SLOUGH HEAT & POWER LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of SSE, the company runs a combined heat and power biomass plant providing electricity, steam, and water to the Slough Trading Estate and surrounding homes.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£33m
+3.4% vs 2024
Employees
51
+6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.5m
-13.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,688,000 | £6,873,000 | +2.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£34,000 | -£41,000 | -20.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,779,000 | £1,541,000 | -13.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,248,000 | £1,095,000 | -12.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,198,000 | £34,034,000 | -0.5% | |
| Net assets | £31,847,000 | £32,942,000 | +3.4% | |
| Equity | £31,847,000 | £32,942,000 | +3.4% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 51 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £4,561,000 | £4,835,000 | +6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £612,000 | £552,000 | -9.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £21,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £433,000 | £431,000 | -0.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.5% | -0.6% | |
| Net margin | 18.7% | 15.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.1% | -0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.9% | 13.7% | |
| Interest cover | -0.52x | -0.28x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SLOUGH HEAT & POWER LIMITED 1994-11-11 → present
- SLOUGH ESTATES (UTILITY SERVICES) LIMITED 1921-04-09 → 1994-11-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis which has been supported by the provision of a parental letter of support from SSE plc. The Group letter of support confirms that the Group will provide support to 31 December 2026 where required. The Directors are satisfied that the Group has the ability to provide this support, should it be required.”
Group structure
- SLOUGH HEAT & POWER LIMITED · parent
- Slough Utility Services Ltd 100%
- Slough Electricity Contracts Ltd 100%
- Slough Energy Supplies Ltd 100%
- Power From Waste Ltd 100%
- Slough Domestic Electricity Ltd 100%
- Fibre Power (Slough) Ltd 100%
- Fibre Fuel Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Whilst the Company itself has no significant operational developments to report, some key areas of development within the SHP group are: the enhancement of the electrical network supplying the Slough Trading Estate; and the potential for extending the operating life of the Combined Heat and Power beyond the current planned decommissioning date of March 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAN, Colin Charles | Secretary | 2025-10-14 | — | — |
| BEATTIE, Martin | Director | 2025-11-27 | Mar 1981 | British |
| HAYWARD, Mark Richard | Director | 2013-03-29 | Nov 1963 | British |
| MCCUTCHEON, Finlay Alexander | Director | 2025-06-11 | Nov 1977 | British |
| ZUILL, Aaron Jeremy | Director | 2024-10-07 | Nov 1974 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Graham | Secretary | 2023-04-04 | 2025-10-14 |
| DONNELLY, Lawrence John Vincent | Secretary | 2007-12-31 | 2014-12-01 |
| FAIRBAIRN, Sally | Secretary | 2014-12-01 | 2017-04-20 |
| KHALID, Mohammed Shehzad | Secretary | 2019-08-19 | 2023-04-04 |
| PROBERT, John Robert | Secretary | — | 2007-12-31 |
| SHARMA, Brian Dominic | Secretary | 2017-04-20 | 2019-08-19 |
| ARTHUR, David Anthony | Director | 1995-04-03 | 2007-12-31 |
| BENSTEAD, Colin | Director | 1995-04-03 | 2001-11-09 |
| BRYDON, Antony Gavin Dominic, Dr | Director | 2007-12-31 | 2010-03-02 |
| CANDLISH, Mark Andrew Mckenzie | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| CLEMENTS, Phil | Director | 2020-11-04 | 2023-05-30 |
| COULL, Ian David | Director | 2003-04-10 | 2007-12-31 |
| COWLING, Simon John | Director | 2023-05-30 | 2024-10-07 |
| DRAPER, Mark Robert | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| EDDYSHAW, James | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2005-02-15 |
| ELLIS, Andrew Roderick, Dr | Director | 2001-11-22 | 2007-12-31 |
| HASTINGS, Derek Nicholas | Director | 2016-06-29 | 2018-01-01 |
| HEAWOOD, John Anthony Nicholas | Director | 2006-10-23 | 2007-12-31 |
| JACKSON, Philip Norman, Dr | Director | 1994-12-19 | 2004-12-31 |
| JEFFREYS, Paul Wilfred | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| KINGSTON, Richard David | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2006-12-31 |
| MOBBS, Gerald Nigel, Sir | Director | — | 1994-11-02 |
| MULLEN, John | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-11-04 |
| PEBWORTH, Jonathan | Director | 1994-12-19 | 2007-12-31 |
| RENNET, Brandon James | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2013-03-29 |
| SIMONS, David Edmund Frederick | Director | — | 2002-09-05 |
| SMITH, Paul Richard | Director | 2007-12-31 | 2016-05-31 |
| THOMSON, Hugh Linklater | Director | — | 1994-11-02 |
| WILSON, Derek Robert | Director | — | 2002-11-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sse Thermal Energy Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-10 | Active |
| Sse Generation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.