CENTRICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£14m
Equity attributable
Employees
289
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£15m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £69,963,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£14,620,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£14,670,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£11,205,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,165,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £13,748,000 | — | |
| Equity | £13,748,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 289 | — | |
| Wages | £21,217,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -20.9% | |
| Net margin | -16.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -90.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | -26.92x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- CENTRICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 2018-03-27 → present
- ENER-G COMBINED POWER LIMITED 2005-01-28 → 2018-03-27
- COMBINED POWER LIMITED 2000-02-18 → 2005-01-28
- COMBINED POWER SYSTEMS LIMITED 1984-12-31 → 2000-02-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that the Company should be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, and therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRICA SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-05-16 | — | — |
| DICKINSON, James Michael | Director | 2023-10-02 | Jun 1980 | British |
| WHITE, Christopher John Lockhart | Director | 2024-05-07 | Feb 1983 | Scottish |
| WOOD, Matthew Christopher | Director | 2025-10-10 | Jun 1987 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENSON, Grahame Paul | Secretary | — | 1993-09-30 |
| COX, David John | Secretary | 1993-10-01 | 1997-07-31 |
| EVANS, Andrew John | Secretary | 1997-08-12 | 2012-01-26 |
| WARDNER, Richard | Secretary | 2012-01-26 | 2016-05-16 |
| ADAMS, Christopher George | Director | 1995-02-16 | 1996-06-27 |
| ALMOZAFFAR, Sam | Director | — | 1994-10-20 |
| ARMES, Christopher David | Director | 2001-07-05 | 2003-12-31 |
| BARLOW, Alan Kenneth | Director | 2000-03-09 | 2021-07-05 |
| BELL, Robert Ian | Director | 1998-10-19 | 2000-07-07 |
| CAMERON, Ian Thomas | Director | 1994-05-18 | 1995-12-18 |
| CHASSAGNE, Matthieu | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2017-10-01 |
| COLLISON, David | Director | 1994-09-30 | 1997-05-03 |
| CORSON, John | Director | — | 1994-08-31 |
| COX, David John | Director | 1995-03-24 | 1997-07-31 |
| DEARDEN, Joseph Francis | Director | 1996-07-22 | 1997-05-03 |
| DENNIS, Michael | Director | 2019-11-06 | 2024-05-07 |
| DIXON, Colin Spencer | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2021-04-16 |
| DIXON, Ronald | Director | 1995-08-11 | 1997-05-03 |
| DUFFILL, Derek John | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2013-05-30 |
| EVANS, Andrew John | Director | 1997-05-03 | 2016-05-16 |
| FYFE, Manda Jane | Director | 1994-10-24 | 1995-09-29 |
| GOLDSWORTHY, Peter | Director | — | 1997-05-03 |
| GROVES, Alan | Director | — | 1995-08-11 |
| HARGREAVES, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 1996-01-25 | 1997-05-03 |
| HAYTON, Christopher James | Director | 2004-08-23 | 2015-10-23 |
| HOPKINS, Ian Anthony | Director | 2013-04-10 | 2021-09-08 |
| JACOBER, Justin | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| KERSEY, Michael John | Director | 1994-03-04 | 1995-12-13 |
| KIRWAN, Ian | Director | 2003-02-17 | 2003-07-22 |
| LANGSTAFF, John Kenneth | Director | 1997-10-21 | 1998-10-15 |
| LAW, Peter | Director | 2004-08-23 | 2021-07-16 |
| LAWTON, Paul Stephen | Director | 2021-07-05 | 2022-05-01 |
| LONGMUIR, Ailsa Zoya | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2023-06-26 |
| MACLELLAN, Andrew Ian | Director | 1997-05-03 | 1998-12-01 |
| MANNUS, Gary Alan | Director | — | 1993-10-18 |
| MARSLAND, Christopher John | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2018-06-12 |
| MAYALL, Anthony | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2011-05-22 |
| MCCORD, Richard | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2019-11-06 |
| MCKENNA, Gregory Craig | Director | 2021-03-08 | 2024-06-03 |
| MELLOR, David Roy | Director | 1997-05-03 | 2009-12-17 |
| PACKER, Julian Phipps | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| PARKER, Michael George | Director | 1997-01-16 | 1997-06-20 |
| PARKER, Michael George | Director | 1994-06-16 | 1995-12-18 |
| PETHYBRIDGE, David Roger, Mr. | Director | 2021-01-21 | 2025-09-30 |
| PIKE, Christopher Richard | Director | 2017-12-22 | 2019-09-01 |
| PIKUNIC, Jorge Pablo | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2021-03-08 |
| SCOTT, Timothy Hays | Director | 1997-05-03 | 2016-05-16 |
| SCOTT, William | Director | 1995-08-11 | 1997-05-03 |
| SCOTT, William | Director | 1994-04-25 | 1994-04-28 |
| STELLA, Christian Andrew | Director | 2024-01-31 | 2025-10-10 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Charles | Director | 1994-02-16 | 1996-03-18 |
| URWIN, Roger John, Dr | Director | — | 1994-03-04 |
| WINSTANLEY, David | Director | 2013-04-10 | 2019-12-31 |
| WOODHEAD, Caroline | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2017-09-21 |
| ZIEVE, Jon Doron | Director | 1994-03-04 | 1994-09-30 |
| ZIMMERMAN, Peter Michael | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2021-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cbs Services Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-31 | Active |
| Ener-G Power2 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-16 | Ceased 2023-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 343 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-01 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-12-01 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.