SSE PLC

Active
Company number SC117119Public limited companyIncorporated 1989

Key figures

£10,790+50.3%
Net assets 2025/26
+50.3%
Average annual growth 2024/25–2025/26
05 k10 k15 k2024/252025/26

† SSE PLC 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

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 70100

Where the company stands among the 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100 (Activities of head offices).

Turnover£10,186
Lower than 93% · median £16,967,000 among 2,112 that publish turnover
Net assets£10,790
Lower than 74% · median £388,830
Total assets£17,936
Lower than 88% · median £1,308,696
Cash£1,412
Lower than 79% · median £49,040
Company age37.6 years
Older than 89% · median 16.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NSG HOLDING (EUROPE) LIMITED£335.6bn
  2. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (2012) LIMITED£68.8bn
  3. ASTRAZENECA TREASURY LIMITED£48.3bn
  4. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.£48.1bn
  5. ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED£42.3bn
  6. NATIONAL GRID PLC£39.3bn
  7. RIO TINTO INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED£39.2bn
  8. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (1998) LIMITED£34.1bn
  9. GLAXOSMITHKLINE HOLDINGS LIMITED£25.2bn
  10. BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£24.7bn

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 25,710. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SSE PLC

What kind of company is it?

SSE PLC is a public limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC117119. It was incorporated on 1 Apr 1989. Its status is active. The registered office is in Perth (PH1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of head offices (70100).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £10,186. Net assets were £10,790, up 50.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,412. Total assets were £17,936 and total liabilities £7,146. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100: By turnover it ranks lower than 93% of the 2,112 that publish turnover (median £16,967,000). By net assets it ranks lower than 74% of them (median £388,830). By total assets it ranks lower than 88% of them (median £1,308,696). By cash it ranks lower than 79% of them (median £49,040). It is older than 89% of them (median age 16.6 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 13 public contract award notices from 10 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £29.8m. Its most frequent buyer is FIDELITY ENERGY LIMITED (3 contracts). 5 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

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, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery, electrical equipment. Its gender pay gap report for 2026/27 shows median hourly pay for women 11.9% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/25 †2025/26 †
Turnover10,13210,186
Cash at bank and in hand9881,412
Total assets15,18217,936
Total liabilities8,0037,146
Net assets / total equity7,17910,790

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

13 contracts

SSE PLC is named as a supplier in 13 public contract award notices from 10 public sector buyers since 2017. The 8 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £29.8m. 5 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers10
FIDELITY ENERGY LIMITED
3 contracts · £2.1m
TRIDENT UTILITIES LIMITED
2 contracts · £318.4k
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract · £15.1m
SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC (T/A SSEN TRANSMISSION)
1 contract · £12.2m
SOUTHWAY HOUSING TRUST (MANCHESTER) LIMITED
1 contract · £113.9k
Contracts
  1. 14314‡SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC (T/A SSEN TRANSMISSION) · £12,205,855
  2. Holly Lodge Girls CollegeFIDELITY ENERGY LIMITED · £573,494
  3. Cardinal Heenan High SchoolFIDELITY ENERGY LIMITED · £671,477
  4. West Derby SchoolFIDELITY ENERGY LIMITED · £881,629
  5. Office Electricity Supply‡SOUTHWAY HOUSING TRUST (MANCHESTER) LIMITED · £113,945
Show 8 more
  1. CA6833 - The Princess Alexandra Hospital Energy Procurement Framework‡Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £100,000,000 in total
  2. Frays Academy Trust Electricity Tender 2019‡Frays Academy Trust · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £82,225 in total
  3. Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust NHH electricityTRIDENT UTILITIES LIMITED · £195
  4. Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust HH electricityTRIDENT UTILITIES LIMITED · £318,238
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust Gas & Electricity 2018‡Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £442,591 in total
  8. Supply of Electric Power to Derbyshire NHS Trusts Group‡Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · £15,078,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2026/27
Median hourly pay
women 11.9% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 10.1% lower
Median bonus pay
women 29.6% lower
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter39.5% womenLower middle32.1% womenUpper middle26.6% womenUpper pay quarter22.8% women
Earlier years (9)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2025/26
women 11.5% lower
women 8.7% lower
2024/25
women 12% lower
women 10.5% lower
2023/24
women 15.3% lower
women 12.1% lower
2022/23
women 18% lower
women 13.2% lower
2021/22
women 18.3% lower
women 16.5% lower
2020/21
women 18.4% lower
women 17.1% lower
2019/20
women 21% lower
women 21.4% lower
2018/19
women 19.6% lower
women 21.5% lower
2017/18
women 19.3% lower
women 22% 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
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (3)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

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, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, rubber and miscellaneous chemicals.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery, electrical equipment, miscellaneous chemicals 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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £10.2k, net assets £10.8k
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £10.1k, net assets £7,179
  3. Name changed to SSE PLCPreviously SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY PLC
  4. Company incorporatedPublic 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.