YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Operating as Yorkshire Water, the company is a regulated regional water and wastewater utility serving Yorkshire and surrounding areas as a subsidiary of the infrastructure-backed Kelda Group.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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8 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 | £1,227,000,000 | £1,299,400,000 | £1,639,800,000 | +26.2% | |
| Operating profit | £236,600,000 | £324,200,000 | £464,200,000 | +43.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £99,100,000 | £429,600,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £67,400,000 | £315,400,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £49,700,000 | £490,500,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,160,900,000 | £11,206,600,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,209,700,000 | £1,473,700,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £1,209,700,000 | £1,473,700,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 3,686 | 3,876 | — | — | |
| Wages | £165,800,000 | £184,800,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,300,000 | £2,000,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £1,000,000 | £700,000 | — | — |
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 | 19.3% | 24.9% | 28.3% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 24.3% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.3% | 2.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 88.9% | 87.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 1.51x | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.57x | 0.90x | 1.47x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Financial Statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the Financial Statements and that there are no material uncertainties to disclose.”
Group structure
- YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Yorkshire Water Services Finance Limited 100%
- Yorkshire Water Finance Plc 100%
Significant events
- “On 17 June 2026, EQT Active Core Infrastructure acquired a 42% shareholding in Kelda Holdings Limited, the ultimate parent company of Yorkshire Water.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 81 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Katharine Olivia Helen | Secretary | 2018-08-22 | — | — |
| ABI-SALLOUM, Kamal | Director | 2025-07-03 | Oct 1982 | British |
| ALAMGIR, Furqan | Director | 2024-10-01 | Feb 1985 | British |
| BALLANCE, Anthony John, Dr | Director | 2026-08-14 | Nov 1964 | British |
| DENCH, Andrew James | Director | 2017-09-13 | Aug 1969 | British |
| GEE, Martin Anthony | Director | 2025-05-06 | Dec 1977 | British |
| KOYA, Kunal Mehul | Director | 2026-06-17 | Nov 1983 | British |
| LEWIS, Jonathan James Muschamp | Director | 2026-07-28 | Oct 1961 | British,American |
| MERRICK, Andrew David | Director | 2019-06-01 | Jun 1961 | British |
| MURRAY, Vanda | Director | 2021-07-01 | Dec 1960 | British |
| SCARSELLA, Basil | Director | 2026-08-07 | Sep 1955 | British |
| SHAW, Lucy Nicola | Director | 2022-05-09 | May 1969 | British |
Show 81 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMSDEN, Mark | Secretary | 2018-03-21 | 2018-08-22 |
| BRIMBLECOMBE, David John | Secretary | 1995-04-01 | 1998-04-01 |
| DOWNES, Jane Claire | Secretary | 2000-07-21 | 2000-09-25 |
| FORREST, Chantal | Secretary | 2014-12-31 | 2018-01-31 |
| HUDSON, Philip John | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2007-04-27 |
| JONES, Rachel | Secretary | 1998-04-01 | 2000-07-21 |
| MCFARLANE, Stuart Douglas | Secretary | 2007-04-27 | 2014-12-31 |
| MCFARLANE, Stuart Douglas | Secretary | 2000-09-25 | 2005-01-01 |
| PLIMLEY, Martin Wilfred | Secretary | — | 1995-04-01 |
| ACKROYD, Richard Keith | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2008-03-07 |
| ACKROYD, Richard Keith | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2000-07-24 |
| ALLAN, Julie Jane | Director | 2007-07-30 | 2009-05-29 |
| AUTY, Scott | Director | 2025-01-20 | 2026-06-17 |
| AUTY, Scott | Director | 2017-09-13 | 2023-11-20 |
| AUTY, Scott | Director | 2010-07-28 | 2012-03-31 |
| BAINBRIDGE, Allison Margaret | Director | 2002-11-27 | 2010-03-31 |
| BALDWIN, Stuart Harvey | Director | 2011-11-23 | 2012-03-31 |
| BALDWIN, Stuart Harvey | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2010-03-24 |
| BARBER, Elizabeth Marian | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2022-05-06 |
| BARNES, Wendy Jacqueline | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| BEER, Simon Daniel | Director | 2024-11-26 | 2026-06-30 |
| BEJAR OCHOA, Juan | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2009-07-13 |
