SEFE ENERGY LIMITED
Formerly known as Gazprom Energy, SEFE Energy Limited operates as the UK commercial gas and electricity supply arm of the German state-owned SEFE group.
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Cash
£1.1m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£61m
-46.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
306
+5.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£64m
+80.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,404,841,000 | £2,211,039,000 | £2,535,952,000 | +14.7% | |
| Operating profit | £28,158,000 | £24,956,000 | £57,600,000 | +130.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £32,146,000 | £35,358,000 | £63,896,000 | +80.7% | |
| Net profit | £21,601,000 | £28,783,000 | £47,209,000 | +64% | |
| Cash | £26,962,000 | — | £1,079,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £92,895,000 | £120,839,000 | £69,342,000 | -42.6% | |
| Net assets | £85,344,000 | £114,127,000 | £61,336,000 | -46.3% | |
| Equity | £85,344,000 | £114,127,000 | £61,336,000 | -46.3% | |
| Average employees | 277 | 291 | 306 | +5.2% | |
| Wages | £16,593,000 | £23,698,000 | £29,898,000 | +26.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £607,000 | £549,000 | £558,000 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £9,000 | £10,000 | £12,000 | +20% | |
| Highest paid director | £317,000 | £549,000 | £558,000 | +1.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.3% | 20.7% | 83.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.4% | 85.5% | 90.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.15x | 1.17x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | 42.66x | 35.20x | 15.73x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SEFE ENERGY LIMITED 2022-07-29 → present
- GAZPROM MARKETING & TRADING RETAIL LIMITED 2007-09-17 → 2022-07-29
- NATURAL GAS SHIPPING SERVICES LIMITED 2000-01-27 → 2007-09-17
- HALLCO 380 LIMITED 2000-01-11 → 2000-01-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company is dependent for its working capital on funds provided or guaranteed by other group companies.”
Significant events
- “During the year the Company has recognised an additional provision for litigation proceedings of £17.2m.”
- “The loan receivable from the parent company shown in the prior year arose from the Company holding a positive cash pool position for more than 12 months, resulting in the balance crystalising into a loan. This loan was fully repaid by the parent company during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDC NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-10-18 | — | — |
| AHRARY, Hamead | Director | 2024-07-31 | Jun 1973 | German |
| ECCLES, Mark | Director | 2023-07-31 | Dec 1970 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEINGOLD, Jonathan Casdin | Secretary | 2000-01-21 | 2018-03-22 |
| HALLIWELLS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-01-11 | 2000-01-21 |
| NOROSE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-03-22 | 2022-04-04 |
| BARNAUD, Frederic | Director | 2022-11-08 | 2023-07-31 |
| CHELPANOV, Sergey Yuryevich | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2015-04-17 |
| CLAUSEN, Lars Erik | Director | 2014-01-09 | 2014-10-01 |
| DENEE, Julian Mark | Director | 2021-12-14 | 2023-07-31 |
| FEDOROV, Igor Yurievich | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-03-10 |
| FEINGOLD, Jonathan Casdin | Director | 2000-01-21 | 2018-02-20 |
| GORNIG, Daniel | Director | 2014-10-15 | 2015-04-17 |
| GORYANNOY, Igor | Director | 2016-12-22 | 2018-02-20 |
| GRIBOV, Evgeny | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2019-07-25 |
| IOVLEV, Maxim Alexandrovich | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-03-10 |
| KOTULSKIY, Dmitry | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2019-10-22 |
| KOTULSKIY, Dmitry | Director | 2015-04-17 | 2018-02-20 |
| KUZNETSOV, Alexey | Director | 2015-04-17 | 2018-02-20 |
| LAEGE, Egbert Hans-Heinrich, Dr | Director | 2022-07-13 | 2023-07-31 |
| LIPSKII, Igor Iosifovich | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2022-03-10 |
| LIPSKII, Igor Iosifovich | Director | 2015-04-17 | 2018-02-20 |
| MARTIN, Keith Andrew | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2012-09-01 |
| MIKHALEV, Andrey Vladimirovich | Director | 2007-07-04 | 2015-04-17 |
| NEUYMIN, Kirill Valerievich | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2018-02-20 |
| PEDERSEN, Kurt Bligaard | Director | 2014-10-15 | 2020-09-14 |
| PETER, Matthias | Director | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
| SELIKHOV, Alexey Vyacheslavovich | Director | 2007-07-04 | 2010-01-25 |
| SKRIBOT, Wolfgang | Director | 2019-10-22 | 2022-11-17 |
| TAIT, Arthur | Director | 2000-01-21 | 2010-01-25 |
| TOWNSEND, Adam | Director | 2020-09-14 | 2022-11-08 |
| VASILIEV, Vitaly | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2018-02-20 |
| VIROBIAN, Iouri | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2015-04-17 |
| VOLKOV, Petr | Director | 2015-04-17 | 2016-12-22 |
| HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-01-11 | 2000-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefe Marketing & Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-12 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-20 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name 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.