NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
£100k
0% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £395,677,000 | £419,635,000 | £443,954,000 | +5.8% | |
| Operating profit | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 | 0% | |
| Profit before tax | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 | 0% | |
| Net profit | £71,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 | 0% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £980,000 | £1,055,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £980,000 | £1,055,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £980,000 | £1,055,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 1,555 | 1,589 | — | — | |
| Wages | £81,072,000 | £88,130,000 | £92,551,000 | +5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,324,000 | £1,250,000 | £1,482,000 | +18.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,324,000 | £1,187,000 | £1,227,000 | +3.4% |
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 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.2% | 9.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 98.1% | 97.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 1.02x | — |
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 6 times since incorporation
- NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS OPERATIONS LIMITED 2010-11-03 → present
- UNITED UTILITIES OPERATIONS LIMITED 2004-04-14 → 2010-11-03
- UNITED UTILITIES DEFENCE PARTNERS LIMITED 2000-04-27 → 2004-04-14
- UNITED UTILITIES DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED 2000-04-25 → 2000-04-27
- UNITED UTILITIES (NO. 2342) LIMITED 1998-07-24 → 2000-04-25
- UNITED UTILITES (NO. 2342) LIMITED 1998-04-15 → 1998-07-24
- TRUSHELFCO (NO.2342) LIMITED 1998-03-17 → 1998-04-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. A letter of support from Northern Gas Networks Holdings Limited has been received by the directors, providing financial support as is necessary to enable the company to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the accounts.”
Significant events
- “On 7 May 2026 the 11.6% shareholding held by SAS Trustee Corporation was transferred to J P Morgan Nominees Australia Pty.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'CONNELL, Alex | Secretary | 2019-03-01 | — | — |
| BEER, Simon Daniel | Director | 2016-12-23 | Jun 1980 | British |
| CHAN, Loi Shun | Director | 2012-08-13 | Aug 1962 | Chinese |
| HORSLEY, Mark John | Director | 2011-01-04 | May 1959 | British |
| HUNTER, Andrew John | Director | 2010-10-31 | Oct 1958 | British |
| KAM, Hing Lam | Director | 2010-10-31 | Oct 1946 | Chinese |
| MACRAE, Duncan Nicholas | Director | 2011-06-21 | Sep 1970 | British |
| MCGEE, Neil Douglas | Director | 2010-10-31 | Oct 1951 | Australian |
| TSAI, Chao Chung, Charles | Director | 2014-02-28 | Jul 1957 | Canadian |
| YU, Jenny Ka Man | Director | 2023-07-01 | Apr 1972 | Chinese |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLEWHITE, Peter Norman | Secretary | 1998-04-14 | 2001-09-30 |
| ASHWORTH, Michael Gregory | Secretary | 2010-10-31 | 2019-03-01 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-17 | 1998-04-14 |
| UU SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-09-30 | 2010-10-31 |
| BRADBURY, Martin Frederick | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2007-04-02 |
| BROOK, Christopher John | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2008-04-09 |
| COWAN, Andrew David | Director | 2009-06-23 | 2010-10-31 |
| COWAN, Andrew David | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2009-05-20 |
| EDWARDS, Michael John | Director | 1998-04-14 | 2006-06-30 |
| FERRY, Arthur Vincent | Director | 1998-04-14 | 1999-08-06 |
| FRAME, Frank Riddell | Director | 2010-10-31 | 2011-11-21 |
| FRASER, Steven Richard | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2009-06-23 |
| FRASER, Steven Richard | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2009-05-20 |
| HARRISON, John | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2007-04-02 |
| LEONG, Sara | Director | 2013-03-04 | 2016-11-18 |
| O NEILL, Michael, Dr | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2010-10-31 |
| O'NEILL, Michael | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2009-06-23 |
| PERRIE, James Miller | Director | 2008-04-09 | 2010-10-08 |
| PREECE, Mark Edgar | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2010-09-30 |
| PRESCOTT, Andrew | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2010-10-31 |
| ROBINSON, Michael Charles | Director | 2010-10-31 | 2013-03-04 |
| ROWE, Drusilla Charlotte Jane | Nominee Director | 1998-03-17 | 1998-04-14 |
| SHURNIAK, William, Dr | Director | 2010-10-31 | 2011-06-28 |
| SUDDES, John Matthew | Director | 2009-06-23 | 2010-10-31 |
| SUDDES, John Matthew | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2009-05-20 |
| THORP, Brian Robert | Director | 2000-04-25 | 2004-08-24 |
| TREGASKIS, Gordon Joseph Martin | Director | 1999-08-05 | 2000-04-25 |
| TSO, Kai Sum | Director | 2010-10-31 | 2013-02-08 |
| WAN, Chi Tin | Director | 2013-02-08 | 2023-07-01 |
| WATERS, Gordon Arthur Ivan | Director | 2000-04-25 | 2005-01-04 |
| WRIGHT, Christopher | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2010-10-31 |
| WRIGHT, Christopher | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2007-10-15 |
| YUEN, Sui See | Director | 2012-08-28 | 2014-02-28 |
| ZUERCHER, Eleanor Jane | Nominee Director | 1998-03-17 | 1998-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Gas Networks Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-05 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2023-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.