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SP DISTRIBUTION PLC
Profile
- Company number
- SC189125
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1998-09-07
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 35130
- 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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic.”
Significant events
- “SPENH acquired 88% of the share capital of North West Electricity Networks (Jersey) Limited ("NWEN") in October 2024.”
- “Capital investment increased by £47.3 million to £286.4 million in 2024 primarily due to continued investment to facilitate UK net zero targets as the Company progresses through RIIO-ED2.”
- “Net assets of the Company increased by £121.7 million in the year to £857.7 million. This reflects the impact of the statutory profit for the year of £184.6 million offset by dividends of £62.9 million paid to the parent.”
- “During the year, the Company increased the estimated useful life of its onshore underground cable assets from 40 years to 60 years, in order to better align the accounting estimate with the wider industry and the physical.life span of the assets.”
- “In June 2024, the Company entered into an intra-group committed revolving credit facility arrangement with SPUK for £750.0 million, with an expiry date of April 2029 which has yet to be utilised.”
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People
5 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP, Andrew | Secretary | 2025-11-26 | — | — |
| BAKER PESSOA DE ARAUJO, Beatrice Helene | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1961 | Portuguese |
| CONNELLY, Nicola Mary | Director | 2024-07-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| HENDRY, Charles, Rt Hon. | Director | 2023-01-31 | May 1959 | British |
| KING, Gillian Elizabeth | Director | 2024-06-19 | Jun 1964 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Michael Howard | Secretary | 2011-01-07 | 2014-12-31 |
| GREGG, Rhona | Secretary | 2006-06-30 | 2007-10-26 |
| MCCULLOCH, Alan William | Secretary | 2003-05-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| MCPHERSON, Donald James | Secretary | 2005-09-30 | 2006-06-30 |
| MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell | Nominee Secretary | 1998-09-07 | 1998-12-01 |
| MITCHELL, Andrew Ross | Secretary | 1998-12-01 | 2003-05-01 |
| O'GORMAN, Seumus | Secretary | 2014-12-31 | 2025-11-26 |
| ROSS, Marie Isobel | Secretary | 2007-10-26 | 2011-01-07 |
| ARTHUR, Craig David | Director | 2018-11-15 | 2026-01-27 |
| BARNES, Wendy Jacqueline | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2020-05-06 |
| BRYCE, Alan Alexander | Director | 2007-01-31 | 2009-10-01 |
| FOX, Suzanne | Director | 2022-02-02 | 2023-01-31 |
| FOX, Suzanne | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2018-11-15 |
| GLOVER, Lesley Anne, Professor Dame | Director | 2019-07-03 | 2022-03-20 |
| HAYWOOD, Elizabeth Zaidee, Dr | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| HOLT, Denise Mary, Dame | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2014-06-24 |
| HUTTON, John Matthew, Lord | Director | 2024-07-16 | 2025-05-05 |
| JEFFERSON, Guy Charles | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2018-11-15 |
| KELSALL, Vicky | Director | 2022-08-26 | 2024-06-30 |
| MACLAREN, Robert Francis Bayvel, Professor | Director | 2001-08-14 | 2005-03-30 |
| MATHIESON, Scott Hamilton | Director | 2005-11-18 | 2026-01-22 |
| MCDONALD, James Rufus, Professor Sir | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2015-11-18 |
| MCGREGOR, Alison Mary | Director | 2018-11-15 | 2024-08-22 |
| MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell | Nominee Director | 1998-09-07 | 1998-12-01 |
| MERCER, Ronnie Edward | Director | 2001-08-14 | 2005-01-10 |
| MITCHELL, Frank | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2022-08-26 |
| NISH, David Thomas | Director | 2005-01-10 | 2005-09-06 |
| RUSSELL, Ian Simon Macgregor | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2001-08-14 |
| RUTHERFORD, David | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2007-01-31 |
| SUTHERLAND, James | Director | 2005-03-30 | 2005-11-18 |
| VOWLES, Kenneth Leslie, Professor | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2001-08-14 |
| WHYTE, Duncan | Director | 1998-12-01 | 1999-05-31 |
| WILL, James Robert | Nominee Director | 1998-09-07 | 1998-12-01 |
| WILSON, James Fleming | Director | 2001-08-14 | 2005-12-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Power Energy Networks Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-01-27 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-11-26 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2025-11-26 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-05-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-08-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-22 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-02-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-02-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
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