INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 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

12,878

Annual Sales

£306bn +

Employees

249,237

Economic Contribution 

£77bn

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Location of Power Supply Companies

Power Supply Companies by Size

47% Micro

40% Small

8% Mid

3% Large

2% Mega

Largest Power Supply Companies
Turnover
Centrica Plc
£26.5bn
Power Supply Companies by Age

36% Established

30% Young

24% Startup

8% Mature

2% New

Fastest Growing Power Supply Companies

29% Declining

25% Rapid

22% Healthy

18% High

7% Low

Power Supply Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Power Supply Industry Valuation

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Power Supply Industry Valuation

Turnover Multiple

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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 12,878 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £306 billion .

The Industry employs around 249,236 people and contributes £77 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Power Supply companies is London with 3,772 and the fewest are located in North East England with 423.

The largest Power Supply company is Centrica Plc with a turnover of £26.5bn. 47% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 8% Mid companies.

8% of the Power Supply Industry is made up of 8% Mature but the majority are Established businesses (36%) the oldest company is Infinis (Re-gen) Limited founded in 1918.

Power Supply industry has a number of high growth companies (18%), the fastest growing company is Shell Energy Europe Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 393%. Other fast growing companies include Npower Commercial Gas Limited (357%), E.on Next Energy Limited (313%) and Engie Uk Markets Limited (153%).

The UK Power Supply Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 11.03x, Turnover multiple of 3.68x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.21x.