VITAL ENERGI UTILITIES LIMITED

Active
Company number 04050190Private limited companyIncorporated 2000

Key figures

£76,542,000+17.6%
Net assets 2024/25
+17.6%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
020 m40 m60 m80 m2023/242024/25

† VITAL ENERGI UTILITIES 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.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 35300

Where the company stands among the 1,652 active companies whose first SIC code is 35300 (Steam and air conditioning supply).

Net assets£76,542,000
Higher than 99% · median £30,324
Total assets£249,083,000
Higher than 99% · median £103,180
Cash£42,928,000
Higher than 99% · median £48,716
Company age26.3 years
Older than 93% · median 5.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. VITAL ENERGI UTILITIES LIMITED£76.5m
  2. DAIKIN AIRCONDITIONING UK LIMITED£53.8m
  3. BRISTOL HEAT NETWORKS LIMITED£39.8m
  4. INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY HEATING LIMITED£26.5m
  5. WINNINGTON CHP LIMITED£25.1m
  6. RAD CHP LIMITED£24.6m
  7. BLOOMSBURY HEAT & POWER LIMITED£7.2m
  8. HY-SAVE (UK) LIMITED£6.5m
  9. SHETLAND HEAT ENERGY AND POWER LIMITED£6m
  10. EXCOOL LIMITED£5.2m

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 1,652. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: VITAL ENERGI UTILITIES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

VITAL ENERGI UTILITIES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04050190. It was incorporated on 9 Aug 2000. Its status is active. The registered office is in Blackburn (BB1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is steam and air conditioning supply (35300), plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation (43220), other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (43999), environmental consulting activities (74901).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £244,904,000. Profit for the year was £10,716,000. Net assets were £76,542,000, up 17.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £42,928,000. Total assets were £249,083,000 and total liabilities £171,340,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,652 active companies whose first SIC code is 35300: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £30,324). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £103,180). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £48,716). It is older than 93% of them (median age 5.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 106 public contract award notices from 64 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £758.6m. Its most frequent buyer is Leeds City Council (15 contracts). 29 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants worth £10.4m, mainly from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, iron and steel articles, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 31 days to pay suppliers, and 40% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 38.2% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 3 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 14 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 29 Mar 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover210,228,000244,904,000
Profit for the year8,804,00010,716,000
Cash at bank and in hand36,491,00042,928,000
Total assets202,849,000249,083,000
Total liabilities136,889,000171,340,000
Net assets / total equity65,074,00076,542,000

