Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company

Southern Electric Power Distribution PLC

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Paul Morton Alistair Phillips-Davies 2023–2026 Director View profile
  2. Mazin Alkirwi 2021–2023 Director View profile
  3. Alexander John Lorne Mactaggart 2021–2023 Director View profile
  4. Mark Charles Rough 2020–2023 Director View profile
  5. Robert Mcdonald 2019–2023 Director View profile
  6. Alistair John Borthwick 2018–2019 Director View profile
  7. Katherine Helen Marshall 2017–2023 Director View profile
  8. Rachel Mcewen 2016–2023 Director View profile
  9. Dale Neil Cargill 2015–2020 Director View profile
  10. Colin Clarke Nicol 2014–2021 Director View profile
  11. Gary Glachan Steel 2014–2023 Director View profile
  12. David Rutherford 2014–2024 Director View profile
  13. David Gardner 2012–2019 Director View profile
  14. Dr Aileen Elizabeth Mcleod 2011–2015 Director View profile
  15. Stuart John Hogarth 2011–2020 Director View profile
  16. Ian Grant Funnell 2009–2012 Director View profile
  17. Mark William Mathieson 2007–2014 Director View profile
  18. Fraser Mcgregor Alexander 2002–2023 Director View profile
  19. Steven Alexander Kennedy 2002–2018 Director View profile
  20. Ian Derek Marchant 2001–2002 Director View profile
  21. James Graham Laughland 2001–2002 Director View profile
  22. Colin William Hood 2001–2011 Director View profile
  23. Michael Buchanan Polson 2000–2001 Director View profile
  24. Douglas James Crawford 2000–2001 Director View profile
  25. Helen Elizabeth Mccombe 2022–2025 Secretary View profile
  26. Mark Mclaughlin 2015–2022 Secretary View profile
  27. Helen Gettinby 2014–2015 Secretary View profile
  28. Lilian Manderson 2009–2014 Secretary View profile
  29. Lawrence John Vincent Donnelly 2001–2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
23/10/2000

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Southern Electric Power Distribution PLC is controlled by Ssen Distribution Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-04-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Ssen Distribution Limited is controlled by Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution Limited is controlled by SSE PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by SSE PLC.

167 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis for researchers

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

8 directors on the board

3.2y median 3.1y
average tenure
5.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (8)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Utilities 21Professional services 4Other services 1Transport 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04094290
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data