RWE GENERATION UK PLC
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Cash
£2M
+100% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.1B
0% vs 2024
Employees
813
+0.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£355M
-11.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Utilities 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 | £2,805,000,000 | £1,587,000,000 | £1,940,000,000 | +22.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,043,000,000 | £310,000,000 | £296,000,000 | -4.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,149,000,000 | £401,000,000 | £355,000,000 | -11.5% | |
| Net profit | £888,000,000 | £298,000,000 | £309,000,000 | +3.7% | |
| Cash | £1,000,000 | £1,000,000 | £2,000,000 | +100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,684,000,000 | £2,647,000,000 | £2,598,000,000 | -1.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,640,000,000 | £2,069,000,000 | £2,068,000,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £2,640,000,000 | £2,069,000,000 | £2,068,000,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 792 | 811 | 813 | +0.2% | |
| Wages | — | £74,000,000 | £81,000,000 | +9.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £241,000 | £236,000 | £286,000 | +21.2% |
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 | 37.2% | 19.5% | 15.3% | |
| Net margin | 31.7% | 18.8% | 15.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.3% | 11.7% | 11.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.3% | 24.6% | 32.7% | |
| Current ratio | 5.17x | 16.75x | 4.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | 77.50x | 42.29x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- RWE GENERATION UK PLC 2014-07-01 → present
- RWE NPOWER PLC 2004-08-02 → 2014-07-01
- RWE INNOGY PLC 2003-10-01 → 2004-08-02
- INNOGY PLC 2000-07-20 → 2003-10-01
- NPOWER 2000-01-19 → 2000-07-20
- HACKUNLIMCO (NO.21) 1999-12-13 → 2000-01-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors consider this to be at least 1 year from the approval of the financial statements. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- RWE GENERATION UK PLC · parent
- RWE Markinch Limited 100%
- RWE Ingenius Limited 100%
- Elexon Limited 7.69%
- RWE Grangemouth Green Hydrogen Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company delivered a strong performance in 2025, reporting a profit before tax of £355m, down from £401m in 2024.”
- “The gain of £197m from the disposal of the data centre project at the former Didcot A plant also had a very positive effect on the performance.”
- “In 2025, the company conducted an impairment test that resulted in the reversal of historical impairments of £34m for the King's Lynn and Grimsby power stations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEENE, Jason Anthony | Secretary | 2012-12-31 | — | — |
| ABDULAZIM, Omniah Nabil | Director | 2024-03-01 | Sep 1982 | German |
| JEFFERY, William Henry | Director | 2021-04-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| STANDEN, Sarah Marie | Director | 2023-01-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWDEN, Michael | Secretary | 2000-07-03 | 2006-11-20 |
| JOHNSON, Guy Antony | Secretary | 2007-11-12 | 2012-12-31 |
| KEENE, Jason Anthony | Secretary | 2006-11-20 | 2007-11-12 |
| SWANSON, Andrew John | Secretary | 2000-01-19 | 2000-07-03 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-13 | 2000-01-19 |
| AKHURST, Kevin Neal, Dr | Director | 2004-11-23 | 2009-09-30 |
| BATESON, Jeffery James, Dr | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2002-01-06 |
| BECKERS, Volker Bernd | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| BOWDEN, Michael | Director | 2002-02-27 | 2006-11-20 |
| COUNT, Brian Morrison, Dr | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-09-01 |
| DENNERSMANN, Jurgen, Dr | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2005-02-14 |
| DUFF, Andrew James | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2009-12-31 |
| FLETCHER, Stephen Paul | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2002-09-24 |
| GLOVER, Stephen Charles | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| GLOVER, Thomas Christian | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2016-10-27 |
| JOHNSON, Guy Antony | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2012-12-31 |
| LANGE, Susanne | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2024-02-29 |
| MADRIAN, Jens, Dr | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| MALLETT, Helen Wendy | Director | 2019-06-18 | 2022-10-31 |
| MASSARA, Paul Joseph | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2012-12-31 |
| MCCULLOUGH, Kevin | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| MIESEN, Roger Hubert Caspar Mathieu | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2015-08-24 |
| MILES, Kevin | Director | 2008-02-14 | 2011-10-31 |
| NIX, Kevin John, Dr | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2016-12-31 |
| ROBINSON, Alan Keith | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2015-08-24 |
| SAYERS, Ross Edward | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2001-09-01 |
| STACEY, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2012-12-31 |
| SULEMAN, Mohamed Shabir | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2022-12-30 |
| SWANSON, Andrew John | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-07-03 |
| THRELFALL, David Lee | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2008-02-14 |
| WALL, Rebecca Claire | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2019-06-18 |
| WEIGAND, Frank Thomas, Dr | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-08-24 |
| WELLER, Timothy Peter | Director | 2002-01-07 | 2004-02-03 |
| WEY, Michael John Barton | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2012-12-31 |
| WITCOMB, Roger Mark | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-07-03 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-12-13 | 2000-01-19 |
| RWE GENERATION SE | Corporate Director | 2012-12-31 | 2015-08-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rwe Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.