Application Form

How to join the Renewable Energy Consumer Code

This Application Form must be completed by a director, partner or owner of the Applicant business. It includes a number of important legal declarations. NB - references to "you" or "your" are to the Applicant business.

Please be aware that once you have submitted this Application Form you will be prompted to complete a separate Self-assessment Form. If you are contracting with domestic consumers both forms must be submitted before your application can be considered. If you are only operating business to business you are not required to complete the Self-assessment Form. However, if you are a Commercial only AOR investor, you must submit your model contract along with this form - please indicate this on the application form.

We aim to process applications within two weeks but please be aware that the application process may take longer if we require further information from you as part of our due diligence checks.

Please also note that completion of the application form, and any associated payments, do not constitute acceptance of your firm into membership of the Renewable Energy Consumer Code (RECC). Your firm, its employees and anyone acting on your behalf are not entitled to display the RECC logo or claim membership until you have received details of your membership from us. If your application is successful, details of your membership will be communicated by letter. If your application is unsuccessful, your application fee will be retained but your membership fee will be refunded in full.

1.1 Account Login Details

1.2 Your business details

2.1 Primary Contact Details

Please enter details of the individual who will be your company's main correspondence contact with the Renewable Energy Consumer Code

2.2 Billing Contact Details

If different from above, please enter details of the individual who will be your company's main billing contact with the Renewable Energy Consumer Code

3.1 Business activity

Please select below to tell us about your business activities and regional coverage.
* System(s) you deal in
* Region(s) you are active in
Please select the membership category that best suits your business. The total number of employees means the total number of employees involved in renewable energy activities, including sales representatives and administrative staff, even if they are self-employed.

Work type

Please tick all options that apply:
* Work type (domestic)
* Work type (commercial)
If you contract with domestic consumers do you ask them to sign a contract or order form in their home in the presence of your company representative?

3.2 Linked Schemes

EV Home Chargepoints
If you are a business that sells and/or installs EV home chargepoints, we encourage you to join the Electric Vehicle Consumer Code for Home Chargepoints (EVCC). By becoming an EVCC member you can ensure your business stands out from the crowd. EVCC sets the standards consumers can expect when purchasing an EV home chargepoint. If you apply to EVCC and RECC within a month of each other, you pay an exclusive Joint Application Fee saving you £30.

Electric Vehicle Consumer Code for Home Chargepoints (EVCC)

TrustMark
TrustMark is a Government Endorsed Quality scheme. Its core services are in the repair, maintenance, and improvement sectors of the building services trades, helping build consumer confidence and increase opportunities for reputable businesses. RECC is a TrustMark Scheme Operator meaning your business can become TrustMark registered through RECC.

TrustMark

4.1 Declarations

*In these declarations, "individuals closely associated" with the Applicant business include its directors, partners, shareholders, senior staff (regardless of job title), any other individuals closely associated with it and close family members. Where the Applicant business is a sole trader, this includes the Applicant itself.

In the past 5 years, has the Applicant business, or any individual(s) closely associated with it*, been involved with any business that has:
* ... been the subject of the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or administrator?
* ... been the subject of an arrangement with creditors, or of a resolution for winding up?
* ... become insolvent (including bankruptcy)
* ... been dissolved?
* ... had a complaint upheld against it, in part or in full, by the Advertising Standards Authority?
* ... had any Telephone Preference Service/cold calling complaints upheld against it by the Information Commissioner's Office?
* ... previously been a member of a Consumer Code, including RECC, and had its membership terminated?
* ... previously applied for and been refused Consumer Code Membership?
* ... otherwise engaged in any activity which could cause the Renewable Energy Consumer Code to fall into disrepute?

4.2 Declarations continued

"Connected Contractor" -an incorporated or unincorporated business which has a director (including a de facto or shadow director), partner, shareholder, senior manager, member or owner who has previously been or is currently a director (including a de facto or shadow director), partner, shareholder, senior manager, member or owner of a current or former.
* Are there any Court judgment(s) against the Applicant business, any individual(s) closely associated with it* or any business with which those individuals have been involved?
Have any individual(s) closely associated with the Applicant business*:
* ... previously been disqualified from acting as a company director?
* ... been required to give undertakings under the Enterprise Act 2002 with reference to the Applicant or another business, whether or not in a related sector?
* Does the Applicant business currently, or in the future, intend to appoint any person as director, partner or senior staff member which would have resulted in you answering Yes to any of the above declarations in section 4.1 or 4.2?
* In the past 5 years, has the Applicant or any individual(s) closely associated with it, been a Connected Contractor to a current and/or former RECC Member?
* Have any consumers been adversely affected by the Applicant, any individual(s) closely associated with it*, or by any business with which they have been involved?
If you have answered Yes to any of the above declarations in sections 4.1 and 4.2 of this form you must send us relevant supporting information, including the name and company number of any other businesses, and administrator's/ liquidator's report and statement of affairs, or claim numbers in respect of Court judgments. You can email membership@recc.org.uk or telephone us on 0207 981 0850 if you wish to discuss your application further.

4.3 Declarations continued

* Have you read and understood the Renewable Energy Consumer Code and Bye-Laws and do you agree to comply with them at all times?
* Is the information provided in this form and in the following Self-assessment Form, true, accurate and not misleading?
* Do you agree to inform RECC immediately should any change in circumstances mean that any of the above declarations are no longer valid?
If you have answered No to any of the above declarations in section 4.3 of this form you must contact RECC to outline why. You can telephone us on 0207 981 0850 if you wish to discuss your application further.

4.4 Confirm Declarations

* Confirm

5. Payment

All applicants are required to pay a non-refundable Application Fee of £80 (excl. VAT). The Application Fee covers the cost of us carrying out the necessary due diligence checks on your application.

Payment Options

Option 1: Pay online: if you pay online you will be asked to make the total payment for your Application Fee and your annual Membership Fee (based on the membership category you have selected above). The Membership Team will check you are in the correct membership category before your membership is processed. Once we have processed your application successfully, you will be sent a paid invoice.

Option 2: Pay by invoice: if you pay by invoice, you will initially be sent an invoice for your Application Fee. Your application will not be processed until we receive this payment. Once we have processed your application successfully, we will send you an invoice for your annual Membership Fee.The Membership Team will check you are in the correct membership category before your membership is processed.

Please note that completion of this form, and any associated payments, do not constitute acceptance of your business into membership of RECC. Please see the top of this form for more on this.
* Payment Method