SELLAFIELD LIMITED
A wholly owned subsidiary of the UK government's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, the private limited company manages the operation, clean-up, and decommissioning of the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria.
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Cash
£4m
-33.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£0
Equity attributable
Employees
11,653
+5.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4m
0% vs 2024
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A look inside the accounts of Sellafield Limited, the state-controlled company running the UK's massive nuclear decommissioning site. With £2.8 billion in turnover, the model is designed to break exactly even. ☢️
Net assets
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Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2026-03-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2025-03-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,677,000,000 | £2,829,000,000 | +5.7% | |
| Operating profit | £4,000,000 | £4,000,000 | 0% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,000,000 | £4,000,000 | 0% | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Cash | £6,000,000 | £4,000,000 | -33.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £387,000,000 | £625,000,000 | +61.5% | |
| Net assets | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Equity | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Average employees | 11,038 | 11,653 | +5.6% | |
| Wages | £696,000,000 | £751,000,000 | +7.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,167,000 | £969,000 | -17% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £60,000 | £49,000 | -18.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £348,637 | £479,376 | +37.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.0% | 0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 1.13x | |
| Interest cover | 4.00x | 4.00x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SELLAFIELD LIMITED 2007-06-29 → present
- BRITISH NUCLEAR GROUP SELLAFIELD LIMITED 2005-04-01 → 2007-06-29
- BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1971-02-16 → 2005-04-01
People
11 active · 92 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Katharine Sarah Louise | Secretary | 2022-05-05 | — | — |
| HODGES, Janette | Director | 2023-09-01 | Jan 1963 | British |
| HUTTON, Euan William | Director | 2023-07-19 | Nov 1969 | British |
| JAOUEN, Claude | Director | 2024-04-29 | Nov 1953 | French |
| LISTER, Simon Robert, Sir | Director | 2022-12-01 | Oct 1959 | British |
| MCMILLAN, Shirley Catherine | Director | 2024-05-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
| O'KEEFFE, Nicola Jayne | Director | 2024-11-25 | Nov 1971 | British |
| SHIPLEY, Peter Duncan | Director | 2025-06-01 | Dec 1958 | British |
| TRAIN, Christopher | Director | 2024-07-01 | Oct 1960 | British |
| VALLANCE, Paul Andrew | Director | 2023-03-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
| VINEALL, David George | Director | 2019-07-01 | Sep 1967 | British |
Show 92 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLTER, Harold Edward | Secretary | — | 1993-03-25 |
| CARR, Andrew Michael | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | 2022-01-05 |
| FIDLER, Christopher Laskey | Secretary | 2009-12-10 | 2016-04-01 |
| HOLLAND, Peter James | Secretary | 2008-11-24 | 2009-12-10 |
| QUINT, Susan | Secretary | 2007-11-29 | 2008-11-24 |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Alvin Joseph | Secretary | 1993-03-25 | 2007-11-29 |
| ASKEW, Norman Brian Montague | Director | 2000-03-23 | 2003-07-31 |
| BALDRY, Lorraine Ingrid | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2021-05-02 |
| BAXTER, John | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| BECKER, Daniel Lee | Director | 2009-07-23 | 2013-07-31 |
| BEVERIDGE, George David | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2016-04-01 |
| BOLTER, Harold Edward | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| BONSER, David Richard | Director | 2007-11-29 | 2008-11-24 |
| BONSER, David Richard | Director | 1999-09-30 | 2006-07-01 |
| BOYD, John Dixon Ikle, Sir | Director | 1997-10-30 | 2000-04-27 |
| BUTLER, Gregg Glen, Prof | Director | 1992-02-27 | 1996-12-31 |
| BYRNE, Dolores, Dr | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Gordon Arden | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2005-08-31 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Leslie Neville | Director | — | 1999-10-02 |
| CHIESE, Ross Anthony Norman | Director | 1994-08-26 | 2000-07-26 |
| CHITTENDEN, Timothy Clive, Rear Admiral | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| CHOHO, Anne-Marie Françoise Jeanne | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2022-10-01 |
| CHOWN, Martin John | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2023-07-18 |
| CLARK OF WINDERMERE, David George, Lord | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| COLLUM, Hugh Robert | Director | 1999-07-21 | 2004-05-31 |
| COOPER, Douglas Edward | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2013-07-31 |
| CUMMING, Alan Douglas | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2023-01-09 |
| CURRIE, James Mcgill, Dr | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| DE PLANQUE, Eilean Gail, Dr | Director | 2000-11-23 | 2005-03-31 |
