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DRAX PUMPED STORAGE LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 06657336
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2008-07-28
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 35110
- Hubs
- UK Energy & Climate
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months after the date of signing. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In February 2024 the Company accepted a 15-year Capacity Market agreement for a 40MW upgrade of Cruachan Units 3 and 4, worth around £221 million between October 2027 and September 2042, providing additional capacity, power, and system support capability. The capital cost of this upgrade is approximately £80 million to be incurred between 2024 and 2028. As at 31 December 2024, £37.9 million (2023: £nil) has already been invested and largely makes up the current year project under construction additions.”
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People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNN, Rebecca | Secretary | 2026-03-19 | — | — |
| DAWES, Lee Michael | Director | 2024-08-01 | Jun 1971 | British |
| GARDINER, Dwight Daniel Willard | Director | 2016-01-01 | Jun 1964 | British,American |
| LEMMINK, Frank Hendrikus | Director | 2025-09-30 | Apr 1968 | Dutch |
| PEACOCK, Daniel Andrew | Director | 2026-03-19 | Mar 1979 | British |
| SHEFFIELD, Paul Nathan | Director | 2021-10-27 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLADDEN, Brett | Secretary | 2019-02-01 | 2025-12-05 |
| HUDSON, Philip John | Secretary | 2008-07-28 | 2016-06-30 |
| MCCALLUM, David | Secretary | 2016-07-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2008-07-28 | 2008-07-28 |
| EMERY, Peter Richard | Director | 2008-07-28 | 2015-12-31 |
| KOSS, Andrew Robert | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-04-07 |
| QUINLAN, Anthony James | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| SKELTON, Andrew Keith | Director | 2019-06-13 | 2025-09-30 |
| SMALL, Penelope Louise | Director | 2021-10-27 | 2024-08-01 |
| TAYLOR, Paul | Director | 2011-12-09 | 2015-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Dorothy Carrington | Director | 2008-07-28 | 2014-10-21 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-07-28 | 2008-07-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drax Hydro Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-22 | Active |
| Drax Research And Innovation Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-12-18 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-10-09 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-09-03 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-09-03 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-08-22 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-08-15 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-05-14 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-05-13 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-05-03 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Credit score
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