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

106 contracts

VITAL ENERGI UTILITIES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 106 public contract award notices from 64 public sector buyers since 2016. The 68 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £758.6m. 29 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers64
Leeds City Council
15 contracts · £29.1m
WANDLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
5 contracts · £3.6m
Fusion21 Members Consortium
4 contracts
capitalEsourcing
3 contracts · £33.4m
Transport for London
3 contracts · £13.6m
Latest 100 contracts
  1. Carbon Management ProgrammeWestminster City Council · £4,000,000 · runs until Jul 2027
  2. Principal Contractor, Cunard Building Connection to the Mersey Heat District Heat Network (DHN)Liverpool City Council · £789,985 · runs until Mar 2027
  3. Colville Heat Network - DBOM Contract‡London Borough of Hackney · £17,842,041
  4. Trafford Council Heat Network Development PartnerTrafford Council · £1,118,003,000 · runs until Jun 2027
  5. Meter and Billing ServicesWANDLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED · £47,000 · runs until Mar 2027
Show 95 more
  1. GLA 82615 RE:FIT 5 - National Carbon and Energy Performance Contracting FrameworkGreater London Authority (GLA) · £1,000,000,000
  2. District Heat Operation & Maintenance ContractLeeds City Council · £18,622,739
  3. Colville Heat Network Critical design foe Heat Pump on Roof‡London Borough of Hackney · £115,081
  4. Development & Funding Partner to develop the Birkenhead Heat NetworkWirral Council · runs until Apr 2069
  5. Contract to design, build, operate and maintain the South Kilburn District Heat Network - (RESID-2324-005)‡London Borough of Brent · £37,768,947
  6. Connection of Flax Place to the Leeds PIPES network‡Leeds City Council · £289,436
  7. Wrigley Head Solar Farm EPC and O&M ContractorOldham Council · £1,600,000 · runs until Aug 2028
  8. Renewal of the Heat Infrastructure Network at Clarson House and Bolton CrescentWANDLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED · £3,464,238 · runs until Mar 2027
  9. Provision of Meter and Billing ServicesWANDLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED · £44,000
  10. Commercial Heating Service, Repair and Maintenance‡Fife Council · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £370,048 in total
  11. WPH/HWD - NC - Rooftop Solar Panel, Carpark Solar Canopy & BESS‡FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £4,982,896
  12. NHS SBS DECARBONISATION OF ESTATES FRAMEWORKNHS Shared Business Services Limited · £500,000,000
  13. Advanced install at Clarence Road for district heating project‡Leeds City Council · £2,240,904
  14. Leeds PIPES Phase 4a extension‡Leeds City Council · £1,047,455
  15. Works to connect College House to the Leeds PIPES network‡Leeds City Council · £214,780
  16. Wandle Housing Association Survey of the Existing Systems and Schematics of the Commercial Heating Infrastructure‡Wandle Housing Association Limited · £46,390
  17. March 2025 detailed design package for Leeds PIPES‡Leeds City Council · £124,937
  18. Fusion21 Decarbonisation Framework‡Fusion21 Members Consortium · shared by 20 suppliers, up to £500,000,000 in total
  19. Fusion21 Decarbonisation Framework - CF Award NoticeFusion21 Members Consortium · shared by 36 suppliers, up to £1,500,000,000 in total · runs until Apr 2029
  20. Worthing Heat Network Connection - Works‡University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust · £13,993,816 · runs until Dec 2026
  21. GLA 82580 Task 3 - Phase 2 - London's building retrofit (RE:FIT) Programme - 13-17 Allsop Place and 210 - 216 Baker Street Decarbonisation WorksTransport for London · £4,837,368
  22. Worthing Heat Network Connection - Design‡University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust · £293,702
  23. LCR Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Phase 3c‡Liverpool City Region Combined Authority · £9,961,860
  24. Ebury Bridge Estate Renewal : EBE Energy Company Management Services‡Westminster City Council · £4,274,486
  25. GLA 82580 Task 2 Phase 2_Pal-OCH-VSHTransport for London · £8,726,910
  26. Works to connect Headrow Court to the Leeds PIPES network‡EU SUPPLY LIMITED · £193,420
  27. NHS SBS DECARBONISATION OF ESTATES FRAMEWORKN H S Shared Business Services · shared by 36 suppliers, up to £500,000,000 in total · runs until Jan 2029
  28. Works to connect Leeds College of Building to the Leeds PIPES network‡EU SUPPLY LIMITED · £299,671
  29. Works to connect Railway Street Development to Leeds PIPES‡Leeds City Council · £124,539
  30. Meters, Billing, District Heating FrameworkProcurePublic · shared by 4 suppliers · runs until Dec 2028
  31. NOE CPC Specialist Estates Engineering & Maintenance Services (Hard FM)‡North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative · shared by 79 suppliers, up to £835,000,000 in total · runs until Jun 2028
  32. NOE CPC Specialist Estates Engineering & Maintenance Services (Hard FM)‡Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, trading as North of England NHS Commerci… · 3 lots
  33. Works to Connect 24-28 Great George Street to the Leeds PIPES Network‡Leeds City Council · £157,718
  34. Works to Connect Co-op Academy to the Leeds PIPES Network‡Leeds City Council · £206,231
  35. Metering and Billing ServicesWANDLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED · £26,233
  36. detailed design package for Leeds PIPES‡Leeds City Council · shared by 2 suppliers
  37. SP/22/1303 - Lancaster University Ground Mounted Solar Farm - AWARD‡Lancaster University · runs until Jan 2027
  38. GB-Swindon: UKRI-3419 ASPIRE2 CAR PARK CANOPY SOLAR PV‡UK Research & Innovation · £1,071,348
  39. Fusion21 Heating, Renewables, and Electrical Framework‡Fusion21 Members Consortium · shared by 104 suppliers, up to £820,000,000 in total · runs until Jan 2028
  40. Gas Servicing and Repairs‡ForHousing Limited · shared by 9 suppliers, up to £150,000,000 in total · 2 lots
  41. Bevin Court Heating Source System RenewalLondon Borough of Islington · £2,722,187
  42. Construction and connection works to connect Lovells MSFs to the Leeds PIPES District Heating Network‡Leeds City Council · £242,737
  43. Notting Dale Heat Network - Contract for Design, Build, Operation and Maintenance (Ref:270)capitalEsourcing · £13,300,137
  44. www.capitalesourcing.com‡Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
  45. Boiler Plant Operation & Maintenance‡University of Dundee · £1,361,544
