High-Growth Sector

Net-Zero & Carbon Solutions

A market overview of active UK companies in Net-Zero & Carbon Solutions. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.

Active companies
2,077
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
355
17% of active
Reporting employees
1,775
85% of active
Register health
10%
of 2,359 on register are dormant

Company size (employees)

Active companies reporting employee counts

1-9
1,274
10-49
337
50-249
112
250+
52

Turnover distribution

Active companies reporting turnover

<£100k
31
£100k-£1m
44
£1m-£10m
109
£10m-£100m
119
£100m+
52

Where they're based

Active companies by major UK city (30km London, 15–20km elsewhere)

Greater London
550
Manchester
118
Birmingham
68
Edinburgh
35
Bristol
33
Leeds
32
Glasgow
32
Liverpool
27
Cardiff
17
Belfast
14

New formations by year

Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)

86
17
103
18
138
19
184
20
197
21
168
22
92
23
24
24
6
25
2
26

Largest by turnover

#CompanyTurnoverEBITDAEmployees3y growth
1ENI TRADE & BIOFUELS S.P.A - UK ESTABLISHMENT£32.8B-248-
2CENTRICA PLC£19.5B£5.3B22,066-6%
3PHILLIPS 66 LIMITED£18.6B£309.9M95912%
4TOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER LIMITED£4.8B£1.6B7958%
5VPI HOLDING LIMITED£4.0B£286.8M26275%
6DRAX ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED£3.4B£66.7M40526%
7RSK GROUP LIMITED£2.2B£123.6M14,95341%
8AMEY UK LIMITED£1.9B£183.7M10,393-7%
9CITY PLUMBING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED£1.2B£25.6M2,7822%
10SPIRIT ENERGY NORTH SEA LIMITED£1.2B£1.1B-95%
11VPI POWER LIMITED£1.0B£64.6M1542%
12SPIRIT ENERGY LIMITED£947.0M£1.6B473-3%
13ACT FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS B.V.£923.9M-3535%
14SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC£885.9M£696.7M1,51730%
15ENI GLOBAL ENERGY MARKETS S.P.A. - UK ESTABLISHMENT£831.2M-108-
16VPI IMMINGHAM LLP£821.4M£33.1M141-11%
17NHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED£810.6M£180.9M5,4244%
18EQUANS REGENERATION LIMITED£783.1M£21.5M2,546-3%
19SMARTESTENERGY LIMITED£761.3M£180.9M75544%
20EQUANS SERVICES LIMITED£747.7M£54.4M6,713-4%

Fastest-growing

Active companies with turnover ≥ £1m, sorted by 3-year turnover CAGR

#CompanyTurnoverEmployees3y turnover growth
1UNIVERS U.K. LTD£4.9M12240%
2SLB CAPTURI UK LIMITED£2.1M9175%
3KENT INTERNATIONAL ARABIA LIMITED£167.3M1,469141%
4IAAPS LIMITED£2.1M32138%
5ARNOLD WHITE ESTATES LIMITED£19.2M26104%
6SPIRIT ENERGY NORTH SEA LIMITED£1.2B-95%
7ELECTROROUTE ENERGY LIMITED£3.4M1895%
8CLIMATE PARLIAMENT£1.3M383%
9KENT ENERGIES UK LTD.£86.2M43082%
10SPIRIT ENERGY PRODUCTION UK LIMITED£599.9M42277%
11VPI HOLDING LIMITED£4.0B26275%
12PLAN VIVO FOUNDATION£2.4M2074%
13GREEN INVESTMENT GROUP INVESTMENTS LIMITED£61.1M-68%
14SURGERY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED£3.5M1162%
15NZERO GROUP LIMITED£28.5M18758%
16INSPIRED ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED£46.3M48755%
17APEM GROUP LIMITED£78.8M80154%
18QUADRATURE CLIMATE FOUNDATION£221.7M2754%
19EENERGY SERVICES UK LIMITED£23.4M3653%
20SPIRIT ENERGY SOUTHERN NORTH SEA LIMITED£127.1M-52%

Newest formations

Most recently incorporated active companies

#CompanyLocationIncorporated
1WRM LTDBelfast2026
2DOUSLAND LIVGREEN LTDPlymouth2026
3CX POWER LIMITEDLondon2025
4CALADEN CONSULTING (HOLDINGS) LIMITEDBrierley Hill2025
5XPANSIV UK HOLDINGS 2 LIMITEDLondon2025
6XPANSIV UK HOLDINGS 1 LIMITEDLondon2025
7AETHER UKI LTDMilton Keynes2025
8AVENTURINE CLIMATE LTDGateshead2025
9HOLTON ENERGY LTDColmworth Business Park2024
10RSK ASSETS & INVESTMENTS LIMITEDBirmingham2024
11ENVANTAGE HOLDINGS LIMITEDManchester2024
12WRM (SOLIHULL) HOLDINGS LIMITEDSolihull2024
13CQUEL SUSTAINABILITY LIMITEDLondon2024
14INTEB HOLDINGS LTDBirkenhead2024
15LIVGREEN LTDPlymouth2024
16ARAN GROUP LTDLondon2024
17EASTERN GREEN LINK 3 LIMITEDReading2024
18AWARD ENERGY CONSULTANTS 2 LIMITEDHarrogate2024
19QED CONSULTANCY LIMITEDMiddlesex, Edgware2024
20PEEL NRE HOLDINGS LIMITEDManchester2024