Utility Warehouse: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Telecom Plus PLC is owned by its shareholders: as a listed company it has no single person with significant control on the register. In the year to March 2026 it reported turnover of £1,941m.
- In the year to March 2026, Utility Warehouse had turnover of £1,941m, up 5.6% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £113m, keeping £5.82 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 2,061 people, with staff costs of £111m.
- Telecom Plus PLC is listed on the stock market, so it is owned by its shareholders.
- These figures are from Telecom Plus PLC's group accounts for the year to March 2026, filed at Companies House on 14 September 2026.
- Registered name
- TELECOM PLUS PLC
- Company number
- 03263464
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 9 October 1996
- Registered office area
- North-West London
- Industry code on the register
- 61900: Telecommunications
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to March 2026, filed 14 September 2026
What does Utility Warehouse do?
Utility Warehouse supplies energy, broadband, mobile and home insurance to households, so customers can take several of their household services on one account with one bill. It finds most new customers by word of mouth, through a UK-wide network of Partners who earn an income from recommending it. These figures are for Telecom Plus PLC, the London-listed company that trades as Utility Warehouse, and cover the whole group.
In brief: energy, broadband, mobile and insurance · one account, one bill · customers found by word of mouth · listed as Telecom Plus PLC
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 6 November 2026. Official website: uw.co.uk.
Who owns Utility Warehouse?
Telecom Plus PLC, company number 03263464, has no person with significant control on the register. That is normal for a company whose shares trade on a regulated market: ownership sits with the shareholders who hold the shares at any given time.
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 Utility Warehouse?
The Companies House register lists 9 current officers for Telecom Plus PLC.
All 9 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Charles Francis Wigoder | 13 February 1998 |
| David William Baxter | 8 July 2009 |
| Nicholas Jakub Schoenfeld | 7 January 2015 |
| Stuart Burnett | 23 July 2020 |
| Suzanne Williams | 23 July 2020 |
| Carla Rosaline Stent | 26 July 2022 |
| Bindiya Karia | 13 August 2024 |
| Philip Mark Bunker | 6 August 2025 |
| Gemma Claire Godfrey | 6 August 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Utility Warehouse file?
Telecom Plus PLC reported turnover of £1,941m in the year to March 2026. That was up 5.6% on £1,838m the year before.
It reported 2,061 employees. The year before it reported 2,291.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £113m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £106m the year before.
Staff costs came to £111m. That is an average of £54,000 a head. It ended the year with £91m at the bank and net assets of £267m. It paid dividends of £76m.
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,941m | £1,838m |
| Pre-tax profit | £113m (filed) | £106m (filed) |
| Employees | 2,061 | 2,291 |
| Staff costs | £111m | £123m |
| Average staff cost per head | £54,000 | £54,000 |
| Bank and cash | £91m | £79m |
| Net assets | £267m | £252m |
| Dividends paid | £76m | £66m |
| Interest paid | £15m | |
| Interest received | £3m | |
| Directors' pay | £5m |
Read the accounts to March 2026 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets · Group accounts
Are there any charges against Utility Warehouse?
Telecom Plus PLC has registered 16 charges at Companies House, of which 6 are 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.
All 6 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent | 17 November 2023 |
| Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent | 19 November 2021 |
| Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent | 22 January 2020 |
| Npower Limited | 3 April 2017 |
| Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent | 18 December 2015 |
| Npower Limited | 23 December 2013 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Utility Warehouse compares
Of the 8 energy suppliers, Utility Warehouse is 7th on turnover, 1st on profit margin and 2nd on growth.
| Rank | Energy suppliers | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Octopus Energy | £13,683m | −£1.90 |
| 7th | Utility Warehouse | £1,941m | £5.82 |
| + 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.
Utility Warehouse files as Telecom Plus PLC, with turnover of £1,941m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Utility Warehouse
What does Utility Warehouse do?
Utility Warehouse supplies energy, broadband, mobile and home insurance to households, so customers can take several of their household services on one account with one bill. It finds most new customers by word of mouth, through a UK-wide network of Partners who earn an income from recommending it. These figures are for Telecom Plus PLC, the London-listed company that trades as Utility Warehouse, and cover the whole group.
How does Utility Warehouse compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Utility Warehouse is 7th 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 Utility Warehouse?
Telecom Plus PLC is owned by its shareholders. As a listed company it is exempt from the register of people with significant control, so no single owner appears at Companies House.
How much does Utility Warehouse make?
Telecom Plus PLC reported turnover of £1,941m in the year to March 2026. It filed a pre-tax profit of £113m.
How many people work at Utility Warehouse?
Telecom Plus PLC reported 2,061 employees in the year to March 2026.
Who runs Utility Warehouse?
The Companies House register lists 9 current officers for Telecom Plus PLC. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Telecom Plus PLC's filings at Companies House, company number 03263464, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- 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, “Utility Warehouse: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/utility-warehouse/. Figures from Companies House filings for TELECOM PLUS PLC (03263464).
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