British Gas
| Company type | Limited company (subsidiary of Centrica) |
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| Industry | Utilities |
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| Founded | February 1997 (as a subsidiary of Centrica) |
| Headquarters | Staines-upon-Thames, England, United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Chris O'Shea (Chief Executive, Centrica Consumer) Matthew Bateman (Managing Director, UK Home) |
| Products | Gas Electricity Boilers and central heating Plumbing and drains Renewable energy Home appliance services |
| Parent | HM Government (1812–1986) Centrica (1997–present) |
| Website | www |
British Gas (trading as Scottish Gas in Scotland) is an energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom. It is the trading name of British Gas Services Limited and British Gas New Heating Limited, both subsidiaries of Centrica. Serving around ten million homes in the United Kingdom, British Gas was the largest electricity supplier in the country until 2024 when it was overtaken by Octopus Energy. It remains the largest gas supplier. It is considered one of the Big Six dominating the gas and electricity market in the United Kingdom.