CENTRICA HIVE LIMITED
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Cash
£4k
-50% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£63m
+111.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
137
-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£21m
+53.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £62,372,000 | £46,792,000 | £63,569,000 | +35.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,698,000 | -£13,472,000 | -£6,951,000 | +48.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£28,287,000 | -£43,949,000 | -£20,581,000 | +53.2% | |
| Net profit | -£21,642,000 | -£33,105,000 | -£15,597,000 | +52.9% | |
| Cash | £5,000 | £8,000 | £4,000 | -50% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£512,233,000 | -£544,846,000 | £62,918,000 | +111.5% | |
| Net assets | -£512,237,000 | -£544,848,000 | £62,909,000 | +111.5% | |
| Equity | — | — | £62,909,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 154 | 140 | 137 | -2.1% | |
| Wages | £7,722,000 | £5,260,000 | £6,154,000 | +17% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | -4.3% | -28.8% | -10.9% | |
| Net margin | -34.7% | -70.7% | -24.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 783.0% | 956.4% | 24.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.08x | 0.06x | 2.88x | |
| Interest cover | -0.10x | -0.42x | -0.44x |
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
- CENTRICA HIVE LIMITED 2018-02-16 → present
- CENTRICA CONNECTED HOME LIMITED 2016-04-05 → 2018-02-16
- ALERTME.COM LTD 2006-04-18 → 2016-04-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors of Centrica plc concluded that there were no material uncertainties relating to the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, and that it was appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting as at 30 June 2026.”
Group structure
- CENTRICA HIVE LIMITED · parent
- Centrica Hive Srl 0%
Significant events
- “On 27 June 2025, as part of an internal corporate reorganisation, the Company issued one share to GB Gas Holdings Limited, its immediate parent undertaking, in exchange for GB Gas Holdings Limited setting-off an amount owed by the Company to the parent of £623,697,000.”
- “Centrica Hive Srl was dissolved on 16 June 2025.”
- “Exertis UK, which has historically served as Hive's warehouse stock management and distribution services provider, entered administration on 29 May 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRICA SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-03-17 | — | — |
| MURRAY, Gavin | Director | 2023-08-14 | May 1981 | British |
| WHITE, Christopher John Lockhart | Director | 2023-08-14 | Feb 1983 | Scottish |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Michael Peter | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2012-05-23 |
| CRITCHLOW, Charlotte | Secretary | 2006-04-18 | 2006-11-22 |
| HULL, Jonathan | Secretary | 2012-11-14 | 2015-03-17 |
| MARTIN, Angela Jane | Secretary | 2006-11-22 | 2012-09-13 |
| O'GORMAN, Sinead | Secretary | 2012-05-23 | 2012-11-14 |
| BURY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-01-24 | 2009-12-21 |
| BATEMAN, Matthew James | Director | 2020-12-10 | 2022-02-18 |
| BEART, Pilgrim Giles William | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2015-03-17 |
| BHATIA, Naznina | Director | 2015-03-17 | 2017-12-15 |
| BHATIA, Naznina | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2014-05-06 |
| BLACK, Michael Peter | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-05-12 |
| BRENNINKMEIJER, Bernard Anthony | Director | 2011-10-07 | 2015-03-17 |
| BURROWS, Lee James | Director | 2009-05-13 | 2015-03-17 |
| CALLAGHAN, Rachel Mary | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-12-10 |
| COELHO, George Arjun | Director | 2009-05-12 | 2010-10-07 |
| CRITCHLOW, Adrian Nicholas | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2009-07-01 |
| FELLOWS, Paul Michael | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2010-03-12 |
| FELLOWS, Paul Michael | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2009-05-12 |
| GARD, Colin David | Director | 2015-03-17 | 2017-11-13 |
| KLEIN, Saul | Director | 2009-05-12 | 2015-03-17 |
| LANE, Gearoid Martin | Director | 2010-10-14 | 2012-12-03 |
| LENZA, Americo Carmine | Director | 2020-12-10 | 2023-08-14 |
| MACKINTOSH, Ronald William | Director | 2011-05-09 | 2015-03-17 |
| MARTIN-SIMON, Peter Michael | Director | 2019-08-27 | 2020-12-10 |
| MIDDLETON, Andrew David | Director | 2022-02-18 | 2023-12-31 |
| MILES, Claire | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-08-27 |
| PAKENHAM, Thomas John Chamberlain | Director | 2025-12-19 | 2026-08-31 |
| RICHARD, Douglas Mark | Director | 2007-01-24 | 2009-05-12 |
| RINGROSE, Katherine Beresford | Director | 2017-11-07 | 2019-10-24 |
| ROSENFIELD, Daniel Robert, Lord | Director | 2024-03-25 | 2025-12-11 |
| TURNER, Mary | Director | 2010-03-12 | 2015-03-17 |
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 | 2018-10-22 | Active |
| British Gas Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 263 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-07-22 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-22 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.