Zeco

What Zeco does

Zeco Energy Ltd. is a UK-based energy solutions provider that combines a proprietary cloud platform (Zeco Utilities Manager) with installed hardware and professional services to help businesses monitor, control and reduce utility consumption across electricity, gas and water. The platform ingests real-time data from sub-meters, distribution boards and HVAC controllers, layers on automated reporting, bill validation, carbon accounting and measurement-and-verification outputs, and integrates with existing Building Management Systems. The company has accumulated more than 3.5 million hours of energy-use data across over 300 monitored UK sites.

The company monetises through four streams: software/hardware subscriptions, hardware sales and installation, energy consultancy services (audits, compliance, project management), and fully managed energy services. Customers span facilities management firms, environmental managers, brokers, installers, academies and schools, financial institutions/landlords, accountants/management consultants and telecom/utility companies, with named logos including BAM Nuttall, Robertson, De La Rue, Rayovac, Caplin Homes, Darlington College and Ormiston Academies Trust. Distribution is direct sales-led within the UK, supplemented by partner channels (installers, brokers, accountants) and a website structured around vertical-specific landing pages.

Zeco's recent strategic emphasis has been broadening the platform from passive monitoring into active control and grid services — adding HVAC integration, Demand-Side Response, an EFA-accepted Condition Survey app for academies, and a research collaboration with Deakin University on vehicle-to-grid orchestration of chargers, storage and rooftop PV. The company holds ISO 14001 certification and supports client ISO 50001 compliance. Headquartered in Wetherby with a regional office in Newcastle upon Tyne, Zeco operates as a privately held UK private limited company (Companies House registration 07917924) with 11–50 employees and no external investors or funding rounds on record.

Name

Zeco

Legal name

Zeco Energy Ltd.

Website

https://zecoenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zeco Energy is a UK energy solutions provider combining proprietary cloud software (Zeco Utilities Manager), installed hardware and managed services to help businesses monitor, control and reduce electricity, gas and water consumption across more than 300 sites, with a particular focus on compliance and academy/enterprise customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Management Software

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Management & Monitoring (Submetering, Dashboards, Analytics) (BPABAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Benchmarking, Ratings & Stakeholder Reporting Portals (Scorecards, Dashboards) (EUABAEAJ), Renewables Monitoring & Controls (Solar/Wind/Hydro Edge) (EUADAPAF), ESG Data Platforms, Controls & Audit Readiness (Data quality, internal controls) (EUAHAJAN)

Keywords

• Energy management software
• Building energy monitoring
• Utility data analytics
• Carbon reporting services
• Energy efficiency consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Software Platform Subscription: Subscription-based access to Zeco's cloud-based energy management software platform (Zeco Utilities Manager) with ongoing data monitoring and analysis services.
2. Hardware Sales and Installation: Sale and installation of proprietary monitoring hardware including meters, sub-meters, distribution boards, circuits, and HVAC control systems.
3. Professional Services: Energy consulting services including audits, bill validation, benchmarking, compliance reporting, project management for installations, and staff training.
4. Managed Services: Outsourced energy management services where Zeco manages all aspects of energy monitoring and compliance on behalf of clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zeco provides a cloud-based energy management software platform (Zeco Utilities Manager) paired with proprietary monitoring hardware and a full suite of professional services. The offering collects real-time energy data from meters, sub-meters, HVAC and lighting systems, consolidates consumption across gas, electricity and water, and supports compliance, bill validation, funding applications, project management and measurement & verification of savings for UK businesses.

Product overview

Zeco is an energy solutions provider that operates as a cloud-based software platform (Zeco Utilities Manager) combined with proprietary hardware and professional services. The core platform provides consolidated energy data monitoring and analytics across electricity, gas, water, and other energy sources. Additional modules include HVAC integration for building systems control, automated carbon reporting for compliance, condition survey technology for academies, and funding advisory services. The company offers a full-service model from data collection through hardware installation, recommendations, funding assistance, project management, and ongoing measurement and verification of savings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zeco Utilities Manager: Proprietary cloud-based software platform that allows organisations to view energy consumption data for gas, electricity, water and other energy sources.

Products and services

• Zeco Utilities Manager

Quantifiable outcome

• 10-20% reduction in energy costs in first year, with ROI typically within 6-12 months
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Deakin UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026Researchers at Deakin University and Zeco Energy developed a three-layer gateway control framework coordinating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric vehicle chargers, battery energy storage systems, and rooftop photovoltaic generation. The framework was validated through seven-day simulations across three Melbourne sites.
• Darlington CollegeminorOthersListed as a customer logo partner, indicating a working relationship with the educational institution for energy management services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure): Global incumbent offering EcoStruxure, an integrated building/energy management suite covering submetering, BMS, HVAC control, and sustainability analytics. Overlaps with Zeco's HVAC Integration, monitoring hardware, and Utilities Manager platform, but serves a much broader portfolio at significantly larger scale.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Global incumbent in building technologies and grid management, with Navigator and EnergyIP platforms for energy data aggregation, submetering, and DER analytics. Competes with Zeco's utilities manager and hardware monitoring layer as part of a much wider smart infrastructure portfolio.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Major incumbent providing building management systems, HVAC controls, energy monitoring, and sustainability analytics for commercial buildings. Overlaps with Zeco's HVAC Integration System and energy monitoring hardware as part of a full-stack BMS portfolio.

Direct peers

• EVORA Global: UK-based sustainability consultancy specializing in real estate and built environment, providing energy benchmarking, ESG reporting, and carbon advisory to property developers and asset managers. Comparable to Zeco's financial institutions/landlords and property developer segments (e.g., Caplin Homes) and carbon reporting services.
• EnergyCAP: US-based SaaS platform for utility bill management, submetering, energy dashboards, and carbon reporting serving higher education, government, and commercial customers. Closest software-platform analog to Zeco Utilities Manager, with comparable carbon accounting and M&V capabilities, though primarily US-focused and cloud-only (no proprietary hardware layer).
• Optera: Software platform for enterprise sustainability and energy management, including carbon accounting, target tracking, and utility data analytics for multi-site organizations. Comparable to Zeco's Zeco Utilities Manager and Carbon Reporting Service in consolidating energy and emissions data across sites for compliance and reduction initiatives.
• Carbon Trust: UK-headquartered advisory that helps businesses measure and reduce energy use and carbon emissions, with overlapping services in carbon footprinting, compliance support, and energy efficiency advisory for UK enterprises. Highly comparable on customer segment (UK multi-site corporates, public sector) and outcome (10-20% energy reduction), though less hardware-focused.
• Inspired Energy plc: UK-based energy management and advisory services firm (AIM-listed) that provides energy procurement, compliance, carbon reporting, and managed energy services to UK corporates. Direct overlap with Zeco on multi-utility management, ISO 50001 support, and academy/school sector, but at a much larger scale with corporate broker origins.
• Verco (part of ESG): UK-based energy and carbon management consultancy providing energy audits, ISO 50001 implementation, carbon footprinting, and ESOS compliance for UK corporates. Highly comparable services portfolio to Zeco's compliance and advisory offerings, though with a consulting-led rather than SaaS-plus-hardware delivery model.

Emerging players

• Bidgely: AI-driven energy disaggregation and customer engagement platform used by utilities and energy retailers to deliver appliance-level insights and personalized recommendations. Adjacent to Zeco's behavioral change and real-time monitoring focus, but operates upstream in the utility/retailer relationship rather than at the end-customer site.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/zecoenergy

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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