Income statement
Revenue
£118.6M
2020
£111.7M
2019
£110.7M
2018
£105.9M
2017
£102.1M
Operating profit
£20.5M
2020
£16.2M
2019
£16.1M
2018
£16.7M
2017
£14.7M
Profit before tax
£19.1M
2020
£14.8M
2019
£14.8M
2018
£15.3M
2017
£13.5M
Profit after tax
£16.3M
+ 39.00%2020
£11.7M
+ 0%2020
£11.7M
- 2.00%2019
£11.9M
- 2.00%2018
£12.2M
+ 15.00%2017
£10.6M
Dividends paid
£5.2M
+ 6.00%2020
£4.9M
+ 4.00%2019
£4.7M
+ 7.00%2018
£4.4M
+ 5.00%2017
£4.2M
Balance sheets
Property, plant and equipment
£216.6M
- 1.00%2020
£217.9M
+ 0.00%2019
£217M
+ 1.00%2018
£215.2M
+ 2.00%2017
£211.9M
Net current assets
£45.3M
+ 20.00%2020
£37.8M
+ 31.00%2019
£28.8M
+ 27.00%2018
£22.7M
+ 25.00%2017
£18.2M
Non-current liabilities
£87.5M
2020
£83.0M
2019
£79.2M
2018
£76.4M
2017
£78.5M
Net assets
£225.4M
+ 9.00%2020
£205.9M
+ 3.00%2019
£199.5M
+ 6.00%2018
£188.7M
+ 7.00%2017
£176.3M
Financial ratios and statistics
Earnings per ordinary share
52.7p
+ 39.00%2020
37.9p
- 1.00%2019
38.4p
- 3.00%2018
39.5p
+ 14.00%2017
34.6p
Gross dividend paid per ordinary share
21.1p
+ 5.00%2020
20.1p
+ 5.00%2019
19.1p
+ 6.00%2018
18.1p
+ 5.00%2017
17.3p
Ordinary dividend paid per share
16.9p
2020
16.1p
2019
15.3p
2018
14.5p
2017
13.8p
Dividend cover
3.1X
2020
2.4X
2019
2.5X
2018
2.7X
2017
2.5X
Net cash (net debt)
£13.1M
2020
£5.5M
2019
(£5.1M)
2018
(£14.3M)
2017
(£29.9M)
Capital expenditure
£9.9M
2020
£12M
2019
£13.3M
2018
£14.3M
2017
£14.4M
Electricity statistics
Unit sales of electricity
639M
2020
619M
2019
627M
2018
634M
2017
621M
% of units imported
95.2%
2020
94.7%
2019
94.1%
2018
94.9%
2017
92.6%
% of units generated
0.4%
2020
0.2%
2019
0.3%
2018
0.6%
2017
1.5%
% of units from energy from waste plant
4.4%
2020
5.1%
2019
5.6%
2018
4.9%
2017
5.8%
Maximum demand
170MW
2020
141MW
2019
150MW
2018
178MW
2017
154MW
Number of customers
51912
+ 1.00%2020
51522
+ 1.00%2019
51103
+ 1.00%2018
50561
+ 1.00%2017
49894
Customer minutes lost
5
2020
5
2019
6
2018
6
2017
8
Average price per kilowatt hour sold
13.9p
2020
13.6p
2019
13.3p
2018
12.9p
2017
12.9p
Manpower statistics
Energy
238
2020
199
2019
188
2018
186
2017
201
Other
88
2020
97
2019
94
2018
102
2017
116
Trainees
21
2020
9
2019
11
2018
14
2017
9
Total
347
2020
305
2019
293
2018
302
2017
326
Units sold per energy employee
2.6M
2020
3.1M
2019
3.3M
2018
3.4M
2017
3.1M
Number of customers per energy employee
218
2020
259
2019
272
2018
272
2017
248
