UK Power Networks Services (Contracting) Limited
Registered name: UK POWER NETWORKS SERVICES (CONTRACTING) LIMITED
Part of Engie UK 2026 Limited groupUK Power Networks Services (Contracting) Limited made £140m revenue and £50.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
UK Power Networks Services (Contracting) Limited’s revenue grew 26% to £140m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £50.4m profit and 153 employees. The company is classified under “distribution of electricity” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £94.3m | £111m | £140m |
| Cost of sales | −£39.2m | −£53.1m | −£80.9m |
| Operating profit | £55.1m | £57.8m | £59.5m |
| Profit before tax | £63.6m | £64.3m | £65.6m |
| Profit after tax | £47.1m | £49.9m | £50.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £47.1m | £49.9m | £50.4m |
| Employees (average) | 124 | 137 | 153 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 50% | 45% | 35.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £760k | £810k | £917k |
| Profit per employee | £380k | £364k | £329k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.7% | ▲26.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲5.9% | ▲1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.5% | ▲11.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 35.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £917k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £329k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲12%
- Now 153
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Engie UK 2026 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- UK Power Networks Holdings Limited75–100%
- UK Power Networks Services Holdings Limited75–100%
- UK Power Networks Services (Contracting) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Powerlink Renewable Assets LimitedRev. £9.9m · Profit £2.5m
- Energy Infrastructure Networks LimitedFigures not disclosed
- UK Power Networks (Transport) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- UK Power Networks Services (Enterprises) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- UK Power Networks Services (South East) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £50.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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