| DENTON, Jean, Baroness In Waiting | Director | — | 1992-01-07 |
| DERBY, Joseph | Director | 2002-01-23 | 2005-03-31 |
| EDWARDS, John Frederick | Director | 2007-02-15 | 2008-06-30 |
| EDWARDS, John Frederick | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2005-08-31 |
| FOSTER, Paul | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2020-01-31 |
| FOUNTAIN, Tony | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-09-27 |
| GEORGE, Brian Victor | Director | 2001-03-12 | 2005-03-31 |
| GREFENSTETTE, Paul | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2009-07-23 |
| GUINNESS, John Ralph Sidney, Sir | Director | 1992-07-02 | 1999-09-30 |
| HALL, Claire Louise | Director | 2019-10-09 | 2022-10-09 |
| HARDING, Christopher George Francis, Sir | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| HAYNES, Lawrence John | Director | 2024-05-02 | 2024-06-30 |
| HAYNES, Lawrence John | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| HIGGINS, Robert Andrew Bryson | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-02-26 |
| JACKSON, Kenneth George | Director | 1992-02-27 | 1996-12-31 |
| JEE, Susan | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2008-11-24 |
| JUPP, Andrew Paul | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2016-08-25 |
| KNOWLAND, Raymond Reginald | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1997-03-31 |
| LEVER, Paul, Sir | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2012-03-15 |
| LIVINGSTONE, Stephen Michael | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2017-09-23 |
| LONG, Stephen David | Director | 2014-01-02 | 2016-04-01 |
| LOUGHLIN, Christopher | Director | 1999-09-30 | 2002-05-31 |
| LOWTHER, William | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| LUTHWYCHE, Peter Robert | Director | 2007-02-15 | 2008-11-24 |
| MABE, Keven Robert | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2016-02-11 |
| MACFARLANE, Alistair George James, Professor | Director | 1994-07-15 | 2000-07-31 |
| MASON, David John | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2008-11-24 |
| MCLEAN, Rachel | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| MCNEEL, Kliss | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2014-01-02 |
| MEGGS, Anthony Jan Michael | Director | 2021-05-02 | 2024-05-01 |
| MORTIMER, Katharine Mary Hope | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| PARKER, Michael David | Director | 2007-02-15 | 2008-11-24 |
| PARKER, Michael David | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2005-08-31 |
| PEDDE, Robert | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2009-01-22 |
| PHILLIPS, Peter Sean | Director | — | 1994-08-12 |
| POULSON, William George | Director | 2009-01-22 | 2011-02-04 |
| PRICE, Anthony Hall | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| PRICE, Anthony Hall | Director | 2007-02-15 | 2007-09-01 |
| REED, Colin Frederick | Director | 2016-09-19 | 2016-12-02 |
| RIMINGTON, John David | Director | 1998-01-29 | 2000-07-30 |
| RODWELL, Alison Dawne | Director | 2024-10-01 | 2026-10-01 |
| ROQUES, David John Seymour | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| SEDDON, Johathan Michael | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2008-11-24 |
| SEDDON, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2016-02-11 | 2022-09-21 |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Alvin Joseph | Director | 2007-02-15 | 2007-11-29 |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Ann Mary | Director | 1995-06-23 | 1998-06-22 |
| SIMCOCK, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2019-10-09 | 2025-04-09 |
| SMITH, Grahame Reginald | Director | 1996-11-28 | 2000-08-31 |
| SMITH, Nigel Watkin Roberts | Director | 2012-03-15 | 2021-03-15 |
| SNELSON, Barry | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2008-11-24 |
| STONE, Richard Anthony | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| TAYLOR, John Jeffrey | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2000-03-01 |
| TENNER, Brian Thomas | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2006-12-19 |
| THOMPSON, Duncan Michael | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2019-03-07 |
| UNDERWOOD, Warren Paul | Director | 2022-09-21 | 2024-02-01 |
| WATTS, Graham Leonard | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1999-04-30 |
| WICKS, Nigel Leonard, Sir | Director | 2000-11-23 | 2001-02-28 |
| WILKINSON, William Lionel, Dr | Director | 1992-05-01 | 1994-05-01 |
| WILKINSON, William Lionel, Dr | Director | — | 1992-04-03 |
| WILLIAMS, Francesca | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2011-02-10 |
| WOODING, Norman, Sir | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| WRIGHT, George Todd, Dr | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2014-08-28 |
| THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY | Corporate Director | — | 2005-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary Of State For Energy Security And Net Zero | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 402 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-28 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-17 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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 | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.