J.C. Atkinsons & Sons • Financial Year 2026
This report presents the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) disclosures for J.C. Atkinsons & Sons’ (JCA) for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. The report has been prepared in accordance with the Companies (Directors’ Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018 and follows the UK Government Environmental Reporting Guidelines (March 2019) and the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard.
JCA has prepared its second standalone Streamlined Energy and Carbon Report for the 2025/26 reporting period. Total energy consumption was 5,571 MWh, resulting in 888 tCO2e of location-based emissions, compared with 6,104 MWh and 951 tCO2e in the previous reporting year.
JCA remains committed to reducing the environmental impact of its operations and supporting the UK Government’s net zero by 2050 ambition, alongside its own target to reach net zero by 2035.
JCA has applied the operational control approach and reported energy consumption relating to UK operations only. This covers JCA’s three Washington sites — Sedling Road, Parsons and Herrington — together with its transport fleet.
Energy streams included in this report:
| Reporting Parameter | Units | FY26 Current |
FY25 Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Consumption | |||
| Propane (LPG) consumed | kWh | 48,767 | 27,192 |
| Natural Gas consumed | kWh | 32,069 | 0 |
| Biomass consumed | kWh | 1,487,945 | 2,085,301 |
| Grid electricity consumed | kWh | 1,028,582 | 1,306,953 |
| Transport fuels consumed | kWh | 2,974,551 | 2,659,636 |
| Total energy consumption | kWh | 5,571,914 | 6,104,362 |
| Emissions Data | |||
| Emissions from LPG (Scope 1) | tCO2e | 11 | 6 |
| Emissions from Gas (Scope 1) | tCO2e | 6 | 0 |
| Emissions from transport / company vehicles (Scope 1) | tCO2e | 689 | 672 |
| Emissions from purchased electricity (Scope 2) | tCO2e | 182 | 273 |
| Total location-based carbon emissions | tCO2e | 888 | 951 |
| Emissions from Biomass combustion (Outside Scopes) | tCO2e | 16 | 22 |
| Carbon reduction through green electricity tariff | tCO2e | -191 | -270 |
| Total market-based carbon emissions | tCO2e | 706 | 680 |
| Intensity Ratios | |||
| Location-based emissions per employee | tCO2e/emp | 6.343 | 7.372 |
| Market-based emissions per employee | tCO2e/emp | 5.043 | 5.271 |
Transport fuels remained the largest single source of energy demand, representing 53.4% of total energy consumption. Correspondingly, JCA’s delivery fleet produced 689 tCO2e, which equates to 76.2% of our total location-based emissions footprint.
Biomass continues to be a crucial component of our energy mix, accounting for 26.7% of total energy consumption but contributing only 1.8% of carbon emissions. This is largely due to its favorable classification as biogenic CO2.
Our market-based emissions model reflects contractual instruments, notably our commitment to renewable electricity. By maintaining 100% renewable electricity procurement, we successfully reduced our purchased electricity emissions profile by 191 tCO2e, resulting in total market-based emissions of 706 tCO2e.
