SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
+158.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£29m
+3% vs 2025
Employees
54
-34.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.3m
+83.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £68,727,826 | £71,281,016 | £75,850,150 | +6.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£15,696,328 | -£6,798,666 | £252,417 | +103.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£16,362,533 | -£8,198,574 | -£1,348,193 | +83.6% | |
| Net profit | -£16,407,681 | -£7,706,687 | £913,439 | +111.9% | |
| Cash | £490,670 | £495,073 | £1,281,335 | +158.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£22,310,993 | -£30,065,585 | -£29,173,788 | +3% | |
| Net assets | -£22,483,455 | -£30,187,114 | -£29,269,132 | +3% | |
| Equity | -£22,483,455 | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 95 | 83 | 54 | -34.9% | |
| Wages | £3,902,052 | £3,555,860 | £2,351,248 | -33.9% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -22.8% | -9.5% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | -23.9% | -10.8% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 200.5% | 253.4% | 235.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.43x | 0.37x | 0.37x | |
| Interest cover | -22.96x | -4.68x | 0.15x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER SERVICES LIMITED 1999-04-14 → present
- SUTTON WATER SERVICES LIMITED 1997-01-15 → 1999-04-14
- THE SUTTON DISTRICT WATER COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED 1991-03-28 → 1997-01-15
- RAPID 9348 LIMITED 1989-11-24 → 1991-03-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the net current liabilities and financial position of SESWS and concluded that it will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. For these purposes, the foreseeable future is taken to mean a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Pennon Group Plc (the ultimate holding company of SESWS) have made a commitment in the form of a letter of financial support to SESWS for up to a period of 15 months after the signing of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “SES HS ceased trading in March 2025 and completed a full wind-down of operations, with trading activity fully terminated by May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLOWERDEW, Laura | Director | 2025-03-17 | Feb 1976 | British |
| RINGHAM, Paul Michael | Director | 2026-01-14 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOODWORTH, Paul Richard | Secretary | 1996-09-13 | 2000-06-15 |
| HORNBY, Jenny Belinda | Secretary | 2000-06-15 | 2008-05-31 |
| LORING, Christopher Thomas | Secretary | — | 1996-06-26 |
| BRADY, Colin Raymond | Director | 1996-04-24 | 2006-02-28 |
| CAIN, Ian Paul | Director | 2024-01-10 | 2026-01-14 |
| CHADWICK, John Robert | Director | 2010-01-12 | 2016-04-01 |
| CHAPMAN, Neil James | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2015-11-30 |
| CREEDON, Aidan Patrick Michael | Director | 2000-06-15 | 2001-05-04 |
| CROSS, Graham Antony | Director | 1993-09-24 | 1996-08-30 |
| DI VITA, Giuseppe | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| FERRAR, Anthony John David | Director | 2010-01-12 | 2016-04-01 |
| FISHER, Nicholas John | Director | 1996-04-24 | 2009-12-31 |
| HOLDER, Philip Bernard | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2010-01-31 |
| HOLMAN, Graham David | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2024-01-10 |
| HUMPHREYS, Graham Keith | Director | 2003-10-17 | 2006-01-13 |
| INAMI, Shinsuke | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2022-06-01 |
| KENNEDY, Andrew David | Director | — | 1996-02-08 |
| KERR, Paul | Director | 2024-01-10 | 2025-02-28 |
| LORING, Christopher Thomas | Director | — | 1996-06-26 |
| MASUO, Akira | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-03-22 |
| MORII, Shingo | Director | 2023-01-16 | 2024-01-10 |
| NAKATANI, Masahito | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2020-03-31 |
| NAKATANI, Masahito | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2020-03-31 |
| SIMMONDS, Harry Keith | Director | — | 1993-09-24 |
| STOKES, Simon Gary | Director | 2003-10-17 | 2006-04-28 |
| SUZUKI, Mayu, Ms. | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2023-01-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cheam Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.