SEMBCORP UTILITIES (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£28k
-7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£164k
+14.6% vs 2024
Employees
393
-16.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£28k
-21.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £322,802,000 | £229,311 | £194,070 | -15.4% | |
| Operating profit | £32,311,000 | £34,008 | £26,266 | -22.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £33,085,000 | £35,075 | £27,667 | -21.1% | |
| Net profit | £25,074,000 | £26,735 | £20,476 | -23.4% | |
| Cash | £24,802,000 | £30,173 | £28,061 | -7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £153,337,000 | £188,675 | £206,461 | +9.4% | |
| Net assets | £112,949,000 | £143,407 | £164,384 | +14.6% | |
| Equity | £112,949,000 | £143,407 | £164,384 | +14.6% | |
| Average employees | 453 | 473 | 393 | -16.9% | |
| Wages | £26,560,000 | £31,658 | £27,050 | -14.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,159,000 | £278 | £580 | +108.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £36,000 | £35 | £44 | +25.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,066,000 | £215 | £356 | +65.6% |
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 | 10.0% | 14.8% | 13.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.8% | 11.7% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.1% | 18.0% | 12.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.7% | 49.3% | 46.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.98x | 0.88x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | 43.55x | — | — |
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
- SEMBCORP UTILITIES (UK) LIMITED 2004-02-10 → present
- SEMBCORP UTILITIES TEESSIDE LIMITED 2003-04-15 → 2004-02-10
- EAGLE 2 LIMITED 2003-02-25 → 2003-04-15
- TRUSHELFCO (NO.2932) LIMITED 2003-01-14 → 2003-02-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SEMBCORP UTILITIES (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Wilton Energy Limited 100%
- Sembcorp (Wilton BESS) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the Company changed its accounting policy for the subsequent measurement of investment properties from the cost model to the fair value model in accordance with IAS 40 Investment Property.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHONG, Kwang Cheong Robert | Director | 2024-01-11 | Mar 1963 | Singaporean |
| PATRICK, Michael Thomas | Director | 2022-03-03 | May 1972 | British |
| SIDHU, Iqbal | Director | 2025-02-13 | Jun 1969 | British |
| TULI, Vipul | Director | 2024-01-25 | Jan 1969 | Indian |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNARD, Ruth | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
| BREWERTON, Gareth | Secretary | 2024-01-09 | 2025-11-03 |
| HANDS, Stephen Christopher | Secretary | 2003-04-16 | 2021-11-30 |
| HANDS, Stephen Christopher | Secretary | 2003-03-03 | 2003-04-15 |
| LIM, Suet Boey | Secretary | 2003-04-15 | 2003-04-15 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-14 | 2003-03-03 |
| AHMAD, Nauman | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2020-08-03 |
| ANNAN, Douglas Stuart, Dr | Director | 2011-12-31 | 2016-02-05 |
| BREWERTON, Gareth | Director | 2024-12-31 | 2025-11-03 |
| CHANG, Kwang Jen William | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2007-05-25 |
| CHIN, Mun Kiat | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2017-10-01 |
| COCKROFT, Graham John, Mister | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2019-11-30 |
| COTTRELL, Andrew John | Director | 2023-12-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| GAVENS, Paul David, Dr | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2011-12-31 |
| GAVENS, Paul David, Dr | Director | 2003-03-27 | 2003-04-15 |
| GOMEZ, Joseph Francis | Director | 2005-05-31 | 2009-03-03 |
| GUY, David Michael | Director | 2003-03-03 | 2003-04-15 |
| HANDS, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2016-02-05 | 2021-06-14 |
| HANDS, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2003-03-03 | 2003-04-15 |
| HOBBS, Keith Peter | Director | 2022-03-03 | 2023-11-30 |
| KOH, Chiap Kiong | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2005-05-31 |
| KOSS, Andrew Robert | Director | 2020-08-03 | 2024-01-11 |
| LEONG, Maureen | Director | 2003-06-04 | 2004-04-12 |
| LIM, Suet Boey | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2009-10-06 |
| MACDONALD, Andrew David | Director | 2003-02-20 | 2003-03-03 |
| MCCLAY, Catherine Isabel, Dr | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2022-10-18 |
| MCGREGOR, Neil Garry | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-11-30 |
| MCLEOD, Andrew John | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2010-04-30 |
| NARAYANAN, Sriram | Director | 2018-04-02 | 2019-02-12 |
| NG, Meng Poh | Director | 2010-05-04 | 2018-04-02 |
| SCRIMSHAW, Matthew Giles | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2021-09-17 |
| SELIGMAN, George Edward Spencer | Director | 2003-02-20 | 2003-03-03 |
| STOKER, Louise Jane | Director | 2003-01-14 | 2003-02-20 |
| TAN, Cheng Guan | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2014-02-19 |
| TAN, Cheng Guan | Director | 2003-04-15 | 2006-06-05 |
| TANG, Kin Fei | Director | 2003-04-15 | 2017-04-01 |
| THOMPSON, David Keith | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2023-07-25 |
| TOMLINSON, Paul David | Director | 2019-02-12 | 2019-09-30 |
| WONG, Adrian Su-Min | Director | 2014-02-20 | 2015-04-24 |
| ZUERCHER, Eleanor Jane | Director | 2003-01-14 | 2003-02-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sembcorp Energy Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.