| BOND, Kevin Patrick, Dr | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2000-04-10 |
| CAUMETTE, Isabelle Catherine Veronique | Director | 2023-11-20 | 2026-06-17 |
| COX, Jonson | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| DIXON, Graham | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2013-03-03 |
| DOHERTY, Pamela Jane | Director | 2017-09-13 | 2019-01-31 |
| DUNLOP, John Michael | Director | 1993-10-14 | 1996-02-29 |
| EVENDEN, Rhys David | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2011-10-26 |
| FIRLOTTE, Charles Victor | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| FISHER, Christopher Charles | Director | 2004-10-19 | 2008-02-26 |
| FLANDERS, Tracy | Director | 1994-03-07 | 1999-03-31 |
| FLINT, Richard David | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2019-09-13 |
| GOUGH, Charles Brandon, Sir | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| HARRISON, Alan | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2012-04-04 |
| HAVENHAND, Martin Stephen | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| HAYSOM, Charles Stewart | Director | 2011-04-27 | 2017-09-12 |
| HINTON, Andrew Peter | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2000-11-21 |
| HODGKIN, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2008-04-30 | 2010-05-27 |
| HOULDEN, John Russell | Director | 2022-01-19 | 2025-06-27 |
| HYDE, Roger | Director | 2005-06-21 | 2014-06-27 |
| INMAN, Paul Sybray | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2025-05-31 |
| JOHNS, Christopher Ian | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2023-02-28 |
| JONES, Gordon Pearce, Sir | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| KERRY, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2007-07-30 |
| KOEPPEL, Holly Keller | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2012-03-31 |
| LAYFIELD, John | Director | — | 2000-03-31 |
| LEWIS, Michelle | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2014-03-07 |
| LORKIN, Mark Edwin | Director | 2010-07-28 | 2012-03-31 |
| MEDALOVA, Nicola Anne | Director | 2025-09-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| MOIR, Maria Karen | Director | 2000-06-26 | 2000-11-10 |
| MOIR, Maria Karen | Director | 1996-09-02 | 2000-03-31 |
| MUNCASTER, Nevil George | Director | 2013-05-29 | 2021-07-31 |
| MURDOCH, Ian Galbraith | Director | — | 1995-04-06 |
| NAPIER, John Alan | Director | 2000-04-18 | 2008-09-01 |
| NEWTON, Trevor | Director | — | 1996-05-31 |
| NICHOLS, Margot | Director | 1995-06-20 | 1997-05-07 |
| O'TOOLE, Raymond | Director | 2025-09-23 | 2026-06-17 |
| O'TOOLE, Raymond | Director | 2014-06-27 | 2023-07-05 |
| OSBORNE, Michael Peter Francis | Director | 2017-09-13 | 2021-10-27 |
| O`KANE, John Peter | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2002-09-30 |
| PARRY JONES, Richard | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2016-05-31 |
| PENNY, Mark Sean | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2011-10-14 |
| PHILLIPS, Helen Mary, Dr | Director | 2012-03-28 | 2014-12-31 |
| PINNOCK, Kathryn Mary, The Baroness Pinnock | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| RABIN, Anthony Leon Philip | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| ROBERTS, Derek Franklyn | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2004-10-19 |
| ROBSON-CAPPS, Teresa | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| ROGERSON, Pamela Jane | Director | 2011-04-27 | 2015-03-31 |
| SETO, Jane | Director | 2010-07-28 | 2012-03-31 |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Anthony John | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| SMITH, Michael Clayton | Director | 2002-11-27 | 2007-05-31 |
| STEWART, Margaret | Director | 1996-04-18 | 1998-01-27 |
| STONES, Clive John | Director | — | 1999-12-13 |
| TAYLOR, John Mitchell | Director | — | 1995-06-30 |
| TUNLEY, Charles Arthur | Director | — | 1995-04-06 |
| UNWIN, Julia, Dame | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| WARD, Antony Ian | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| WHITEMAN, Kevin Ian | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2015-03-31 |
| WYLLIE, Andrew | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2026-08-31 |
| WYNN, Paul David, Non-Exectuive Director | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2005-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Water Services Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 348 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-07-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 8
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.