SLOUGH HEAT & POWER LIMITED

1. SLOUGH HEAT & POWER LIMITED 1994-11-11 → present
2. SLOUGH ESTATES (UTILITY SERVICES) LIMITED 1921-04-09 → 1994-11-11

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis which has been supported by the provision of a parental letter of support from SSE plc. The Group letter of support confirms that the Group will provide support to 31 December 2026 where required. The Directors are satisfied that the Group has the ability to provide this support, should it be required.”

Group structure

1. SLOUGH HEAT & POWER LIMITED · parent
   1. Slough Utility Services Ltd 100% · UK · Distribution of water and steam
   2. Slough Electricity Contracts Ltd 100% · UK · Distribution of electricity
   3. Slough Energy Supplies Ltd 100% · UK · Dormant
   4. Power From Waste Ltd 100% · UK · Dormant
   5. Slough Domestic Electricity Ltd 100% · UK · Dormant
   6. Fibre Power (Slough) Ltd 100% · UK · Generation of Electricity
   7. Fibre Fuel Ltd 100% · UK · Dormant

Significant events

• “Whilst the Company itself has no significant operational developments to report, some key areas of development within the SHP group are: the enhancement of the electrical network supplying the Slough Trading Estate; and the potential for extending the operating life of the Combined Heat and Power beyond the current planned decommissioning date of March 2027.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +2.8%

  £6,688,000 → £6,873,000

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  +3.4%

  £31,847,000 → £32,942,000

• Employees

  +6.3%

  48 → 51

• Operating profit

  -20.6%

  -£34,000 → -£41,000

• Profit before tax

  -13.4%

  £1,779,000 → £1,541,000

• Wages

  +6%

  £4,561,000 → £4,835,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers