ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-18 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£900K
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£1B
-3.8% vs 2024
Employees
5,920
+7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£125M
+206.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,626,600,000 | £1,749,300,000 | |
| Operating profit | £430,900,000 | £495,500,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£117,700,000 | £125,100,000 | |
| Net profit | £102,000,000 | £136,400,000 | |
| Cash | £900,000 | £900,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,825,800,000 | £3,872,700,000 | |
| Net assets | £1,528,800,000 | £1,470,900,000 | |
| Equity | £1,528,800,000 | £1,330,100,000 | |
| Average employees | 5,531 | 5,920 | |
| Wages | £198,000,000 | £209,800,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £945,000 | £374,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+7.5%
£1,626,600,000 £1,749,300,000
-
Cash
0%
£900,000 £900,000
-
Net assets
-3.8%
£1,528,800,000 £1,470,900,000
-
Employees
+7%
5,531 5,920
-
Operating profit
+15%
£430,900,000 £495,500,000
-
Profit before tax
+206.3%
-£117,700,000 £125,100,000
-
Wages
+6%
£198,000,000 £209,800,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 26.5% | 28.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.3% | 12.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.4% | 88.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.06x | 0.05x | |
| Interest cover | 0.79x | 1.34x |
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
“Our evaluation of the directors' assessment of the group's and parent company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months...did not identify material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt...”
Group structure
- ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Anglian Water Services Plc
Significant events
- “Over the past year, we have seen changes to the Board and Executive team, with the appointment of a new Chief Executive, Mark Thurston, and a new Chief Financial Officer, Michael Bradley.”
- “In December 2024, Ofwat published its Final Determination for PR24, a significant regulatory event for the company.”
- “Since joining Anglian Water in July 2024, getting to know the business, our people and our sector has been a priority.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOUGH, Celia Rosalind | Secretary | 2025-11-20 | — | — |
| 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 |
| DURRANT, Kathryn Louise | Director | 2024-03-26 | May 1967 | British |
| FUNNELL, Ian Grant | Director | 2024-08-02 | Jan 1957 | British |
| NASSUPHIS, Alexandros | Director | 2022-09-28 | Oct 1969 | German |
| OGIER, Batiste Thomas Degaris | Director | 2021-11-24 | Aug 1980 | British |
| PHILLIPS-DAVIES, Paul Morton Alistair | Director | 2022-11-23 | Jul 1967 | British |
| RIVAZ, Rosalind Catherine, Dr | Director | 2023-11-21 | Oct 1955 | British |
| THURSTON, Mark John | Director | 2024-08-05 | Jan 1967 | British |
| VASSILEVA, Albena Simeonova | Director | 2024-01-23 | Feb 1975 | Dutch |
Show 56 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 306 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.