UK Power Networks Holdings Limited
Registered name: UK POWER NETWORKS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Engie UK 2026 Limited groupUK Power Networks Holdings Limited made £2bn revenue and £351m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
UK Power Networks Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 18% to £2bn in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £351m profit and 6,539 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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) | £1.8bn | £2.5bn | £2bn |
| Operating profit | £749m | £1.4bn | £795m |
| Profit before tax | £467m | £1.1bn | £493m |
| Profit after tax | £312m | £853m | £351m |
| Profit (best available) | £312m | £853m | £351m |
| Employees (average) | 5,956 | 6,388 | 6,539 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 17.1% | 34.6% | 17.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £306k | £386k | £308k |
| Profit per employee | £52.5k | £134k | £53.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲35% | ▼18.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲173% | ▼58.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.2% | ▲2.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 17.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £308k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £53.7k
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now 6,539
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Engie UK 2026 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- UK Power Networks Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (11)
- UK Power Networks Services Holdings LimitedRev. £246m · Profit £44.8m
- Eastern Power Networks PLCFigures not disclosed
- Lea Valley Utilities LimitedFigures not disclosed
- London Power Networks PLCFigures not disclosed
- South Eastern Power Networks PLCFigures not disclosed
- UK Power Networks (Distribution System Operator) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- UK Power Networks (Idno Finance) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- UK Power Networks (Operations) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- UK Power Networks (South East Services) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- UK Power Networks (Trustee) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- UK Power Networks Group (Trustee) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £351m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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