UK GRID SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Active
Company number 04955841Private limited companyIncorporated 2003

Key figures

£125,753,000+30.2%
Net assets 2025
+30.2%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
050 m100 m150 m20242025

† UK GRID SOLUTIONS 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

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 27110

Where the company stands among the 510 active companies whose first SIC code is 27110 (Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers).

Turnover£819,014,000
Higher than 97% · median £20,142,074 among 45 that publish turnover
Net assets£125,753,000
Higher than 99% · median £118,790
Total assets£1,066,501,000
Higher than 99% · median £461,618
Cash£2,121,000
Higher than 89% · median £170,341
Company age23.0 years
Older than 74% · median 7.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. AGGREKO UK LIMITED£546.4m
  2. BRUSH ELECTRICAL MACHINES LIMITED£205.7m
  3. UK GRID SOLUTIONS LIMITED£125.8m
  4. CENTRAX LIMITED£41.9m
  5. YASA LIMITED£38.8m
  6. CRESTCHIC (UK) LIMITED£35.5m
  7. WILSON POWER SOLUTIONS LIMITED£33m
  8. SEM LIMITED£31.3m
  9. PRESTOLITE ELECTRIC LIMITED£26.4m
  10. CRESTCHIC LIMITED£23.8m

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 510. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: UK GRID SOLUTIONS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

UK GRID SOLUTIONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04955841. It was incorporated on 6 Nov 2003. Its status is active. The registered office is in Stafford (ST16). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers (27110), manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus (27120).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £819,014,000. Profit for the year was £33,778,000. Net assets were £125,753,000, up 30.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,121,000. Total assets were £1,066,501,000 and total liabilities £895,838,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 510 active companies whose first SIC code is 27110: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 45 that publish turnover (median £20,142,074). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £118,790). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £461,618). By cash it ranks higher than 89% of them (median £170,341). It is older than 74% of them (median age 7.7 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 7 public contract award notices from 7 public sector buyers since 2022. 3 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £179.7k, from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, copper. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 57 days to pay suppliers, and 59% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 22.4% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 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 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 31 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover489,278,000819,014,000
Profit for the year32,318,00033,778,000
Cash at bank and in hand556,0002,121,000
Total assets—1,066,501,000
Total liabilities439,736,000895,838,000
Net assets / total equity96,589,000125,753,000

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

7 contracts

UK GRID SOLUTIONS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 7 public contract award notices from 7 public sector buyers since 2022. 3 awards are shared with other suppliers.

Contracts per year
Main buyers7
AFFINITY WATER LIMITED
1 contract
NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED
1 contract
NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED
1 contract
SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC (T/A SSEN TRANSMISSION)
1 contract
SP TRANSMISSION PLC
1 contract
Contracts
  1. UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and ServicesAFFINITY WATER LIMITED · shared by 550 suppliers
  2. Specialist Cleaning & Restoration‡NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED
  3. HVDC Converter Systems FrameworkNATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED
  4. SPT - Strategic Agreement for Substation WorksSP TRANSMISSION PLC · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £750,000,000 in total
  5. CO-Services- Environmental Clerk of Works - Western Isles- 0631‡Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc
Show 2 more
  1. https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/‡Scottish Hydroelectric Transmission Plc
  2. 14314‡SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC (T/A SSEN TRANSMISSION) · shared by 6 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

2 grants

UK GRID SOLUTIONS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2023, together worth £179.7k.

Grants
  1. Enabling interoperability of multi-vendor HVDC grids (InterOPERA)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £88,948 · UKRI - HEG - Scheme
  2. Enabling interoperability of multi-vendor HVDC grids (InterOPERA)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £90,723 · UKRI - HEG - 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
57 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
59%
Standard payment terms
90–120 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 26%
  • 31 to 60 days 30%
  • After 60 days 44%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
67
17%
58%
30 Jun 2025
48
24%
35%
31 Dec 2024
65
25%
52%
30 Jun 2024
51
28%
46%
31 Dec 2023
53
40%
54%
30 Jun 2023
70
17%
55%
31 Dec 2022
78
30%
14%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 22.4% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 11% lower
Median bonus pay
women 69.2% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter24% womenLower middle21% womenUpper middle18% womenUpper pay quarter14% women
Earlier years (4)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 26.9% lower
women 17.5% lower
2023/24
women 21.1% lower
women 9.6% lower
2022/23
women 21.6% lower
women 13.5% lower
2021/22
women 25.8% lower
women 16.1% 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 statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (GE Vernova Inc.)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (GE Vernova Inc.)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (General Electric Company)
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (General Electric Company)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (General Electric Company)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (General Electric Company)

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

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: electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, copper, machinery and vehicles.

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

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. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £819m, net assets £125.8m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £489.3m, net assets £96.6m
  3. Ge Vernova Energy Uk Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to UK GRID SOLUTIONS LIMITEDPreviously ALSTOM GRID UK LIMITED
  5. Name changed to ALSTOM GRID UK LIMITEDPreviously AREVA T&D UK LTD
  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.