BRITISH GAS SERVICES LIMITED
Operating under the British Gas brand, the company is a subsidiary of the listed Centrica group that provides home installation services and administrates insurance products for residential customers.
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Cash
£485m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.1bn
Equity attributable
Employees
8,018
Average over period
Profit before tax
£65m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £886,880,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,239,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £64,906,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £45,772,000 | — | |
| Cash | £485,414,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,305,084,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,143,727,000 | — | |
| Equity | £1,143,727,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 8,018 | — | |
| Wages | £316,108,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £138,565 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.3% | |
| Current ratio | 4.41x | |
| Interest cover | 0.41x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BRITISH GAS SERVICES LIMITED 1997-02-17 → present
- BRITISH GAS SERVICE LIMITED 1996-05-15 → 1997-02-17
- CACTUSHAVEN PLC 1995-12-22 → 1996-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has approved a three-year operating plan that shows the Company's profitability and success in the long term. As such the Company should be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, and therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BRITISH GAS SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Dyno-Rod Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Group announced a programme of organisational changes within the Company as part of a broader transformation initiative.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRICA SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-09-08 | — | — |
| BERRYMAN, Mark Andrew | Director | 2025-07-03 | Mar 1977 | British |
| BOWE, Amanda Helen | Director | 2019-01-02 | Feb 1968 | British |
| ESPLEY, Helen Louise | Director | 2025-12-10 | Oct 1976 | British |
| PHIPPS, Robin Ashley | Director | 2018-08-29 | Dec 1950 | British |
| VANN, Stuart Robert | Director | 2019-01-29 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALDWELL, Lucy Elizabeth | Secretary | 1997-12-01 | 2000-09-08 |
| FELTON, Elizabeth Jayne | Secretary | 1997-03-01 | 1997-10-01 |
| FURMSTON, Teresa Jane | Secretary | 1997-01-30 | 1999-02-22 |
| GARRIHY, Anne | Secretary | 1997-01-31 | 1997-01-31 |
| GARRIHY, Anne | Secretary | 1996-06-27 | 1997-01-30 |
| PATIENCE, Donald William John | Secretary | 1996-05-22 | 1996-06-27 |
| SMITH, Marie | Secretary | 1996-05-14 | 1996-05-22 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-12-22 | 1996-05-13 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-05-13 | 1996-05-14 |
| BATEMAN, Matthew James | Director | 2010-10-30 | 2022-01-31 |
| BELL, Janette Susan | Director | 2008-10-14 | 2009-09-30 |
| BENTLEY, Phillip Keague | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2008-10-14 |
| BHATIA, Naznina | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2015-10-27 |
| BHATIA, Naznina | Director | 2010-09-27 | 2012-10-22 |
| BOOSE, Scott | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2010-07-22 |
| BREM, Andrew Peter David | Director | 2014-07-29 | 2014-11-30 |
| BUCK, Steven John | Director | 2010-02-22 | 2013-07-29 |
| CAMERON, Alisdair Charles John | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2010-02-22 |
| CASTAGNO, John | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2019-06-30 |
| CATCHPOLE, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2021-05-31 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Nominee Director | 1995-12-22 | 1996-05-13 |
| CLARE, Mark Sydney | Director | 1996-05-14 | 2006-03-09 |
| COLLIER, Edward Arthur Yarlet | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2009-05-05 |
| DALE, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2018-12-31 |
| DUTTON, Edward Michael | Director | 2015-01-30 | 2017-10-24 |
| GARDNER, Roy Alan, Sir | Director | 1996-05-14 | 2006-06-30 |
| GOADBY, David Richard | Director | 2009-11-26 | 2010-09-17 |
| HINDLEY, David John | Director | 2019-02-20 | 2021-09-30 |
| HOOPER, Susan Mary | Director | 2014-01-17 | 2014-10-31 |
| JANSEN, Christopher Trevor Peter | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2013-04-05 |
| KIRWAN, Michael David | Director | 2019-09-13 | 2020-08-31 |
| MCLEOD, Charles Lee | Director | 2019-02-20 | 2021-12-16 |
| ORR, William John | Director | 2014-02-25 | 2014-03-31 |
| PETERS, Ian | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2017-12-31 |
| PHILLIPS, Stuart David | Director | 2021-12-16 | 2022-12-01 |
| PIJLS, Henricus Lambertus | Director | 2012-11-07 | 2013-12-31 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1995-12-22 | 1996-05-13 |
| RONALD, Ivan Edward | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2019-04-03 |
| RUPARELIA, Sima | Director | 2021-10-15 | 2026-02-28 |
| SAMBHI, Sarwjit | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2019-09-13 |
| SIBER, Jana | Director | 2022-07-21 | 2025-02-28 |
| SIDDALL, Toby James Bailey | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2010-09-23 |
| SMEDLEY, Oliver Mark | Director | 2013-07-29 | 2015-01-19 |
| STERN, Christopher John | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2018-09-30 |
| TAVAZIVA, Anne Leigh | Director | 2019-11-22 | 2020-06-10 |
| TEMPLE-MORRIS, Suzanna Marjan | Director | 2008-12-09 | 2011-05-23 |
| THOMAS, Michael Lindsay | Director | 2023-04-20 | 2025-11-03 |
| TODD, Alistair Mark | Director | 2014-05-15 | 2018-03-28 |
| UZIELLI, Michael Robin | Director | 2011-01-24 | 2012-05-29 |
| VLEMMIKS, Richard John | Director | 2010-08-23 | 2011-05-23 |
| WESTON, Christopher Phillip Anthony | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2009-05-05 |
| WOOD, Roger Nicholas Brownlow | Director | 1996-05-14 | 2004-09-30 |
| YOUNG, David Thomas Mcaree | Director | 2009-06-26 | 2018-12-31 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-13 | 1996-05-14 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-13 | 1996-05-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gb Gas Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.