SOUTHERN WATER LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.1bn
0% vs 2025
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Cash | £200,000 | £200,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,140,000,000 | £1,140,300,000 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £1,140,300,000 | £1,140,300,000 | £1,140,300,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £1,140,300,000 | £1,140,300,000 | £1,140,300,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.01x | 0.01x | — |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SOUTHERN WATER LIMITED 2002-06-06 → present
- SOUTHERN WATER PLC 1989-04-01 → 2002-06-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe, after due and careful enquiry, that the company has sufficient resources for its present requirements and, therefore, consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements to 31 March 2026.”
Group structure
- SOUTHERN WATER LIMITED · parent
- Bowsprit Holdings Limited 100%
- Ecoclear Limited 100%
- Southern Water Industries Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 22 June 2026, Southern Water Services Limited, the only operating company in the group, announced that it had secured a further £300 million of committed equity from Sandstone Bidco Limited to be drawn down on or around 31 March 2027.”
- “On 28 July 2026, Fitch Ratings announced that it has upgraded Southern Water's underlying senior secured debt rating from BBB- to BBB (stable outlook).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATTON, Joanne | Secretary | 2015-10-01 | — | — |
| MANNING, Richard Denley John | Director | 2023-10-25 | Nov 1964 | British |
| STATTON, Joanne | Director | 2016-10-31 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CULLEN, John | Secretary | 1994-09-19 | 1996-08-07 |
| HALL, Kevin Gregory | Secretary | 2002-04-23 | 2015-09-30 |
| MITCHELL, Andrew Ross | Secretary | 1996-08-07 | 2002-04-23 |
| NICHOLSON, Graham Dudley | Secretary | — | 1994-09-19 |
| ALEXANDER, David William | Director | 2005-04-29 | 2006-04-10 |
| BAGGS, Martin Wayne | Director | 2001-05-14 | 2003-05-07 |
| BANON, Jean Claude | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2005-04-29 |
| BERRY, Charles Andrew | Director | 1997-09-01 | 1999-06-08 |
| BLACKLER, Trevor | Director | 1996-06-01 | 1996-08-07 |
| BRYCE, James Alexander | Director | 2003-05-31 | 2006-04-10 |
| CARMEDY, Michael | Director | 2012-01-04 | 2016-03-31 |
| CLAYTON, Richard Frank | Director | 1997-09-01 | 1999-08-31 |
| COURTNEY, William John Wesley | Director | — | 1996-08-07 |
| CULLEN, John | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1996-08-07 |
| CULLINAN, Rory Malcolm | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2004-10-19 |
| DAWSON, Leslie William | Director | 2006-04-10 | 2010-05-26 |
| DELACOUR, Barrie Walter | Director | 1999-06-08 | 2003-05-07 |
| DERWENT, Stuart | Director | 1996-10-10 | 2005-03-17 |
| FEGAN, Anthony James | Director | 1999-06-08 | 2003-05-07 |
| FRY, Anthony Michael | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1996-08-07 |
| GIFFIN, David Ronald | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2006-04-10 |
| GIRLE, Philip Arthur | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| GOODBOURN, Howard Charles | Director | 2005-03-17 | 2011-03-07 |
| GOSDEN, Lawrence Karl | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-10-25 |
| HALL, Kevin Gregory | Director | 2012-01-04 | 2015-09-30 |
| HUTCHINSON, Eric John | Director | 1998-07-10 | 2003-05-31 |
| KING, Raymond | Director | — | 1996-08-07 |
| KINSKI, Michael John | Director | 1996-08-07 | 1998-03-01 |
| LAMBE, William Anthony | Director | 2016-05-25 | 2019-01-03 |
| MANGION, Joseph Bernard | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2003-11-30 |
| MANGION, Joseph Bernard | Director | 2003-05-16 | 2003-07-16 |
| MCALOON, William Gerrard | Director | 1996-08-07 | 1998-07-10 |
| MCAULAY, Ian James | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2022-06-30 |
| MERCER, Ronnie Edward | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2002-04-23 |
| MIDMER, Francis Neil | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| NELSON, Richard Anthony | Director | 2002-04-23 | 2003-05-07 |
| NICOLSON, David Lancaster, Sir | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| PECKHAM, Simon Antony | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2003-05-13 |
| RICHARDSON, Alan Victor, Prof | Director | 1997-09-01 | 1998-05-15 |
| RIOLACCI, Pierre-Francois | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2006-04-10 |
| ROBINSON, Ian, Sir | Director | 1996-08-07 | 1997-09-01 |
| ROCHE, Thierry | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2006-04-10 |
| RUSSELL, Ian Simon Macgregor | Director | 1996-08-07 | 2001-04-01 |
| STAINTHORPE, David John | Director | 1999-06-08 | 2003-05-07 |
| STANLEY, Rupert James | Director | 1998-02-13 | 2002-04-23 |
| THIAN, Robert Peter | Director | 2003-05-13 | 2008-01-23 |
| THOMAS, Vivian | Director | — | 1996-05-09 |
| THORPE, Brian Russell | Director | — | 1993-08-19 |
| TOZZI, Keith | Director | — | 1996-11-30 |
| WEBSTER, Martyn | Director | — | 1996-10-10 |
| WELTON, Michael William | Director | 2010-05-26 | 2012-01-04 |
| WESTHEAD, John Michael, Dr | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1996-08-07 |
| WHYTE, Duncan | Director | 1996-08-07 | 1999-05-31 |
| WORKMAN, John Donald Black | Director | 2004-10-19 | 2007-10-15 |
| WRIGHT, Matthew Reginald, Mr. | Director | 2011-03-14 | 2016-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Water (Nr) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 546 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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