SOUTHERN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC
Company number 04094290 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Southern Electric Power Distribution PLC presents a low-risk profile characteristic of a regulated UK utility, underpinned by stable cash flows and strong corporate governance within the SSE group. While the lack of granular financial data in this overview necessitates further investigation into localized solvency and liquidity, the company's unblemished compliance record and essential-service business model significantly mitigate operational and market risks. The primary focus for ongoing due diligence should be verifying the precise corporate ownership structure and reviewing detailed financial statements for inter-company exposures.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2000-10-23
- Registered office
- No.1 Forbury Place, 43 Forbury Road, Reading, United Kingdom, RG1 3JH
- Postcode
- RG1 3JH
- Capital
- 7,850,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-23
- Next due by
- 2027-09-06
Nature of business (SIC)
- 35130 Distribution of electricity
Officers 10 current · 31 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by SSEN DISTRIBUTION LIMITED — since 2023-04-03
Controlled by SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY POWER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 3
£140,077 total awarded value where published.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2025-03-31) as part of the SSE PLC group statement — 6 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5831998 (Tier 3), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
3.8%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2026/27 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SSE DISTRIBUTION (SOUTH) LIMITED | 2001-03-06 |
| DUNWILCO (828) LIMITED | 2001-01-10 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 55 VASTERN ROAD, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG1 8BU | 2017-10-02 |
| WESTACOTT WAY, LITTLEWICK GREEN, MAIDENHEAD, BERKSHIRE SL6 3QB | 2006-06-06 |
| DUNDAS & WILSON CS GARRETS, THIRD FLOOR, 180 STRAND, LONDON WC2R 2NN | 2001-03-29 |
The class of 2000
41%
of the 75,534 companies incorporated in 2000 are still active today; 56% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 500+ titles
- Freehold
- 132
- Leasehold
- 368
- Most recent registration
- 2026-05-07
- Where
- Hampshire (104), Oxfordshire (64), Greater London (52)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ON399037 | Oxfordshire | Freehold | 2026-05-07 | — |
| HP902558 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2026-04-08 | — |
| DT491890 | Dorset | Freehold | 2026-03-13 | — |
| SY913697 | Surrey | Leasehold | 2026-02-18 | — |
| AGL88664 | Greater London | Freehold | 2026-01-21 | — |
| AGL662259 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2026-01-15 | — |
| BK542136 | Slough | Freehold | 2025-11-12 | — |
| WT484908 | Wiltshire | Leasehold | 2025-10-29 | — |
| ON395974 | Oxfordshire | Leasehold | 2025-10-20 | — |
| ON395965 | Oxfordshire | Leasehold | 2025-10-17 | — |
| DT489634 | Dorset | Freehold | 2025-10-10 | — |
| BK541667 | Windsor And Maidenhead | Leasehold | 2025-10-09 | — |
| ON395819 | Oxfordshire | Freehold | 2025-10-08 | — |
| DT489401 | Dorset | Leasehold | 2025-09-23 | — |
| AGL655275 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-09-22 | — |
| PM41267 | Portsmouth | Leasehold | 2025-09-15 | — |
| WT484213 | Wiltshire | Leasehold | 2025-09-10 | — |
| BM482565 | Buckinghamshire | Leasehold | 2025-09-03 | — |
| SH65004 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2025-08-28 | — |
| WSX455267 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2025-08-28 | — |
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