ORSTED SALES (UK) LIMITED

Active
Company number 02405635Private limited companyIncorporated 1989

Key figures

£54,337,000+10.5%
Net assets 2024
+10.5%
Average annual growth 2023–2024
020 m40 m60 m20232024

† ORSTED SALES (UK) LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Like most small UK companies, ORSTED SALES (UK) LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 35230

Where the company stands among the 308 active companies whose first SIC code is 35230 (Trade of gas through mains).

Net assets£54,337,000
Higher than 99% · median £7,528
Total assets£58,813,000
Higher than 96% · median £27,290
Cash£10,000
Lower than 53% · median £12,052
Company age37.3 years
Older than 99% · median 6.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. STORENGY UK LIMITED£168.4m
  2. SSE AIRTRICITY GAS SUPPLY (NI) LIMITED£57.1m
  3. CROWN GAS AND POWER LIMITED£55.9m
  4. ORSTED SALES (UK) LIMITED£54.3m
  5. CENTALION UK LIMITED£52m
  6. CORONA ENERGY RETAIL 1 LIMITED£24.9m
  7. RENEWABLE TRANSPORT FUEL SERVICES LIMITED£21.1m
  8. AIDEN DIGITAL LABS LTD£20.8m
  9. CORONA ENERGY RETAIL 2 LIMITED£19.6m
  10. GEOSTORE LTD£13.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 308. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ORSTED SALES (UK) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ORSTED SALES (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02405635. It was incorporated on 18 Jul 1989. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SW1P). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is trade of gas through mains (35230).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Net assets were £54,337,000, up 10.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £10,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 308 active companies whose first SIC code is 35230: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £7,528). By total assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £27,290). By cash it ranks lower than 53% of them (median £12,052). It is older than 99% of them (median age 6.8 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2018. 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £3.8m, mainly from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 30 days to pay suppliers, and 60% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2023–2024
2023 †2024 †
Cash at bank and in hand—10,000
Total assets82,931,00058,813,000
Total liabilities——
Net assets / total equity49,162,00054,337,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

2 contracts

ORSTED SALES (UK) LIMITED is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2018. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers.

Main buyers2
Northampton Partnership Homes
1 contract
University of Essex
1 contract
Contracts
  1. CA5207 - Supply of Non Half Hourly Electricity, Half Hourly Electricity, Natural Gas and Water/Wastewater‡University of Essex · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £25,000,000 in total
  2. CA5084 - The Supply of Non Half Hourly Electricity, Half Hourly Electricity and Gas‡Northampton Partnership Homes · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £20,000,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

2 grants

ORSTED SALES (UK) LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2022, together worth £3.8m.

Funders
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £3.8m
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
1 grant
Grants
  1. Energy Bill Relief Scheme (GB)Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £3,760,859 · Energy Bill Relief Scheme Great Britain and Northern Ireland (EBRS GB&NI)
  2. Energy Bill Relief Scheme (GB)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · −£2,178 · Energy Bill Relief Scheme Great Britain and Northern Ireland (EBRS GB&NI)

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2024 – 30 Jun 2024
Average time taken to pay invoices
30 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
60%
Standard payment terms
30–65 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 70%
  • 31 to 60 days 22%
  • After 60 days 8%
Earlier periods (6)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2023
30
81%
42%
30 Jun 2023
72
70%
41%
31 Dec 2022
23
87%
19%
30 Jun 2022
17
93%
20%
31 Dec 2021
21
86%
24%
30 Jun 2021
11
96%
2%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements4
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ORSTED POWER (UK) LIMITED)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ORSTED WIND POWER A/S)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ORSTED WIND POWER A/S)
Earlier years (1)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (LINCS WIND FARM LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £54.3m
  2. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £49.2m
  3. Name changed to ORSTED SALES (UK) LIMITEDPreviously DONG ENERGY SALES (UK) LIMITED
  4. Orsted S&D (Uk) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. Name changed to DONG ENERGY SALES (UK) LIMITEDPreviously SHELL GAS DIRECT LIMITED
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.