Are You Paying Hidden Fees for Energy Without Knowing It?

Thousands of small businesses across the UK signed energy contracts in good faith, only to discover later that what they were sold wasn’t the full story.

The Big Six Energy Providers

The focus is now on the Big Six energy suppliers the companies that dominate the UK energy market:

• British Gas

• EDF Energy

• E.ON Next (formerly npower)

• OVO Energy (including SSE)

• Scottish Power

• Octopus Energy

  
  

For years, many SMEs, charities, and even schools were advised by “independent” brokers on which tariff to choose. What most didn’t realise was that extra costs were quietly built into their bills.

The Hidden Charges No One Talked About

These weren’t one‑off fees. They were woven into the cost of every unit of energy used, meaning bills were higher month after month, year after year.

For some organisations, that has added up to thousands of pounds they didn’t know they were paying.

Could Your Business Be Owed Money?

The reality is simple:

• If your contract was brokered

• If the fees weren’t fully disclosed

• You might have been overcharged

What’s not simple is unravelling how much. That’s where the right help makes all the difference.

Why Businesses Are Quietly Getting Money Back

Over the past few years, some businesses have discovered that what they thought was a fair tariff wasn’t so fair after all. With the right approach, it’s possible to challenge what happened and get a financial correction.

How that works isn’t something suppliers shout about. And for obvious reasons, it’s not something most business owners can navigate alone.

Do You Qualify?

Clear Charge Claims is speaking to SMEs every day who were:

• Sold long‑term contracts without the full picture

• Tied into rates that were inflated by hidden extras

• Assured they were on the best deal when that wasn’t the case

Many of them are now discovering they were entitled to more.

You Might Qualify If…

• You signed your energy contract through a broker or “consultant”

• Your tariff seemed higher than expected – but you were told it was the market rate

• Your business has been with one of the Big Six at any point in the past six years

• Your broker never clearly explained how they were paid

• You were locked into a multi‑year deal that felt hard to get out of

• Your organisation is a charity, SME, or school – and you assumed you weren’t being overcharged

Find Out If Your Energy Contract Owes You Money

It takes less than a minute to start the process – no obligation, no fee to ask. You don’t need to dig out every old bill or contract. Just tell us who your supplier was and we’ll do the rest.

A simple enquiry could reveal thousands in undisclosed fees your business never needed to pay.