  46. Birley Fields Energy Centre ConversionManchester Metropolitan University · £5,495,632
  47. October 2023 batch of detailed design for sites connecting to Leeds PIPES‡Leeds City Council · £91,816
  48. Construction and connection works to connect Leeds Conservatoire to the Leeds PIPES District Heating Network‡Leeds City Council · £251,536
  49. Gas and Alternative Heating Servicing and Maintenance Services / Metering and Billing Services Framework‡Hyde Housing Association Ltd · shared by 14 suppliers, up to £9,150,982 in total · runs until Sep 2028
  50. Eight Site Heat System Decarbonisation Feasibility StudycapitalEsourcing · £96,000
  51. Construction and connection works to connect the Old Technology Campus site to the Leeds PIPES District Heating Network‡Leeds City Council · £169,042
  52. Heat Networks Operation & Maintenance and Metering & billing Tender‡Notting Hill Genesis · £10,600,000 · 2 lots
  53. Maintenance Service AgreementLONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST · £800,000
  54. Central Heat Network Detailed Project Development Phase StudyNORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL · £174,350 · 2 lots
  55. Robin Park Leisure Centre - Solar PV Installation‡Wigan Council · £275,000
  56. PAN2902 - Principal Contractor for District Heating‡Leicester City Council · £4,673,092
  57. Operation, Management and Maintenance Requirements for Communal Heating Systems in Council Homes‡The City of Edinburgh Council · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £400,000 in total
  58. UKBIC - Installation of Photovoltaics and Battery Storage System‡UK Battery Industrialisation Centre · £4,585,465
  59. Delivery of the +2MWp Little Hulton Solar Park EPC & O&M‡Salford City Council · £2,584,594
  60. Retrofit and Decarbonisation WorksTHE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED · shared by 20 suppliers, up to £300,000,000 in total · runs until Jul 2027
  61. Further Competition under the Go Neutral Framework Lot 2 for Salford City CouncilGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · £1,549,658
  62. GMCA 374 - FC036 Salford CC (Lot 1) - 2025/26 Solar PV Programme‡Greater Manchester Combined Authority · £1,549,658
  63. T22/0038 - COACH LANE: Coach Lane East - Heat pumps PCSA/D&BNorthumbria University · shared by 20 suppliers, up to £300,000,000 in total
  64. https://www.networkrail.co.uk/‡Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd · £4,800,000
  65. National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Carbon and Energy Infrastructure Upgrade ServicesCountess Of Chester Hospital · shared by 13 suppliers, up to £100,000,000 in total · runs until Aug 2028
  66. National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Carbon and Energy Infrastructure Upgrade Services‡Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · £1
  67. 0‡Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · £1
  68. Solar Farm Development 2021‡NEWCASTLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LTD · £2,849,697
  69. Wigan Council - Heat Meter billing platform Tender‡Wigan Council · £113,779 · runs until May 2027
  70. Hebburn Minewater District Heating SchemeSouth Tyneside Council · £4,321,115
  71. Construction of Hebburn Minewater District Heating Scheme‡South Tyneside Council · £4,321,115
  72. Energy Efficiency Contractors‡Scotland Excel · shared by 22 suppliers, up to £122,400,000 in total · 2 lots
  73. Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) Framework‡Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £500,000,000 in total
  74. Fusion21 Decarbonisation Framework‡Fusion21 Members Consortium · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £250,000,000 in total
  75. PfH Scotland Decarbonisation & Retrofit Framework‡Procurement for Housing Ltd (t/a PfH Scotland) · shared by 26 suppliers, up to £281,000,000 in total
  76. Framework Agreement for the Supply and Installation of Low and Zero Carbon Technologies‡PROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITED · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £11,000,000 in total
  77. BSH/ENR/Welsman Building Decarbonisation Project‡Bristol City Council · £695,757
  78. Heat Decarbonisation in the Plymouth City Council Buildings - Part 1‡Plymouth City Council · £2,866,270
  79. Heating and Hot Water Systems FrameworkEFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED · shared by 13 suppliers, up to £500,000,000 in total
  80. Domestic Heating System Servicing, Maintenance, Repairs, and Installations‡EFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £125,000,000 in total
  81. Birley Energy Centre Works - AWARD‡Manchester Metropolitan University · £181,433
  82. Non-Domestic Energy Efficiency Framework for Bristol City Council Energy Service 2020‡Bristol City Council · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £4,500,000 in total
  83. RE:FITAnglia Ruskin University · £3,000,000
  84. Strategic Energy and Asset Management Performance Framework (SEAM) - AWARD‡Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · shared by 6 suppliers · runs until Jul 2027
  85. Energy Efficiency Partner - REFIT ProgrammecapitalEsourcing · £20,000,000 · runs until Mar 2031
  86. Framework agreement to supply carbon and energy infrastructure upgrades across the UK public sector‡Aspirations Academy Trust · shared by 2 suppliers
  87. The decarbonising of Southwark District Heating Plantrooms‡London Borough of Southwark · £6,995,695
  88. Manufacture, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Heat Pump for the Viking Energy Network Project,JarrowSouth Tyneside Council · £799,865
  89. National Energy Performance Contract Framework (RE:FIT)‡Local Partnerships · shared by 16 suppliers, up to £500,000,000 in total
  90. London and Quadrant Housing Trust - Supply of HIU Manufacturer Framework 2020 -2024 - AWARD‡L&Q Construction · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £189,000 in total
  91. 2206b-207a Barking Riverside‡QUADRANT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED · £3,542,196
  92. Development of Phase 2 of a Citywide District Heating Network‡Leeds City Council · £5,296,794
  93. For the provision of a technical feasibility study and stakeholder engagement on a district energy network‡Greater Manchester Combined Authority · £157,020
  94. New District Heat & Energy Network -Design, Build, Operate & Maintain‡Liverpool City Council · £6,138,414 · runs until Jun 2027
  95. London and Quadrant Housing Trust - Mechanical and Electrical Framework 2019 - 2023 - AWARD‡L&Q Construction · shared by 8 suppliers

