Income statement
Revenue
£146.2M
2024
£135.70M
2023
£125.1M
2022
£117.4M
2021
£118.6M
2020
£111.7M
Operating profit
£13.9M
2024
£14.4M
2023
£14.5M
2022
£11.9M
2021
£20.5M
2020
£16.2M
Profit before tax
£14.2M
2024
£15.1M
2023
£14.9M
2022
£10.6M
2021
£19.1M
2020
£14.8M
Profit after tax
£11.1M
- 5.00%2024
£11.7M
+ 3.00%2023
£11.4M
+ 34.00%2022
£8.5M
- 48.00%2021
£16.3M
+ 39.00%2020
£11.7M
+ 0%2020
£11.7M
Dividends paid
£6.4M
+ 5.00%2024
£6.1M
+ 5.00%2023
£5.8M
+ 5.00%2022
£5.5M
+ 6.00%2021
£5.2M
+ 6.00%2020
£4.9M
Balance sheets
Property, plant and equipment
£243.4M
+ 8.00%2024
£225.5M
+ 4.00%2023
£216.1M
+ 0.00%2022
£216.2M
+ 0.00%2021
£216.6M
- 1.00%2020
£217.9M
Net current assets
£46.3M
- 13.00%2024
£53.2M
- 10.00%2023
£59.3M
+ 15.00%2022
£51.5M
+ 14.00%2021
£45.3M
+ 20.00%2020
£37.8M
Non-current liabilities
(£95.1M)
2024
£93.7M
2023
£91.3M
2022
(£90.8M)
2021
£87.5M
2020
£83.0M
Net assets
£254.1M
+ 4.00%2024
£245.0M
+ 1.00%2023
£241.5M
+ 1.00%2022
£239.4M
+ 6.00%2021
£225.4M
+ 9.00%2020
£205.9M
Financial ratios and statistics
Earnings per ordinary share
35.9p
- 5.00%2024
37.9p
+ 3.00%2023
36.8p
+ 35.00%2022
27.2p
- 48.00%2021
52.7p
+ 39.00%2020
37.9p
Gross dividend paid per ordinary share
26.0p
+ 5.00%2024
24.8p
+ 6.00%2023
23.5p
+ 8.00%2022
21.8p
+ 3.00%2021
21.1p
+ 5.00%2020
20.1p
Ordinary dividend paid per share
20.8p
2024
19.8p
2023
18.8p
2022
17.8p
2021
16.9p
2020
16.1p
Dividend cover
1.7X
2024
1.9X
2023
2.0X
2022
1.6X
2021
3.1X
2020
2.4X
Net cash (net debt)
£8.7M
2024
£19.2M
2023
£17.4M
2022
£17.4M
2021
£13.1M
2020
£5.5M
Capital expenditure
£23M
2024
£23.2M
2023
£11.1M
2022
£10.4M
2021
£9.9M
2020
£12M
Electricity statistics
Unit sales of electricity
616M
2024
609M
2023
608.0M
2022
613M
2021
639M
2020
619M
% of units imported
1.1%
2024
94.5%
2023
94.5%
2022
95.3%
2021
95.2%
2020
94.7%
% of units generated
93.7%
2024
0.5%
2023
0.4%
2022
0.3%
2021
0.4%
2020
0.2%
% of units from energy from waste plant
1.0%
2024
5.0%
2023
5.1%
2022
4.4%
2021
4.4%
2020
5.1%
Maximum demand
155
2024
163
2023
159
2022
145
2021
170
2020
141
Number of customers
54302
+ 1.00%2024
53726
+ 1.00%2023
53343
+ 2.00%2022
52473
+ 1.00%2021
51912
+ 1.00%2020
51522
Customer minutes lost
7.7
2024
10
2023
4
2022
5
2021
5
2020
5
Average price per kilowatt hour sold
19.1p
2024
17.5p
2023
14.6p
2022
14.5p
2021
13.9p
2020
13.6p
Manpower statistics
Energy
282
2024
271
2023
265
2022
253
2021
238
2020
199
Other
89
2024
91
2023
92
2022
92
2021
88
2020
97
Trainees
14
2024
16
2023
17
2022
18
2021
21
2020
9
Total
385
2024
378
2023
374
2022
363
2021
347
2020
305
Units sold per energy employee
2.2M
2024
2.2M
2023
2.3M
2022
2.4M
2021
2.6M
2020
3.1M
Number of customers per energy employee
192
2024
198
2023
204
2022
207
2021
218
2020
259
Annual & half-year reports
Annual Report - 2014
21.7mb
