SHELL ENERGY UK LIMITED
Operating as an electricity trading subsidiary of the LSE-listed energy major Shell plc, the company was formerly known as Hudson Energy Supply UK Limited.
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Cash
£36M
-47.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.2M
+119.4% first positive since 2024
Employees
144
+5.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£20M
-14.6% first positive since 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £241,318,000 | £211,201,000 | £848,452,000 | £791,374,000 | £980,916,000 | +24% | |
| Operating profit | £2,892,000 | £76,592,000 | -£58,636,000 | £25,147,000 | £19,885,000 | -20.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,788,000 | £76,174,000 | -£60,128,000 | £23,970,000 | £20,473,000 | -14.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,797,000 | £61,735,000 | -£44,225,000 | £18,320,000 | £25,806,000 | +40.9% | |
| Cash | £10,195,000 | £14,956,000 | £53,871,000 | £68,351,000 | £35,648,000 | -47.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£47,469,000 | £31,590,000 | -£66,701,000 | -£21,572,000 | £5,840,000 | +127.1% | |
| Net assets | -£51,917,000 | £9,818,000 | -£129,220,000 | -£21,618,000 | £4,188,000 | +119.4% | |
| Equity | -£51,917,000 | £9,818,000 | -£129,220,000 | -£21,618,000 | £4,188,000 | +119.4% | |
| Average employees | 138 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 144 | +5.9% | |
| Wages | £5,257,000 | £6,364,000 | £8,765,000 | £10,293,000 | £10,086,000 | -2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £417,000 | £439,000 | £1,695,000 | £475,000 | £511,000 | +7.6% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 36.3% | -6.9% | 3.2% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 29.2% | -5.2% | 2.3% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 242.5% | — | — | 340.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 157.1% | 109.8% | 98.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.65x | 0.85x | 0.94x | |
| Interest cover | 27.81x | — | -36.13x | 7.94x | 13.57x |
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
- SHELL ENERGY UK LIMITED 2020-11-06 → present
- HUDSON ENERGY SUPPLY UK LIMITED 2012-01-18 → 2020-11-06
- AMPERE ENERGY SUPPLY LIMITED 2011-01-11 → 2012-01-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared under the going concern basis as the Company has an approved credit facility for of £30m from Shell Treasury Company Limited and the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to meet its financial commitments over the going concern period to 30 September 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNTFORD, Andrew Joseph | Secretary | 2021-06-24 | — | — |
| ARNABOLDI, Giorgia | Director | 2019-11-29 | Jan 1971 | Italian |
| EATON, Jodie | Director | 2021-12-16 | May 1971 | British |
| MOUNTFORD, Andrew Joseph | Director | 2026-03-25 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAKINSON, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2011-01-11 | 2012-01-17 |
| MASON, Claudia | Secretary | 2019-01-28 | 2021-06-24 |
| ZULAFQAR, Shaun | Secretary | 2018-06-05 | 2019-01-28 |
| BROWN, James | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2019-11-29 |
| CROOKS, Colin Andrew | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2023-07-01 |
| EVANS, Martin Hugh | Director | 2011-01-11 | 2012-01-17 |
| FURNESS, John Harry | Director | 2011-01-11 | 2012-01-17 |
| HARTWICK, Kenneth Michael | Director | 2012-01-17 | 2014-04-01 |
| HELLINGS, Paul Robert | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2021-12-31 |
| HENDRICK, Ian | Director | 2025-10-16 | 2026-03-31 |
| LEWIS, James William | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2018-04-01 |
| MCCULLOUGH, Patrick | Director | 2019-01-28 | 2019-08-20 |
| MERRIL, Deborah Drysdale | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| PICKREN, James | Director | 2019-01-28 | 2019-04-30 |
| ROBINSON, Paul Andrew | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2025-10-16 |
| SEGAL, Hugh David | Director | 2012-09-06 | 2015-06-25 |
| SUMMERS, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2012-01-17 | 2014-08-22 |
| THORNTON, Joanne Elizabeth | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2019-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell New Energies Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-03 | Active |
| Shell Energy Retail Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-11-29 | Ceased 2023-07-03 |
| Hudson Energy Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-07-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.