EP SHB LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-20 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-55.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£136M
-7.2% vs 2023
Employees
68
+1.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£4M
-102.9% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £815,198,000 | £360,900,000 | |
| Operating profit | £141,161,000 | -£3,724,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £140,801,000 | -£4,076,000 | |
| Net profit | £101,314,000 | -£3,553,000 | |
| Cash | £2,574,000 | £1,146,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £161,308,000 | £151,167,000 | |
| Net assets | £146,495,000 | £135,885,000 | |
| Equity | £146,495,000 | £135,885,000 | |
| Average employees | 67 | 68 | |
| Wages | £5,334,000 | £5,512,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.3% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | 12.4% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 87.5% | -2.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.0% | 41.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.22x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | 392.11x | -10.58x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 31 July 2025, the Company sold all of its plant and equipment used in the generation of electricity to EP UK Power Development II Limited ("EPPDII"), another group company, but retained ownership of land and buildings.”
- “From this date, the Company no longer trades as an electricity generator and any existing trading contracts were novated to EPPDII.”
- “On the same date, the Company entered into an operation and maintenance agreement with EPPDII under which it will continue to operate and maintain the plant and equipment in return for an annual fee.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAINS, Tarloke Singh | Director | 2017-08-31 | Jul 1968 | British |
| HORSKY, Pavel | Director | 2017-08-31 | Apr 1973 | Czech |
| PEARSON, Victoria Rose | Director | 2017-08-31 | Feb 1985 | British |
| SPRINGL, Jan | Director | 2017-08-31 | Apr 1978 | Czech |
| SPURNY, Marek | Director | 2017-08-31 | Nov 1974 | Czech |
| STOCKTON, Antonia Charlotte | Director | 2017-08-31 | May 1988 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIODINI, James Peter | Secretary | 2020-06-04 | 2023-02-23 |
| CORTE, James Roger | Secretary | 2023-05-03 | 2026-03-03 |
| GALLANT, Jillian Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-05-25 | 2005-10-04 |
| JACKSON, Stuart Robert | Secretary | 1996-10-29 | 2000-03-02 |
| NETTELTON, John Marcus | Secretary | 2017-08-31 | 2020-05-24 |
| CENTRICA SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-10-04 | 2017-08-31 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-03-02 | 2001-05-25 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1996-10-29 |
| ANTTILA, Veikko Johannes | Director | — | 1993-11-15 |
| ASAKURA, Akira | Director | 1994-09-22 | 2001-05-25 |
| BENNETT, Alan | Director | 2002-11-06 | 2007-10-31 |
| BONNER, John Albert Gordon | Director | 1998-05-07 | 2000-06-30 |
| BRADLEY, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2005-10-18 | 2008-03-11 |
| BRYANT, John | Director | 1994-09-22 | 1999-07-21 |
| CHANOINE, Didier Yvan Marie Jaques | Director | 2002-03-22 | 2005-09-20 |
| CLEMENTS, Andrew Arthur | Director | 1997-04-05 | 2000-12-31 |
| COLLINSON, Graeme Stuart, Dr | Director | 2009-02-13 | 2014-01-01 |
| COX, Jonathan | Director | 1998-08-26 | 2001-04-20 |
| DEANE, John Anthony | Director | 1995-07-12 | 2000-03-30 |
| DEBIEN, Francois | Director | 1997-04-05 | 2000-07-19 |
| DREWERY, Eric | Director | 1994-09-22 | 1998-01-08 |
| DUNN, Nicholas James | Director | 2005-04-28 | 2005-10-18 |
| FOURNIER, Jean Raymond Joseph | Director | 2001-05-25 | 2001-09-14 |
| FUTYAN, Mark Ramsey | Director | 2014-04-22 | 2017-08-31 |
| GARSTANG, Michael John | Director | 2002-03-22 | 2008-06-30 |
| GOODWIN, Simon Jonathan | Director | 2003-03-06 | 2007-10-31 |
| GROVES, Jerome Michael | Director | 1994-11-08 | 2001-05-25 |
| HINTON, Thomas Edward | Director | 2010-06-30 | 2013-11-15 |
| HUOPALAHTI, Kari Jalmari | Director | — | 1998-08-26 |
| JAUBERT, Luc Yves | Director | 2002-09-20 | 2005-09-20 |
| KING, Amanda Jane | Director | 2005-10-18 | 2006-08-01 |
| KNIGHT, John Edward | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2014-10-24 |
| KOCH DE GOOREYND, Peter Frederick Leopold | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2016-09-05 |
| LANGLEY, Michael James | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-05-25 |
| MANCEY, Stephen John | Director | 2003-03-06 | 2004-01-29 |
| MANCEY, Stephen John | Director | 2001-09-07 | 2002-11-06 |
| MATEILLE, Jean Pierre Philippe | Director | 2001-09-14 | 2005-09-20 |
| MCCORD, Richard Matthew | Director | 2013-11-15 | 2017-08-31 |
| MERZEAU, Jean-Michel | Director | 1997-07-29 | 2001-01-06 |
| MILLER, Michael Roy | Director | 1999-07-21 | 2001-05-25 |
| MILLER, Michael Roy | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1998-05-07 |
| MILLER, Michael Roy | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1996-06-10 |
| POULTON, William Andrew John | Director | 1996-06-10 | 1998-01-08 |
| PREECE, Malcolm | Director | 1998-01-08 | 2001-05-25 |
| SAITO, Minoru | Director | 2000-01-27 | 2000-04-18 |
| SALOSAARI, Esko | Director | 2001-01-11 | 2001-05-25 |
| SALOSAARI, Esko Ilmari | Director | — | 1994-09-22 |
| SAMBHI, Sarwjit | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2013-08-12 |
| SAMBHI, Sarwjit | Director | 2004-01-29 | 2005-04-28 |
| SAUQUET, Philippe Jacques | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2005-09-20 |
| SHEARS, John Nicholas | Director | 2001-05-25 | 2001-12-31 |
| SPENCE, James | Director | 2007-10-31 | 2010-06-30 |
| STEER, Graham | Director | 1997-07-29 | 2001-05-25 |
| TAYLOR, Mark | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2017-08-31 |
| TSURUTA, Junichi | Director | 1997-07-29 | 2000-01-27 |
| ULRICH, Jacob Shields | Director | 2001-05-25 | 2003-03-06 |
| WATTS, John Frederick Watson | Director | 2007-10-31 | 2014-04-22 |
| WOOD, Ian | Director | 2001-12-31 | 2004-01-29 |
| WRIGHT, Benedict William John Thorpe | Director | 2006-08-14 | 2007-10-31 |
| YASUDA, Shohei | Director | 2000-04-19 | 2001-05-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ep Uk Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-18 | Active |
| Gb Gas Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 335 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-12-02 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-03-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-55.7%
£815,198,000 £360,900,000
-
Cash
-55.5%
£2,574,000 £1,146,000
-
Net assets
-7.2%
£146,495,000 £135,885,000
-
Employees
+1.5%
67 68
-
Operating profit
-102.6%
£141,161,000 -£3,724,000
-
Profit before tax
-102.9%
£140,801,000 -£4,076,000
-
Wages
+3.3%
£5,334,000 £5,512,000
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