SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LIMITED
Operating as the UK subsidiary of Euronext-listed French multinational Schneider Electric SE, the company manufactures and supplies electricity distribution, automation, and control apparatus.
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Cash
£39m
-39.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£280m
+7.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,855
+0.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£47m
-5.8% lowest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LIMITED's latest filing
Schneider Electric's UK arm saw a stable top line, but the staff bill climbed 11% despite headcount staying flat. ⚡️
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £852,553,000 | £893,046,000 | £865,003,000 | -3.1% | |
| Operating profit | £63,732,000 | £47,175,000 | £45,838,000 | -2.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £65,518,000 | £50,229,000 | £47,291,000 | -5.8% | |
| Net profit | £59,691,000 | £47,218,000 | £37,801,000 | -19.9% | |
| Cash | £69,031,000 | £65,122,000 | £39,122,000 | -39.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £253,649,000 | £286,585,000 | £311,458,000 | +8.7% | |
| Net assets | £221,159,000 | £259,559,000 | £280,011,000 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £221,159,000 | £259,559,000 | £280,011,000 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | 2,665 | 2,830 | 2,855 | +0.9% | |
| Wages | £154,208,000 | £172,419,000 | £188,231,000 | +9.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,210,000 | £2,723,000 | £2,797,000 | +2.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 5.3% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 5.3% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.1% | 16.5% | 14.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.5% | 49.6% | 48.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.48x | 1.44x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | 85.00x | 35.64x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LIMITED 1999-06-01 → present
- SCHNEIDER LIMITED 1993-12-31 → 1999-06-01
- MERLIN GERIN LIMITED 1992-01-01 → 1993-12-31
- YORKSHIRE SWITCHGEAR LIMITED 1990-01-01 → 1992-01-01
- Y.S. SECURITIES LIMITED 1978-12-30 → 1990-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based upon these forecasts and expectations the Directors have concluded that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a minimum period of next 12 months from the date of signing these accounts. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis (note 2.2) of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LIMITED · parent
- Schneider Electric DC Trustees Limited 100%
- Schneider Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Bank guarantees have been issued in favour of Customers of the Company, HMRC - VAT deferment, and Pension scheme.”
- “The Company is part of a cross-company bank guarantee facility with certain Schneider Electric Group Companies in the United Kingdom. As at 31 December 2025, the total facility available is £220m, with £26m of guarantees issued, of which £13m issued by SEL plus £13m by other companies.”
- “In April 2026 a dividend of £18,300,000 was paid.”
- “The Directors of the Company have considered the events within the Middle East, specifically the military action between the USA, Israel and Iran, and consider that this does not give rise to any post balance sheet impact on these accounts. This is an unadjusted post balance sheet event.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVENSYS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-05-01 | — | — |
| COXON, Edward | Director | 2011-10-01 | Jun 1971 | British |
| DUTANG, Arnaud Jacques Joseph | Director | 2026-02-02 | Feb 1975 | French |
| HALL, David Anthony | Director | 2026-02-02 | Dec 1967 | British |
| POWNALL, David John | Director | 2025-07-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| WHITAKER, Jacqueline Yvette | Director | 2025-04-01 | Nov 1985 | British,Australian |
| WILLIAMS, David John | Director | 2021-01-01 | May 1983 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEAVES, Martin Christopher | Secretary | 2002-02-16 | 2007-04-02 |
| LAMBETH, Trevor | Secretary | 2009-03-26 | 2014-11-12 |
| VAN RISTELL, David | Secretary | — | 2002-02-17 |
| ANSIAU, Pierre Yves | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2001-02-01 |
| ATHAWES, Terence Micheal | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2013-11-19 |
| BARBEY, Philippe | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2002-08-14 |
| BECKER, Kelly Jean | Director | 2020-12-31 | 2026-02-02 |
| BENJELLOUN, Allal | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2009-03-31 |
| BERNARD, Patrick | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1996-12-12 |
| COOP, Stephen John | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2011-05-01 |
| DEAVES, Martin Christopher | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2007-04-02 |
| DEVINAT, Dominique Paul Auguste | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1994-06-30 |
| DUTHEIL DE LA ROCHERE, Gael Marie Gerard | Director | 2001-01-04 | 2007-01-31 |
| FOSTER, Richard David James | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1994-07-31 |
| FRENEHARD, Jacques Jean Julien | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1998-08-31 |
| GALLAGHER, Paul | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| GARDNER, Peter Barrington | Director | 1994-08-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| GARDNER, Peter Barrington | Director | — | 1994-01-01 |
| HALL, David Anthony | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| HARGREAVES, David | Director | — | 2000-08-31 |
| HUGHES, Michael Patrick | Director | 2017-09-12 | 2020-12-31 |
| JOULOT, Jean Louis | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1996-06-05 |
| LAMBETH, Trevor | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2022-03-31 |
| MOORE, Delia | Director | 2000-12-07 | 2000-12-07 |
| NICOD, Jacques | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| OAKES, Martin Christopher | Director | — | 1994-03-24 |
| PETER, Brian William | Director | — | 1994-03-24 |
| PILAUD, Eric Jean | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1999-08-01 |
| RANDERY, Tanuja | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2017-09-13 |
| SAGE, Antoine Marie | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| STEIN, Roland | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-07-01 |
| TAYLOR, Andrew William | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| THOROGOOD, Stuart John | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2015-03-01 |
| VAN RISTELL, David | Director | — | 2002-02-17 |
| VEALE, John Richard | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1999-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schneider Electric (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-08 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.