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

4 grants

VITAL ENERGI UTILITIES LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants since 2022, together worth £10.4m.

Funders
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
3 grants · £9.8m
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
1 grant · £543.4k
Grants
  1. vTherme HubDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero · £543,437 · Heat Pump Ready Stream 2 Wave 2: Tools and Technology
  2. Project REMeDY - spearheading a Revolution in Energy Market DesignDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £61,106 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23
  3. Heat Networks Investment Project - Main SchemeDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £930,000 · Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) - Main Scheme
  4. Heat Networks Investment Project - Main SchemeDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £8,840,000 · Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) - Main Scheme

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 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
31 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
40%
Standard payment terms
1–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 62%
  • 31 to 60 days 33%
  • After 60 days 5%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
30
57%
43%
30 Jun 2025
35
52%
40%
31 Dec 2024
34
55%
30%
30 Jun 2024
37
49%
37%
31 Dec 2023
36
46%
36%
30 Jun 2023
36
47%
36%
31 Dec 2022
38
45%
37%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 38.2% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 28% lower
Median bonus pay
women 64.5% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter35.6% womenLower middle18.4% womenUpper middle7.8% womenUpper pay quarter7.8% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 37.4% lower
women 26.3% lower
2023/24
women 34.5% lower
women 26.9% lower
2022/23
women 39.2% lower
women 31.4% lower
2021/22
women 40.6% lower
women 37.8% lower
2020/21
women 38.5% lower
women 26.7% lower
2018/19
women 33.4% lower
women 34% lower
2017/18
women 32% lower
women 32.6% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements3
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (VITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (VITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (VITAL HOLDINGS 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.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, iron and steel articles, optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment and plastics.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: machinery and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

6 events
  1. Vital Energi Midco Plc registered as a person with significant control
  2. Vital Holdings Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £244.9m, net assets £76.5m
  4. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £210.2m, net assets £65.1m
  5. Vital Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.