Tomato Energy Limited: Provisional Order
- Publication type:
- Enforcement case
- Last updated:
- Status:
- Provisional Order confirmed
- Topic:
- Compliance and enforcement
- Subtopic:
- Enforcement
Provisional order issued to Tomato Energy Limited over failure to maintain liquidity.
Tomato Energy no longer trading
Tomato Energy Limited (“Tomato”) ceased trading on 5 November 2025 and its licence to supply electricity was subsequently revoked. As a result, the provisions of the provisional order, issued to Tomato on 10 April 2025 and confirmed on 9 July 2025, are no longer in effect
Tomato’s customers have been transferred to British Gas under the Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) process.
Read Ofgem appoints British Gas to take on customers of Tomato Energy.
Enforcement description
On 10 September 2025 the Authority issued Tomato Energy Limited (“Tomato Energy”) with a Notice of failure to comply with a confirmed Provisional Order, which was issued in accordance with section 25 of the Electricity Act 1989. The notice provided Tomato Energy with written notice, pursuant to Schedule 2(1)(c)(i) of the Electricity Supply Licence, of Tomato Energy’s failure to comply with the confirmed Provisional Order dated 9 July 2025, namely a failure to obtain and maintain Liquidity of a sufficient amount and Quality so that it is able to meet its reasonably anticipated financial liabilities as they fall due on an ongoing basis, by 31 August 2025.
The notice further explains that if this failure is not rectified to the satisfaction of the Authority within three months of Tomato Energy receiving the notice, the Authority may at any time revoke Tomato Energy’s Electricity Supply Licence subject to giving no less than 30 days’ notice.
Further details can be found in the Notice of failure to comply dated 10 September 2025.
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All updates
23 January 2026 updated provisional order to communicate that Tomato has ceased trading and this order is no loner in effect.
5 November 2025 Tomato Energy ceased trading.
9 July 2025 provisional order confirmed.
10 April 2025 provisional order issued.