National Grid

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National Grid

National Grid PLC

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Cash down 68%ActiveLatest figures: 2026Group consolidated26 years on the register

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

Headline figures

FY to Mar 2026 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£3.24bn

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202420252026
Profit after tax£3.24bn
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202420252026
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Shares
    Sale or transfer of treasury shares. Treasury capital: · GBP 27,696,630.949273 (and 56 more like it since 20 September 2021)
  2. Shares
    Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 23 July 2026 · GBP 652,621,770.4719 (and 10 more like it since 20 January 2022)
  3. Filing
    Memorandum and Articles of Association
  4. Filing
    Resolutions (and 4 more like it since 21 July 2022)
  5. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2026
  6. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Jonathan Silver as a director on 14 July 2026
  7. Directors
    Termination of appointment of John Mark Pettigrew as a director on 17 November 2025
  8. Directors
    Appointment of Ms Zoe Yujnovich as a director on 1 September 2025
  9. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2025
  10. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2024
  11. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Julian Baddeley as a secretary on 1 July 2024
  12. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Justine Campbell as a secretary on 1 July 2024
  13. 13 earlier
    1. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Elizabeth Anne Hewitt as a director on 31 January 2024
    2. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Therese Marie Esperdy as a director on 31 December 2023
    3. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Jacqueline Patricia Christine Ferguson as a director on 1 January 2024
    4. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2023
    5. Address
      Register inspection address has been changed
    6. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2022
    7. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Iain James Mackay as a director on 11 July 2022
    8. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Amanda Jo Mesler as a director on 11 July 2022
    9. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Jonathan Donald Sherlock Dawson as a director on 11 July 2022
    10. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr John Mark Pettigrew on 1 January 2021
    11. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Anne Robinson as a director on 19 January 2022
    12. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Mark David Williamson as a director on 31 December 2021
    13. Directors
      Second filing for the appointment of Martha Brown Wyrsch as a director

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does National Grid do?

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

›How much turnover does National Grid make?

Answered in the full report

›Is National Grid profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £3.24bn in the year to 31 March 2026, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns National Grid?

Its directors are Julian Baddeley, Andrew Jonathan Agg, Jacqueline Patricia Christine Ferguson, Ian Paul Livingston, Iain James Mackay and 6 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is National Grid based?

Its registered office is 1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5EH, in London.

›When was National Grid founded?

National Grid PLC was incorporated on 11 July 2000.

›Is National Grid still trading?

The register lists National Grid PLC as active.

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