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Company No. 04168225 · Incorporated 26 Feb 2001

Certas Energy UK Limited

Registered name: CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED

Part of Dcc Public Limited Company group

Certas Energy UK Limited made £3.4bn revenue and £30.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Certas Energy UK Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £3.4bn in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £30.3m profit and 2,096 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other fuels and related products” and is based in Birchwood; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSIC 46719Wholesale of other fuels and related products
Status
Active
Location
Birchwood
Age
25 yrs · since 2001
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

Revenue
£3.4bn
Growth ▼2.2%
Profit
£30.3m
Growth —
Profit margin
0.9%
Gross 7.1%
Employees
2,096
Change ▼0.9%
Profit / employee
£14.5k
Revenue/employee £1.6m
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data
3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202431 Mar 202531 Mar 2026
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£3.9bn£3.5bn£3.4bn
Cost of sales−£3.7bn−£3.3bn−£3.2bn
Gross profit£222m£227m£244m
Operating profit£4.8m£8.7m£19.8m
Profit before tax−£1.1m−£3.1m£34.7m
Profit after tax−£4.2m−£8.2m£30.3m
Profit (best available)−£4.2m−£8.2m£30.3m
Employees (average)2,2012,1152,096
Ratios
Profit margin−0.1%−0.2%0.9%
Gross margin5.7%6.5%7.1%
Revenue per employee£1.8m£1.7m£1.6m
Profit per employee−£1.9k−£3.9k£14.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼9.3%▼2.2%
Headcount growth—▼3.9%▼0.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
7.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.6m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£14.5k
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.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▼1%
Now 2,096
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Dcc Public Limited Company (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. DCC Limited75–100%
  3. DCC Energy UK Limited75–100%
  4. Energy Acquisitions UK Limited75–100%
  5. Certas Energy UK Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (50)

Sister companies (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £30.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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