RUBY GAS LTD

Active
Company number 04408013Private limited companyIncorporated 2002

Key figures

£47,744-72.7%
Net assets 2024/25
-70.6%
Average annual change 2020/21–2024/25
05 m10 m15 m2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

RUBY GAS LTD does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2024/25

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£47,744
Higher than 75% · median £7,528
Total assets£29,894,793
Higher than 95% · median £27,290
Cash£1,917,071
Higher than 93% · median £12,052
Employees2
Higher than 55% · median 1
Company age24.6 years
Older than 96% · 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: RUBY GAS LTD

What kind of company is it?

RUBY GAS LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04408013. It was incorporated on 2 Apr 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in Fleetwood (FY7). 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 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files full accounts. Loss for the year was £127,381. Net assets were £47,744, down 72.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,917,071. Total assets were £29,894,793 and total liabilities £29,847,049. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

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 75% of them (median £7,528). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £27,290). By cash it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £12,052). By number of employees it ranks higher than 55% of them (median 1). It is older than 96% 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 2019. 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants worth £7.2m, mainly from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 10 Nov 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2023/24

Dividends paid in the financial year: £7,000,000.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Turnover14,561,96019,755,856———
Profit for the year-563,536181,1367,056,569-6,695,844-127,381
Cash at bank and in hand384,8911,788,4062,671,224800,4131,917,071
Total assets27,657,15428,076,78929,025,78129,357,89329,894,793
Total liabilities21,299,29521,037,09015,153,85928,975,63429,847,049
Net assets / total equity6,357,8596,538,99513,870,969175,12547,744
Average number of employees17814311212
Average pay (per year)7,9058,2269,4031,892,307674,062
Dividends paid———7,000,000—

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.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Public contracts

2 contracts

RUBY GAS LTD is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2019. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers.

Main buyers2
CHURCHMARKETPLACE LTD
1 contract
Origin Housing Limited
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Origin Housing Ltd - National Electricity and Gas Procurement Framework‡Origin Housing Limited · shared by 15 suppliers, up to £20,000,000 in total
  2. The Provision of the Supply of Energy to Catholic Diocesan and Education Establishments‡CHURCHMARKETPLACE LTD · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £800,000,000 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

3 grants

RUBY GAS LTD is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants since 2022, together worth £7.2m.

Funders
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £6.4m
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
2 grants · £863.5k
Grants
  1. Energy Bill Relief Scheme (GB)Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £6,363,388 · 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 · £863,476 · Energy Bill Relief Scheme Great Britain and Northern Ireland (EBRS GB&NI)
  3. Energy Bill Relief Scheme (GB)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · −£40,797 · 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.

History

38 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £47.7k, 2 employees
  2. Mohammad Arif AHMAD resignedDirector
  3. Andrew Charles ROE appointedDirector
  4. Mohammad Arif AHMAD appointedDirector
  5. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £175.1k, 1 employee
  6. Name changed to RUBY GAS LTDPreviously BUSINESS ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD
  7. Philip BROWN resignedSecretary
  8. Andrew James PILLEY resignedDirector
Earlier events (30)
  1. Michelle Caron DAVIDSON resignedDirector
  2. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £13.9m, 112 employees
  3. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £19.8m, net assets £6.5m, 143 employees
  4. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £14.6m, net assets £6.4m, 178 employees
  5. Jamie Robert PILLEY appointedDirector
  6. Andrew James Pilley - Michelle Caron Davidson ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Ruby Energy Holdings Ltd registered as a person with significant control
  8. Andrew James Pilley - Michelle Caron Davidson registered as a person with significant control
  9. Andrew James PILLEY appointedDirector
  10. Susan Marie PILLEY resignedDirector
  11. Michelle Caron DAVIDSON resignedSecretary
  12. Andrew James PILLEY resignedDirector
  13. Philip BROWN appointedSecretary
  14. Susan Marie PILLEY appointedDirector
  15. Susan Marie PILLEY resignedDirector
  16. Susan Marie PILLEY resignedSecretary
  17. Michelle Caron DAVIDSON appointedSecretary
  18. Susan Marie PILLEY appointedDirector
  19. Michelle Caron DAVIDSON appointedDirector
  20. Stephen CURRAN resignedSecretary
  21. Stephen CURRAN resignedDirector
  22. Susan Marie PILLEY appointedSecretary
  23. LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  24. LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  25. Stephen CURRAN appointedSecretary
  26. LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  27. Stephen CURRAN appointedDirector
  28. Andrew James PILLEY appointedDirector
  29. LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  30. 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.