INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024

UK Power Supply Industry

UK Power Supply Industry Information

The power industry includes electricity generation (including thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric, gas turbine, diesel and renewable), gas, steam and air conditioning supply, transmission, distribution and sale.

Active Businesses

12,462

Annual Sales

£312bn +

Employees

243,419

Economic Contribution 

£67bn

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Location of Power Supply Companies

Power Supply Companies by Size

49% Micro

39% Small

7% Mid

3% Large

2% Mega

Power Supply Companies by Age

38% Established

32% Young

22% Startup

8% Mature

0% New

Fastest Growing Power Supply Companies

31% Declining

25% Rapid

20% Healthy

15% High

8% Low

Power Supply Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Power Supply Industry Valuation

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Power Supply Industry Valuation

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Power Supply Industry Valuation

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Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply Industry Insights

There are 12,462 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £312 billion .

The Industry employs around 243,418 people and contributes £67 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Power Supply companies is London with 3,659 and the fewest are located in North East England with 399.

The largest Power Supply company is Centrica Plc with a turnover of £23.7bn. 49% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 7% Mid companies.

8% of the Power Supply Industry is made up of 8% Mature but the majority are Established businesses (38%) the oldest company is Infinis (Re-gen) Limited founded in 1918.

Power Supply industry has a number of high growth companies (15%), the fastest growing company is Ep Uk Investments Ltd with a 3 year growth rate of 550%. Other fast growing companies include Npower Commercial Gas Limited (324%), East Anglia One Limited (298%) and Planet 9 Energy Limited (259%).

The UK Power Supply Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.54x, Turnover multiple of 3.21x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.90x.