SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY POWER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£446m
0% vs 2025
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£65m
-83.8% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Utilities 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £400,400,000 | £65,000,000 | -83.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,500,000 | £400,900,000 | £65,000,000 | -83.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,600,000 | £400,800,000 | £65,000,000 | -83.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £446,100,000 | £446,100,000 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £445,300,000 | £446,100,000 | £446,100,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £445,300,000 | £446,100,000 | £446,100,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £5,800,000 | £4,800,000 | £4,500,000 | -6.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £200,000 | £200,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £1,800,000 | £1,400,000 | £1,600,000 | +14.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 89.8% | 14.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 7.47x | — | — |
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
- SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY POWER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2011-09-30 → present
- SSE POWER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2001-03-05 → 2011-09-30
- SSE POWER SYSTEMS LIMITED 2001-01-08 → 2001-03-05
- DUNWILCO (846) LIMITED 2000-12-04 → 2001-01-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the financial strength of the Group, the Directors are satisfied that the Group, and the Company itself, will remain funded for the Going Concern period through to 31 December 2027. The Directors have therefore concluded it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY POWER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED · parent
- Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc 75%
- SSEN Distribution Limited 100%
- Electralink Limited 13.68%
- DCUSA Limited 3.38%
- Smart Energy Code Company Limited 72%
- Retail Energy Code Company Limited 2%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCLAUGHLIN, Mark | Secretary | 2015-06-02 | — | — |
| ALKIRWI, Mazin | Director | 2021-02-23 | Jun 1984 | British |
| BURCHELL, Christopher Derek Dyne | Director | 2021-01-04 | Dec 1973 | British |
| MANUELPILLAI, Dinesh Michael | Director | 2025-03-17 | Nov 1983 | British |
| MCDONALD, Robert | Director | 2019-01-31 | Nov 1971 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNELLY, Lawrence John Vincent | Secretary | 2001-03-19 | 2009-01-22 |
| GETTINBY, Helen | Secretary | 2014-07-01 | 2015-06-02 |
| MANDERSON, Lilian | Secretary | 2009-01-22 | 2014-06-30 |
| D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-12-04 | 2001-03-19 |
| ALEXANDER, Fraser Mcgregor | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2023-12-01 |
| ALGAARD, Eliane Marthe Jeanne Marie, Dr | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2025-03-17 |
| BORTHWICK, Alistair John | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2019-06-28 |
| CARGILL, Dale Neil | Director | 2015-10-28 | 2020-01-23 |
| FUNNELL, Ian Grant | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2012-10-12 |
| GARDNER, David | Director | 2012-11-16 | 2019-01-31 |
| HOGARTH, Stuart John | Director | 2011-01-24 | 2020-03-23 |
| HOOD, Colin William | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2011-09-15 |
| KENNEDY, Steven Alexander | Director | 2002-03-11 | 2018-09-07 |
| LAUGHLAND, James Graham | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2002-02-20 |
| MACTAGGART, Alexander John Lorne | Director | 2021-02-23 | 2025-03-17 |
| MARCHANT, Ian Derek | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2002-10-01 |
| MARSHALL, Katherine Helen | Director | 2017-12-14 | 2025-03-17 |
| MATHIESON, Mark William | Director | 2007-11-21 | 2014-12-12 |
| MCDONALD, Robert | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2017-12-14 |
| MCDONALD, Robert | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2011-01-21 |
| MCEWEN, Rachel | Director | 2016-05-27 | 2025-03-17 |
| MCLEOD, Aileen Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2011-01-24 | 2015-03-31 |
| NICOL, Colin Clarke | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2021-01-04 |
| ROUGH, Mark Charles | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| RUTHERFORD, David | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2022-10-26 |
| STEEL, Gary Glachan | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2022-10-26 |
| D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-12-04 | 2001-03-19 |
| D.W. DIRECTOR 2 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-12-04 | 2001-03-19 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company | |
| 2022-11-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.