SMART METERING SYSTEMS LIMITED
Company number SC367563 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Smart Metering Systems Limited stands at a strategic crossroads following its 2024 delisting and 2026 board overhaul, moving from a publicly-quoted metering infrastructure operator to what appears to be a privately-controlled platform for energy transition services. The company's substantial installed asset base and deep utility relationships provide a durable competitive moat, but the extraordinary governance changes introduce significant execution risk precisely when the business must pivot from smart meter rollout growth toward higher-value data services and energy flexibility markets. Success will depend on stabilising leadership, maintaining customer confidence during transition, and accelerating the shift from volume-based to value-based revenue models before the core metering market matures.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2009-10-27
- Registered office
- Second Floor 48 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5TS
- Postcode
- G2 5TS
- Capital
- 50 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-18
- Next due by
- 2027-10-02
Nature of business (SIC)
- 82990 Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 31 resigned
Group structure 36 subsidiaries
Showing 12 of 36.
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SMART METERING SYSTEMS PLC | 2024-06-11 |
| SMART METERING SYSTEMS LIMITED | 2011-06-20 |
| UK SMART METERING GROUP LIMITED | 2011-06-15 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| LEVEL 6 THE EXCHANGE BUILDING, 142 ST VINCENT STREET, GLASGOW, G2 5LA | 2012-08-06 |
| C/O WRIGHT JOHNSTON & MACKENZIE LLP 302 ST VINCENT STREET, GLASGOW, G2 5RZ, UNITED KINGDOM | 2010-01-13 |
The class of 2009
16%
of the 30,965 companies in this sector incorporated in 2009 are still active today; 83% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.