Northern Gas Networks Holdings Limited
Registered name: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Cki Gas Infrastructure Limited groupNorthern Gas Networks Holdings Limited made £595m revenue and £121m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Northern Gas Networks Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £595m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £121m profit and 1,597 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Colton Leeds; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Colton Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £538m | £524m | £595m |
| Cost of sales | −£39.6m | −£44.4m | −£59m |
| Gross profit | £499m | £479m | £536m |
| Operating profit | £248m | £213m | £253m |
| Profit before tax | £181m | £141m | £154m |
| Profit after tax | £139m | £109m | £121m |
| Profit (best available) | £139m | £109m | £121m |
| Employees (average) | 1,555 | 1,589 | 1,597 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 25.8% | 20.9% | 20.3% |
| Gross margin | 92.6% | 91.5% | 90.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £346k | £330k | £373k |
| Profit per employee | £89.3k | £68.8k | £75.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.7% | ▲13.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼21.3% | ▲10.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.2% | ▲0.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 20.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 90.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £373k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £75.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 1,597
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Cki Gas Infrastructure Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- PG (April) Limited25–50%
- Northern Gas Networks Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Northern Gas Networks LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Beta Central Profits Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £121m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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