British Gas: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
British Gas Trading Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Gb Gas Holdings Limited. In the year to December 2025 British Gas Trading Limited reported turnover of £13,642m.
- In the year to December 2025, British Gas had turnover of £13,642m, down 6.1% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £575m, keeping £4.22 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 6,714 people, with staff costs of £383m.
- British Gas Trading Limited is controlled by Gb Gas Holdings Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from British Gas Trading Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 4 October 2026.
- Registered name
- BRITISH GAS TRADING LIMITED
- Company number
- 03078711
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 6 July 1995
- Registered office area
- Slough
- Industry code on the register
- 35130: Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 4 October 2026
What does British Gas do?
British Gas supplies gas and electricity to homes and businesses in Great Britain, and repairs, services and installs boilers and central heating. It earns money from energy bills and from service contracts such as boiler and home emergency cover, carried out by its own engineers. It traces back to the nationalised gas industry, which was privatised in 1986, and is now part of Centrica plc.
In brief: energy supplier · boiler and heating services · own engineers · part of Centrica
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: britishgas.co.uk.
Who owns British Gas?
The Companies House register records Gb Gas Holdings Limited as the person with significant control of British Gas Trading Limited, company number 03078711. Gb Gas Holdings Limited is itself company number 03186121.
That places British Gas Trading Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs British Gas?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for British Gas Trading Limited.
All 5 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Centrica Secretaries Limited | 8 September 2000 |
| Dr Rajarshi Roy | 27 April 2017 |
| Gary James Charles Booker | 1 October 2025 |
| Matthew Christopher Wood | 1 October 2025 |
| Arvind Philip Balan | 30 June 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did British Gas file?
British Gas Trading Limited reported turnover of £13,642m in the year to December 2025. That was down 6.1% on £14,523m the year before.
It reported 6,714 employees. The year before it reported 6,970.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £575m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £477m the year before.
Staff costs came to £383m. That is an average of £57,000 a head. It ended the year with £0.2m at the bank and net assets of £1,696m. It paid dividends of £1,989m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,642m | £14,523m |
| Pre-tax profit | £575m (filed) | £477m (filed) |
| Employees | 6,714 | 6,970 |
| Staff costs | £383m | £337m |
| Average staff cost per head | £57,000 | £48,000 |
| Bank and cash | £0.2m | £0.8m |
| Net assets | £1,696m | £3,283m |
| Dividends paid | £1,989m | |
| Interest paid | £19m | |
| Interest received | £266m |
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against British Gas?
British Gas Trading Limited has registered 4 charges at Companies House, of which 1 is still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
The outstanding charge
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq Omx Stockholm Ab | 8 October 2011 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How British Gas compares
Of the 8 energy suppliers, British Gas is 2nd on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 4th on growth. Utility Warehouse keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £5.82.
| Rank | Energy suppliers | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Octopus Energy | £13,683m | −£1.90 |
| 2nd | British Gas | £13,642m | £4.22 |
| + 6 more energy suppliers ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
That comparison uses British Gas' accounts to December 2024. This page shows the newer year to December 2025.
British Gas files as British Gas Trading Limited, whose person with significant control is Gb Gas Holdings Limited, with turnover of £13,642m in its latest filed year.
Questions about British Gas
What does British Gas do?
British Gas supplies gas and electricity to homes and businesses in Great Britain, and repairs, services and installs boilers and central heating. It earns money from energy bills and from service contracts such as boiler and home emergency cover, carried out by its own engineers. It traces back to the nationalised gas industry, which was privatised in 1986, and is now part of Centrica plc.
Is British Gas bigger than Octopus Energy?
No, by turnover. British Gas reported £13,642m in its latest accounts, against £13,683m at Octopus Energy. Our Octopus Energy v British Gas page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Octopus Energy v British Gas →
How does British Gas compare with its rivals?
By turnover, British Gas is 2nd of the 8 companies in our battle of the energy suppliers, behind Octopus Energy. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the energy suppliers →
Who owns British Gas?
The Companies House register records Gb Gas Holdings Limited as the person with significant control of British Gas Trading Limited.
How much does British Gas make?
British Gas Trading Limited reported turnover of £13,642m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £575m.
How many people work at British Gas?
British Gas Trading Limited reported 6,714 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs British Gas?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for British Gas Trading Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from British Gas Trading Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 03078711, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “British Gas: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/british-gas/. Figures from Companies House filings for BRITISH GAS TRADING LIMITED (03078711).
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