SSE ENERGY SUPPLY LIMITED
A subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed SSE plc, the company operates as SSE Business Energy to supply electricity, gas, and low-carbon energy solutions to commercial customers across Great Britain.
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Cash
£0
-100% vs 2024
Net assets
£343M
+4.4% vs 2024
Employees
1,057
+11.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£23M
-80.6% 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 | £3,193,600,000 | £2,600,600,000 | -18.6% | |
| Operating profit | £104,100,000 | £4,900,000 | -95.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £119,300,000 | £23,100,000 | -80.6% | |
| Net profit | £62,300,000 | £13,400,000 | -78.5% | |
| Cash | £13,800,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £423,200,000 | £388,900,000 | -8.1% | |
| Net assets | £328,600,000 | £343,000,000 | +4.4% | |
| Equity | £328,600,000 | £343,000,000 | +4.4% | |
| Average employees | 951 | 1,057 | +11.1% | |
| Wages | £38,100,000 | £45,400,000 | +19.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,400,000 | £2,900,000 | +20.8% |
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 | 3.3% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.6% | 1.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.22x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | 4.90x |
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
- SSE ENERGY SUPPLY LIMITED 2000-08-25 → present
- BRITISH ENERGY RETAIL MARKETS LIMITED 1999-05-27 → 2000-08-25
- APRILBRIDGE LIMITED 1999-04-22 → 1999-05-27
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.”
Group structure
- SSE ENERGY SUPPLY LIMITED · parent
- SSE Airtricity Gas Supply (NI) Limited 100%
- SSE Airtricity Energy Supply (NI) Limited 100%
- St Clements Services Limited 25%
- SSE Airtricity Energy Services (NI) Limited (formerly Fusion Heating Limited) 100%
- TESGL Limited 100%
- The Energy Solutions Group Topco Limited 100%
- The Energy Solutions Group Midco Limited 100%
- The Energy Solutions Group Bidco Limited 100%
- Building Automation Solutions Limited 100%
- Aegletes III Holdco Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The exceptional impairment of £19.8m is recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account and relates to the investment in The Energy Solutions Group Topco Limited.”
- “During the year, SSE Energy Supply Limited acquired Aegletes III Holdco Limited, a business offering funded rooftop solar solutions for commercial customers.”
- “a subsidiary of the company, SSE Airtricity Energy Services (NI) Limited became not commercially sustainable. In March 25 the difficult decision to close the business was made. Where possible, staff were deployed to other areas of SSE but the closure resulted in 52 job losses.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWNS, Peter Grant | Secretary | 2009-02-12 | — | British |
| BELL, Gordon | Director | 2022-04-01 | Oct 1980 | British |
| DE ANGELI, Marco Jose Ambrogio | Director | 2024-06-03 | Jan 1974 | Italian |
| FLANDERS, Nicola Karen | Director | 2020-02-19 | Sep 1968 | British |
| HUMPHREYS, Aled Robert | Director | 2019-05-16 | Apr 1979 | British |
| NEENAN, Klair | Director | 2019-07-05 | Nov 1977 | Irish |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMOUR, Robert Malcolm | Secretary | 1999-05-26 | 2000-08-07 |
| DONNELLY, Lawrence John Vincent | Secretary | 2000-08-07 | 2004-04-26 |
| GRAY, Ailsa Mary | Secretary | 2004-04-26 | 2009-02-12 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-04-22 | 1999-05-26 |
| ARMOUR, Robert Malcolm | Director | 1999-05-26 | 2000-08-07 |
| BRYDON, Antony Gavin Dominic, Dr | Director | 2019-09-20 | 2020-09-30 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Nominee Director | 1999-04-22 | 1999-05-26 |
| DONNELLY, Lawrence John Vincent | Director | 2000-08-07 | 2011-03-03 |
| FORBES, Stephen Alexander | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2018-04-01 |
| HART, James, Doctor | Director | 2000-08-07 | 2001-03-31 |
| HOLLINS, Peter Thomas | Director | 1999-05-26 | 2000-08-07 |
| KEELING, Anthony Edward | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2018-04-01 |
| KIRWAN, Michael Ralph | Director | 1999-05-26 | 2000-08-07 |
| LANGLEY, Michael James | Director | 1999-05-26 | 2000-08-07 |
| MACKEY, Michael David | Director | 2000-02-17 | 2000-08-07 |
| MANSON, Ian Macdonald | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2013-11-29 |
| MARCHANT, Ian Derek | Director | 2000-08-07 | 2001-09-28 |
| MCCUTCHEON, Finlay Alexander | Director | 2021-01-25 | 2022-04-01 |
| MCCUTCHEON, Finlay Alexander | Director | 2017-05-12 | 2019-05-16 |
| MORGAN, Iwan Rees | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| MORRIS, William Kenneth | Director | 2013-11-29 | 2017-09-29 |
| PHILLIPS-DAVIES, Paul Morton Alistair | Director | 2000-08-07 | 2013-11-29 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1999-04-22 | 1999-05-26 |
| SIGSWORTH, David, Prof. | Director | 2001-06-26 | 2005-03-31 |
| STANWIX, Rhys Gordon | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2018-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sse Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.