CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED
Company number 04168225 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Certas Energy UK is the UK's largest independent fuel and lubricants distributor, leveraging 25 years of operating heritage and significant scale (£36M share capital) to serve commercial customers underserved by the integrated oil majors. Its principal strategic mandate is to lead the energy transition in fuel distribution—expanding into HVO, lubricants, and EV infrastructure—while defending its scale-driven moat against accelerating competitive and regulatory headwinds. The simultaneous departure of eight directors in October 2026 represents a pivotal governance inflection that should be diagnosed as either a value-creating ownership transition or a precursor to strategic disruption.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2001-02-26
- Registered office
- 1st Floor Allday House, Warrington Road, Birchwood, United Kingdom, WA3 6GR
- Postcode
- WA3 6GR
- Capital
- 36,000,001 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-21
- Next due by
- 2026-11-04
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46719 Wholesale of other fuels and related products
Officers 7 current · 37 resigned
Group structure 49 subsidiaries
Controlled by ENERGY ACQUISITIONS UK LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
Showing 12 of 49.
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 72
-£4,384,545,672 total awarded value where published.
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Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2025-03-31) — 5 years on the registry.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z8880556 (Tier 3), registered since 2004.
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Gender pay gap
20%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the bottom quarter for parity
Contact details
- Website
- certasenergy.co.uk
- Phone
- 0345 600 4040
Certas Energy is the largest independent distributor of fuel and lubricants in the UK. Visit our website to read more about the extensive list of products and services we offer.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| GB OILS LIMITED | 2013-09-27 |
| GW 293 LIMITED | 2004-08-09 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| EMO HOUSE, LYONS ROAD TRAFFORD PARK, MANCHESTER, M17 1RF | 2007-11-27 |
| 81 RAYNS WAY, SYSTON, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE LE7 1PF | 2005-04-06 |
| LPG TERMINAL, HEATH ROAD MERRYLEES, DESFORD, LEICESTERSHIRE LE9 9FE | 2004-03-16 |
| L P G TERMINAL HEATH ROAD, MERRYLEES DESFORD, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE LE9 9FE | 2002-12-06 |
| WINDSOR HOUSE 3 TEMPLE ROW, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B2 5JR | 2001-10-04 |
Among its peers
3rd oldest
of 12 similar companies in WA, trading since 2001
The class of 2001
40%
of the 80,160 companies incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 57% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 142 titles
- Freehold
- 48
- Leasehold
- 94
- Most recent registration
- 2026-06-25
- Price paid, where recorded
- £8,871,000
- Where
- County Durham (13), Gloucestershire (8), Kent (6)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB343352 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 2026-06-25 | — |
| CH740710 | Warrington | Leasehold | 2025-05-19 | — |
| WR186408 | Worcestershire | Leasehold | 2025-02-04 | — |
| YY193106 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2024-04-24 | — |
| NYK505753 | North Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2023-07-17 | — |
| YEA105150 | East Riding Of Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2023-02-20 | — |
| NYK500964 | North Yorkshire | Freehold | 2022-12-22 | — |
| HD264362 | Hertfordshire | Freehold | 2022-11-11 | — |
| SYK704137 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2022-10-27 | — |
| ON376364 | Oxfordshire | Leasehold | 2022-10-24 | — |
| WSX435708 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2022-10-13 | — |
| SF294210 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2022-10-12 | — |
| SF296128 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2022-10-12 | — |
| SF528676 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2022-10-12 | £1,770,000 |
| CB126171 | City Of Peterborough | Freehold | 2022-10-04 | — |
| CL105089 | Cornwall | Freehold | 2022-10-04 | — |
| GR132288 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 2022-10-04 | — |
| GR201993 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 2022-10-04 | — |
| GR202101 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 2022-10-04 | — |
| NN41099 | West Northamptonshire | Freehold | 2022-10-04 | — |
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