SOUTHERN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC

🌳Matureactive

04094290 · plc · incorporated 2000-10-23

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35130

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

40 officers (9 active, 40 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

168 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (94 events)Click to expand

2025-08-13
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2025-08-01
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DANCER, Nick appointed
secretary
2025-08-01
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MCCOMBE, Helen Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2025-08-01
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officers · TM02
2025-08-01
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officers · AP03
2025-07-07
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officers · CH01
2024-08-18
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accounts · AA
2024-07-01
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officers · TM01
2024-06-30
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RUTHERFORD, David resigned
director
2024-06-06
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officers · AP01
2024-06-01
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BROWN, Paul Scott appointed
director
2023-10-06
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officers · AP01
2023-10-06
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officers · TM01
2023-10-01
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NEENAN, Klair appointed
director
2023-09-30
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MARSHALL, Katherine Helen resigned
director
2023-08-11
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accounts · AA
2023-08-10
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officers · TM01
2023-07-31
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ROUGH, Mark Charles resigned
director
2023-07-24
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officers · AP01
2023-06-30
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MANUELPILLAI, Dinesh Michael appointed
director
2023-06-21
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officers · AP01
2023-05-24
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officers · TM01
2023-05-24
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officers · AP01
2023-05-23
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officers · TM01
2023-05-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-05-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-01
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FRERK, Maxine appointed
director
2023-05-01
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PEACOCK, Samuel John appointed
director
2023-05-01
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MCEWEN, Rachel resigned
director
2023-05-01
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STEEL, Gary Glachan resigned
director
2023-04-13
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officers · AP01
2023-04-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-12
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officers · TM01
2023-04-12
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2023-04-03
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PHILLIPS-DAVIES, Paul Morton Alistair appointed
director
2023-04-03
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ALEXANDER, Fraser Mcgregor resigned
director
2023-04-03
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ALKIRWI, Mazin resigned
director
2023-04-03
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MACTAGGART, Alexander John Lorne resigned
director
2023-04-03
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MCDONALD, Robert resigned
director
2022-10-26
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MCCOMBE, Helen Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2022-10-26
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MCLAUGHLIN, Mark resigned
secretary
2021-02-23
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ALKIRWI, Mazin appointed
director
2021-02-23
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MACTAGGART, Alexander John Lorne appointed
director
2021-01-04
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BURCHELL, Christopher Derek Dyne appointed
director
2021-01-04
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NICOL, Colin Clarke resigned
director
2020-08-21
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ALGAARD, Eliane Marthe Jeanne Marie, Dr appointed
director
2020-04-01
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ROUGH, Mark Charles appointed
director
2020-03-23
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HOGARTH, Stuart John resigned
director
2020-01-23
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CARGILL, Dale Neil resigned
director
2019-06-28
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BORTHWICK, Alistair John resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 94 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ssen Distribution Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ssen Distribution Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SOUTHERN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC

This company · 04094290

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ssen Distribution Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	03/04/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Scottish And Southern Energy Power Distribution Limitedceased 03/04/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated2000-10-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130

Registered office

No.1 Forbury Place

43 Forbury Road

Reading

RG1 3JH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01