Energy supply and generation £m
2013
Profit Total Interest Dividends° Borrowings Equity after tax assets
Owners^
EDF*
Electricite de France Sa: Government of France
8311
793
105
814
37
807
30661
1556
16321
SSE**
SSE Plc: Capital Group, Blackrock, Invesco
30102
736
147
456
243
790
18970
6295
5531
Scottish Power
Iberdrola SA: Qatar Investment Authority, Government of Qatar, Nexgen
8231
717
142
622
127
917
12029
3131
5081
British Gas***
Centrica Plc: Aberdeen Asset Management, Blackrock, Invesco
13957
883
98
1400
8985
RWE: municipal and npower**** private shareholders, Blackrock
8641
181
2475
1945
E.On SE: Public, Capital Research and Management, Blackrock
8055
316
7730
363
39
85027
3989
433
E.On*****
+10% for rest of electricity and gas market ('Big 6' controls 90% of market) Total
Revenue
Operating Tax profit paid°
Company
0
71
88
87
160
5573
196
68
407
7622
1346
2888
2159
748
4481
83841
14802
31766
^ Top three shareholders included for companies listed on public stock exchanges ° Tax and dividend figures taken from the cash flow statement to show actual paid in the year.
CALCULATIONS Total paid out in interest and dividends (£m) Total debt and equity of EDF, SSE, Scottish Power and npower, and total assets of British Gas and E.on (see notes below) (£m) Approximate cost of UK government 30 year gilts based on prices over the last year (http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/ratesbonds/government-bonds/uk/) (%)
5229 61126
3
Total that would be paid out in interest on government gilts on equivalent debt and equity (£m)
1834
Total savings if publicly financed - with tax paid by the companies added to the gilt interest (£m)
2962
Per household (£)
112.19