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SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY POWER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- SC213459
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2000-12-04
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 35130
- Hubs
- UK Energy & Climate
Accounts
Pending extraction
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that the Group, and the Company itself, will remain funded for the going concern period through to 31 December 2026. The Directors have therefore concluded it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Subsidiaries
- Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc · 75% held · Scotland · Electricity transmission
- SSEN Distribution Limited · 100% held · Scotland · Distribution of electricity
- Electralink Limited · 13.68% held · England & Wales · Data Transfer Service Operator
- DCUSA Limited · 3.38% held · England & Wales · Billing Framework Operator
- Smart Energy Code Company Limited · 0.66% held · England & Wales · Smart Metering Implementation Management
- Retail Energy Code Company Limited · 0.02% held · England and Wales · Management of Retail Energy Code
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
5 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCLAUGHLIN, Mark | Secretary | 2015-06-02 | — | — |
| ALKIRWI, Mazin | Director | 2021-02-23 | Jun 1984 | British |
| BURCHELL, Christopher Derek Dyne | Director | 2021-01-04 | Dec 1973 | British |
| MANUELPILLAI, Dinesh Michael | Director | 2025-03-17 | Nov 1983 | British |
| MCDONALD, Robert | Director | 2019-01-31 | Nov 1971 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNELLY, Lawrence John Vincent | Secretary | 2001-03-19 | 2009-01-22 |
| GETTINBY, Helen | Secretary | 2014-07-01 | 2015-06-02 |
| MANDERSON, Lilian | Secretary | 2009-01-22 | 2014-06-30 |
| D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-12-04 | 2001-03-19 |
| ALEXANDER, Fraser Mcgregor | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2023-12-01 |
| ALGAARD, Eliane Marthe Jeanne Marie, Dr | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2025-03-17 |
| BORTHWICK, Alistair John | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2019-06-28 |
| CARGILL, Dale Neil | Director | 2015-10-28 | 2020-01-23 |
| FUNNELL, Ian Grant | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2012-10-12 |
| GARDNER, David | Director | 2012-11-16 | 2019-01-31 |
| HOGARTH, Stuart John | Director | 2011-01-24 | 2020-03-23 |
| HOOD, Colin William | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2011-09-15 |
| KENNEDY, Steven Alexander | Director | 2002-03-11 | 2018-09-07 |
| LAUGHLAND, James Graham | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2002-02-20 |
| MACTAGGART, Alexander John Lorne | Director | 2021-02-23 | 2025-03-17 |
| MARCHANT, Ian Derek | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2002-10-01 |
| MARSHALL, Katherine Helen | Director | 2017-12-14 | 2025-03-17 |
| MATHIESON, Mark William | Director | 2007-11-21 | 2014-12-12 |
| MCDONALD, Robert | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2017-12-14 |
| MCDONALD, Robert | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2011-01-21 |
| MCEWEN, Rachel | Director | 2016-05-27 | 2025-03-17 |
| MCLEOD, Aileen Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2011-01-24 | 2015-03-31 |
| NICOL, Colin Clarke | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2021-01-04 |
| ROUGH, Mark Charles | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| RUTHERFORD, David | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2022-10-26 |
| STEEL, Gary Glachan | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2022-10-26 |
| D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-12-04 | 2001-03-19 |
| D.W. DIRECTOR 2 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-12-04 | 2001-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sse Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-04-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-04-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-04-30 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-08-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-08-10 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2022-11-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-11-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company |
| 2022-11-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-08-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
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Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-09
19.2
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 17
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 50
- Accounts trajectory 50
- 2 filing(s) in last 12 months