Sse PLC
Registered name: SSE PLC
Sse PLC made £10.2bn revenue and £1.4bn profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Sse PLC’s revenue grew 1% to £10.2bn in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.4bn profit. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Perth; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Perth, Scotland
- Age
- 37 yrs · since 1989
- Type
- Public 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.
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) | £10.5bn | £10.1bn | £10.2bn |
| Cost of sales | −£6.1bn | −£6.3bn | −£6.4bn |
| Gross profit | £4.4bn | £3.9bn | £3.8bn |
| Operating profit | £2.6bn | £2bn | £1.9bn |
| Profit before tax | £2.5bn | £1.9bn | £1.8bn |
| Profit after tax | £1.9bn | £1.3bn | £1.4bn |
| Profit (best available) | £1.9bn | £1.3bn | £1.4bn |
| Employees (average) | 13,258 | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 18% | 13.2% | 13.9% |
| Gross margin | 41.6% | 38.1% | 37% |
| Revenue per employee | £789k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £142k | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3.1% | ▲0.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼29.3% | ▲5.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 13.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Subsidiaries (18)
- Hydro Electric Pension Scheme Trustees LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Contracting Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Energy Markets LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Energy Supply LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Enterprise LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Heat Networks LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Micro Renewables LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Production Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Renewables LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Retail LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Services PLCFigures not disclosed
- Sse Stock LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Thermal Energy Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Trading LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Utility Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sse Venture Capital 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 £1.4bn), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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