leading to mismatches between responsibility and expertise, and ultimately weakening decision making across key areas of the business.”

Excessive resources were used on software. The report notes, “significant financial resources” allocated to software development, approximately £9m over two years. While the intention was to “enhance capability and maintain technological leadership”, the execution “lacked commercial grounding, defined deliverables, and clear timelines”.

In essence, the investment while significant, unfortunately resulted in “minimal tangible outcomes, with much of the work remaining conceptual or academic in nature, rather than delivering practical, deployable solutions”. Operating costs increased “substantially”, revenue performance “declined sharply”, and there was a “widening disconnect between strategic intent and operational reality”.

In 2024, “decisive action was taken to remove the CEO and appoint an interim leader with a mandate to stabilise the business and explore recovery options”.

The last line of the statement in the report reads, “At present, the Company should be a British success story, but unfortunately, decisions were made that have rendered the Company insolvent.”

In a separate part of the report, GivEnergy held some £11.1 million in stock, the vast majority to be sent to connected companies, leaving approximately £925,000 of stock. With the company insolvent, the stock is said to now be worth £114,711.

The company owes unsecured creditors more than £17m.

Update, April 16, 2026: The administrator, CB Business Recovery, has posted a statement with regards to GivEnergy, noting redundancies, legal entities involved, and warranties.

The following statement in full is from Mark Barlow, Senior Case Administrator at CB Business Recovery:

GivEnergy Ltd, a UK-based supplier of residential energy storage systems, entered Administration on 9 April 2026 with Chris Brooksbank of CB Business Recovery appointed as Administrator.

GivEnergy Ltd is part of a wider trading group. For the avoidance of doubt and to assist all stakeholders, Chris Brooksbank of CB Business Recovery has not been appointed over the following legal entities:-

Givenergy Group Limited
Givenergy Commercial Limited
Givenergy Australia PTY Ltd
Giveducation Limited
Givenergy Software Limited
Givenergy Property Limited
Satori Education Limited
If you have any ongoing business with any of the above entities, please direct your query to the relevant entity concerned.

As regards the business of GivEnergy Ltd, Chris Brooksbank makes the following statement:-

GivEnergy Ltd (“the Company”) entered Administration on 9 April 2026 and I was appointed as Administrator. Following my appointment, all stakeholders should note that the Company has ceased to trade and all its employees have been made redundant. As a consequence no further goods or services should be provided to the Company.

Warranties and Ongoing Software Support

As the Company has ceased to trade, no further hardware warranties will be honoured by Givenergy Ltd. In addition, ongoing user and software support will not be honoured by Givenergy Ltd. In the first instance, all consumers are advised to revert to their installer for support. For all other consumer enquiries, please email info@cb-br.co.uk.

All known Creditors of the Company will receive formal notification of the Administration direct from my office, which will be issued within the next 48 hours.

Interested Parties – Any parties with an interest in the Company’s business should in the first instance, direct your enquiry to info@cb-br.co.uk.

ESA publishes GivEnergy FAQs

In terms of new information, the UK’s Energy Storage Association (ESA) has published a page with guidance for customer and stakeholders, and says it is working with the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to understand the specific facts in this case. GivEnergy was a founding member of the ESA, and CEO of the ESA, Jason Howlett, was the former Global CEO of GivEnergy.

The page provides a summary of the issues, with limited further information. However, it did also publish a GivEnergy FAQs section aiming to “address the urgent questions people may have whilst we establish the facts and seek to work with a potential Administrator to understand the direction for GivEnergy”.

With the administrator appointed, this FAQ section may continue to be expanded. A useful explanation of GivEnergy’s somewhat complex operating structure may provide some hope for those with GivEnergy batteries wondering about software support:

“Can I continue to control my GivEnergy battery?“
“As GivEnergy’s app and portal are managed by GivEnergy Software Ltd (which is not in administration), there is no impact currently expected to your app and portal experience and you can monitor and control your device as normal. GivEnergy have separately stated that they are consulting on charging a fee for remote app access however this consultation is not linked to the GivEnergy Ltd situation and more details here will be announced soon. The ESA and UK Government are monitoring developments on this matter.“

The issue of ongoing warranties was also addressed in the FAQ

“What will happen to my battery warranty?“

GivEnergy warranties can only be enforced against GivEnergy itself and their closure likely means you will be unable to claim against those warranties in the future. However, should your GivEnergy battery be faulty, you may still have options to seek redress:

“If you bought your battery from your energy company, an installer, or a wholesaler, then you should consult these in the first instance.
“If you purchased your battery with a credit card, you may be able to claim a refund from your card provider through section 75 protections in the Consumer Credit Act 1974.“

GivEnergy’s appointment of administrators was filed by in the High Court Of Justice, Business and Property Courts In Leeds, listed under case number CR-2026-LDS-000357 dated 7 April 2026, and notice ID 5109664.