What utilities and waste companies score, and why
We read the Companies House record of every live limited company in the UK the way a credit reference agency does. This is what 16,330 utilities and waste companies look like on paper, as of September 2026.
How scores are spread
The median utilities and waste company scores 74 and the mean is 68.8. Across every sector on the register the median is 69, so utilities and waste sits above the national picture.
What holds utilities and waste companies back
Four things account for most of the gap between a strong file and a weak one, and every one of them is visible to anybody who looks the company up.
| Finding | Utilities and waste | All sectors |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmation statement overdue | 6.2% | 8.1% |
| Accounts overdue | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Most recent accounts filed dormant | 12% | 11% |
| At least one outstanding charge | 21.2% | 12.7% |
| Trading under three years | 22.5% | 35% |
| Trading over ten years | 40.4% | 30.9% |
The figure worth dwelling on is secured borrowing. 21.2% of utilities and waste companies have a charge registered against them — noticeably more than the 12.7% across every sector. A charge is not a black mark; it means somebody has lent against the company’s assets. But a new lender reading the file sees that the assets are already spoken for.
Questions people ask
What is a good credit score for a utilities and waste company?
The median utilities and waste company scores 74 out of 100 on its public record, and the average is 68.8. Anything above 86 puts a company in the stronger part of the sector. A score is only part of a lender's decision, but it is the part visible before anyone speaks to you.
How many utilities and waste companies file late?
6.2% of utilities and waste companies currently have an overdue confirmation statement and 1.5% have overdue accounts. Both are visible to anyone who looks the company up, and both are among the first things an automated credit decision reads.
Do utilities and waste companies borrow on secured terms?
21.2% of utilities and waste companies have at least one outstanding charge registered against them — noticeably more than the 12.7% across every sector. A charge is not a problem in itself, but it tells a new lender that someone else already holds security over the company's assets.
How is this measured?
Every live limited company on the Companies House register — 4,755,166 of them — is scored on the filing record published for all of them: accounts and confirmation statement deadlines, accounts type, registered charges, company age and status. Nothing is sampled or estimated. The data is published monthly by Companies House under the Open Government Licence.
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Source: Companies House public register, September 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores are Standfile’s own analysis of the published filing record and are not a prediction of insolvency. Standfile is not a credit reference agency.