SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC

Active
Company number SC213460Public limited companyIncorporated 2000

Key figures

£563,100,000+16.9%
Net assets 2025/26
+16.9%
Average annual growth 2024/25–2025/26
0200 m400 m600 m2024/252025/26

† SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION 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 35130

Where the company stands among the 888 active companies whose first SIC code is 35130 (Distribution of electricity).

Turnover£469,000,000
Higher than 78% · median £7,953,000 among 55 that publish turnover
Net assets£563,100,000
Higher than 96% · median £12,109
Total assets£2,838,500,000
Higher than 97% · median £92,928
Cash£15,900,000
Higher than 95% · median £30,000
Company age25.9 years
Older than 95% · median 5.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC£8.1bn
  2. NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION (WEST MIDLANDS) PLC£2.5bn
  3. NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION (EAST MIDLANDS) PLC£2.2bn
  4. EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLC£2.1bn
  5. LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLC£1.7bn
  6. NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION (SOUTH WEST) PLC£1.6bn
  7. SOUTH EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLC£1.5bn
  8. SOUTHERN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC£1.5bn
  9. ELECTRICITY NORTH WEST LIMITED£1.3bn
  10. NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION (SOUTH WALES) PLC£986.6m

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 888. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC

What kind of company is it?

SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC is a public limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC213460. It was incorporated on 4 Dec 2000. Its status is active. The registered office is in Perth (PH1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is distribution of electricity (35130).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £469,000,000. Profit for the year was £78,500,000. Net assets were £563,100,000, up 16.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £15,900,000. Total assets were £2,838,500,000 and total liabilities £2,088,800,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 888 active companies whose first SIC code is 35130: By turnover it ranks higher than 78% of the 55 that publish turnover (median £7,953,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £12,109). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £92,928). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £30,000). It is older than 95% of them (median age 5.8 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants worth £35.4k, mainly 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, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 25 days to pay suppliers, and 20% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2026/27 shows median hourly pay for women 2.9% 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 6 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/25 †2025/26 †
Turnover442,700,000469,000,000
Profit for the year78,400,00078,500,000
Cash at bank and in hand19,500,00015,900,000
Total assets2,191,600,0002,838,500,000
Total liabilities1,550,600,0002,088,800,000
Net assets / total equity481,600,000563,100,000
Average number of employees1,842—

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.

Government grants

3 grants

SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants since 2022, together worth £35.4k.

Funders
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
2 grants · £35.4k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant
Grants
  1. Trustworthy ML approaches to energy consumption dataDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £20,551 · UKRI - TMF - Scheme
  2. Digital Local Area Energy PlanningDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £14,883 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  3. UK Renewable Hydrogen HubDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · −£5 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23

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 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
25 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
20%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 90%
  • 31 to 60 days 9%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2026
25
93%
13%
30 Sep 2025
25
92%
12%
31 Mar 2025
25
92%
14%
30 Sep 2024
26
90%
19%
31 Mar 2024
26
89%
23%
30 Sep 2023
25
95%
19%
31 Mar 2023
27
90%
23%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2026/27
Median hourly pay
women 2.9% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 2.7% lower
Median bonus pay
women 64% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter24.8% womenLower middle22.4% womenUpper middle25.1% womenUpper pay quarter17% women
Earlier years (9)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2025/26
women 4% lower
women 4.5% lower
2024/25
women 2.2% lower
women 3.8% lower
2023/24
women 6.3% lower
women 8.9% lower
2022/23
women 12.1% lower
women 11.4% lower
2021/22
women 14.4% lower
women 8.3% lower
2020/21
women 16.4% lower
women 15.5% lower
2019/20
women 20.7% lower
women 18.2% lower
2018/19
women 17.9% lower
women 16.6% lower
2017/18
women 20.1% lower
women 20.7% 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 (SSE PLC)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SSE PLC)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SSE PLC)
Earlier years (3)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SSE PLC)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SSE PLC)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SSE PLC)

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 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery, iron and steel articles and soaps and waxes.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment.

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

7 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £469m, net assets £563.1m
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £442.7m, net assets £481.6m, 1,842 employees
  3. Ssen Distribution Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Scottish And Southern Energy Power Distribution Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Scottish And Southern Energy Power Distribution Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Name changed to SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLCPreviously SCOTTISH HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC
  7. Company incorporatedPublic 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.