HMRC adds Wattserve Icknield to Climate Change Levy utility direction list
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HMRC maintains a running list of businesses granted a Climate Change Levy utility direction, which energy suppliers use to decide whether to charge CCL on gas and electricity supplied. The register was updated on 14 October 2026. This item covers who was most recently added, how the list works, and why suppliers rather than regulators carry the operational burden.
- Wattserve Icknield Ltd was added to the CCL utility direction list on 14 October 2026.
- The register lets gas and electricity suppliers decide whether to charge CCL on supplies to listed businesses.
- First published on 20 May 2010, the list is updated regularly as directions are granted, removed, revoked or amended.
Executive summary
HM Revenue & Customs updated its guidance page listing businesses granted a Climate Change Levy (CCL) utility direction for gas and electricity. The most recent change, dated 14 October 2026, records that Wattserve Icknield Ltd has been added to the…
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/find-out-who-has-been-granted-a-utility-directionRead by Regulus 14 Oct 2026 at 18:09 UTC
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