ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Trading as Anglian Water, the company is the regulated principal trading entity of the Anglian Water Group, providing water supply and sewerage services across the East of England.
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Cash
£553m
-6.1% vs 2025
Net assets
£2.6bn
+7.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
6,053
+3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£125m
-34% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Utilities 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 | £1,626,600,000 | £1,749,300,000 | £2,103,100,000 | +20.2% | |
| Operating profit | £430,900,000 | £496,500,000 | £636,300,000 | +28.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£117,700,000 | £189,000,000 | £124,700,000 | -34% | |
| Net profit | — | £136,400,000 | £97,200,000 | -28.7% | |
| Cash | £900,000 | £589,000,000 | £552,900,000 | -6.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,825,800,000 | £12,996,100,000 | £13,803,300,000 | +6.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,528,800,000 | £2,401,800,000 | £2,592,600,000 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £1,528,800,000 | £2,401,800,000 | £2,592,600,000 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | 5,531 | 5,874 | 6,053 | +3% | |
| Wages | £198,000,000 | £292,200,000 | £333,700,000 | +14.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £945,000 | £927,000 | £946,000 | +2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £945,000 | £374,000 | £593,000 | +58.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 26.5% | 28.4% | 30.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.8% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.3% | 3.8% | 4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.4% | 83.3% | 82.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.06x | 0.12x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | 0.79x | 1.19x | 1.41x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors believe it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Anglian Water Services Financing Plc 100%
Significant events
- “On 9 June 2026, the Board agreed to recommend a final dividend of £90.0 million to the Company's sole member, which is to be paid on 25 June 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 58 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOUGH, Celia Rosalind | Secretary | 2025-11-20 | — | — |
| ADAM, James Alexander | Director | 2026-09-01 | Oct 1970 | British,Canadian |
| BARRY, John Richard | Director | 2020-11-23 | Jan 1968 | British |
| BICKERSTAFF, Anthony Oliver | Director | 2025-06-03 | Jun 1964 | British |
| BRADLEY, Michael Paul | Director | 2024-11-28 | Jul 1963 | British |
| CHESHIRE, Ian Michael, Sir | Director | 2026-07-14 | Aug 1959 | British |
| DURRANT, Kathryn Louise | Director | 2024-03-26 | May 1967 | British |
| FUNNELL, Ian Grant | Director | 2024-08-02 | Jan 1957 | British |
| OGIER, Batiste Thomas Degaris | Director | 2021-11-24 | Aug 1980 | British |
| PHILLIPS-DAVIES, Paul Morton Alistair | Director | 2022-11-23 | Jul 1967 | British |
| THURSTON, Mark John | Director | 2024-08-05 | Jan 1967 | British |
| VASSILEVA, Albena Simeonova | Director | 2024-01-23 | Feb 1975 | Dutch |
Show 58 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICKINSON, Roger Martin | Secretary | — | 1997-12-31 |
| FIRTH, Patrick | Secretary | 2005-01-21 | 2008-05-03 |
| FOX, Jacqueline Elizabeth | Secretary | 1999-08-31 | 2002-02-01 |
| NICOLL, Peter | Secretary | 1997-12-31 | 1999-08-31 |
| RUSSELL, Claire Tytherleigh | Secretary | 2005-08-24 | 2025-11-19 |
| SHEPHEARD, Geoffrey Arthur George | Secretary | 2004-08-23 | 2015-03-31 |
| TINN, Juana | Secretary | 2002-02-01 | 2005-01-20 |
| ADAMS, James | Director | 1992-08-01 | 1993-11-26 |
| BILLINGHAM, Stephen Robert, Dr | Director | 2014-11-26 | 2020-03-31 |
| BROWN, Colin | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2004-09-24 |
| BRYCE, James Alexander | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2021-11-24 |
| BRYCE, James Alexander | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2014-05-01 |
| BUCK, Steven John | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2023-11-22 |
| CEENEY, Natalie Anna | Director | 2018-05-14 | 2024-06-12 |
| CHINTAMANENI, Deepu Prasad | Director | 2023-03-22 | 2023-12-14 |
| COURTICE, Veronica Anne, Dame | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2024-08-02 |
| COX, Andrew Julian Frederick | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-06-14 |
| COX, Jonson | Director | 2004-01-29 | 2010-01-29 |
| DONNELLY, Anthony | Director | 2023-11-23 | 2024-11-27 |
| ECKFORD, Alan Tony | Director | 1998-07-22 | 2001-11-26 |
| GARNETT, Christopher William Maxwell | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| GLEESON, Patrick Joseph Paul | Director | 1992-09-24 | 1994-01-31 |
| GOOD, Stephen Paul | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| GREEN, John William | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| HICKSON, Peter Charles Fletcher | Director | 2003-04-17 | 2005-01-20 |
| HIPPLE, David Stewart | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2007-06-12 |
| HIRST, John Raymond | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2024-01-24 |
| HOWARTH, Peter | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| JEWSON, Richard Wilson, Sir | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2005-01-31 |
| KERSCHL, Werner | Director | 2015-11-03 | 2016-11-01 |
| KOETTERING, Andreas Herman | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2014-12-01 |
| LATHAM, David Charles Frederick | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| LONGHURST, Scott Robert James | Director | 2004-11-18 | 2019-07-31 |
| MANNIS, Elliott Michael | Director | 1998-07-22 | 2001-11-26 |
| MATTHEWS, Colin Stephen | Director | 2022-11-23 | 2023-11-22 |
| MATTHEWS, Peter John, Prof | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| MELLOR, Christopher John | Director | — | 2003-03-19 |
| MILLS, Niall Patrick | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2022-09-28 |
| MONTAGUE, Adrian Alastair, Sir | Director | 2010-01-29 | 2015-01-22 |
| NAPIER, Robert Stewart | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2015-07-23 |
| NASSUPHIS, Alexandros | Director | 2022-09-28 | 2026-09-01 |
| NEWSOME, Christopher David | Director | 2004-09-24 | 2018-08-11 |
| NICOLL, Peter | Director | 1998-03-19 | 1998-03-27 |
| PATEL, Zarin Homi | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2025-10-30 |
| POINTER, Roy Alan | Director | 1998-01-19 | 2005-04-26 |
| PRICE, David Robert Hermon | Director | 1992-08-01 | 1994-01-31 |
| RIVAZ, Rosalind Catherine, Dr | Director | 2023-11-21 | 2026-07-13 |
| SEMPLE, Andrew Greenlees | Director | — | 1992-07-31 |
| SEYMOUR, Christian | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-11-02 |
| SIMPSON, John Anthony | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| SIMPSON, Peter John | Director | 2004-11-18 | 2024-08-04 |
| SMITH, Alan Frederick | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| SMITH, John William | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| SPENCER, Jean | Director | 2004-05-20 | 2018-08-11 |
| SYMONDS, Duncan John | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2023-03-22 |
| WATKINSON, John Dudley | Director | 2005-05-12 | 2015-12-31 |
| WHITTAKER, Paul Frederick Garry | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2022-10-13 |
| WITCOMB, Roger Mark | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2006-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglian Water Services Uk Parent Co Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-28 | Active |
| Anglian Water Services Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 311 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.