BRISTOL WATER PLC
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Cash
£300K
-57.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£23M
-0.9% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£200K
-200% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Utilities median
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Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£500,000 | -£1,200,000 | -140% | |
| Profit before tax | £200,000 | -£200,000 | -200% | |
| Net profit | -£100,000 | -£400,000 | -300% | |
| Cash | £700,000 | £300,000 | -57.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £23,200,000 | £23,000,000 | -0.9% | |
| Equity | £23,200,000 | £23,000,000 | -0.9% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.0% | 38.2% | |
| Current ratio | 13.00x | 13.00x | |
| Interest cover | -0.45x | -1.09x |
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
- BRISTOL WATER PLC 1991-12-19 → present
- THE BRISTOL WATERWORKS PLC 1991-11-12 → 1991-12-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has received confirmation from Pennon Group plc that it will provide support to the Company, should it be required, to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the period from approval of the 2025 financial statements through to 22 August 2026.”
Significant events
- “In 2018/19, a buy-in of the scheme was undertaken, and as a result the scheme assets were replaced with an insurance policy which matches the pension scheme's liabilities.”
- “In 2023/24 the Company paid dividends of £143.0m to its parent company, SWW as part of the planned group restructuring steps post statutory transfer.”
- “The 2024/25 year end audit has been Gravita Audit II Limited's first year in office as auditor, they were appointed after the Company conducted a formal tender process in February 2025.”
- “In June 2023, the High Court handed down a decision (Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pension Trustees II Limited and others) which potentially has implications for the validity of amendments made by schemes, including the Company defined benefit schemes, which were contracted-out on a salary-related basis between 6 April 1997 and the abolition of contracting-out in 2016.”
- “OECD Pillar 2 On 20 June 2023, Finance (No.2) Act 2023 was substantively enacted in the UK, introducing the Pillar Two global minimum effective tax rate of 15%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 64 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARARD, Andrew Sheldon | Secretary | 2022-12-01 | — | — |
| FLOWERDEW, Laura | Director | 2024-07-11 | Feb 1976 | British |
Show 64 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALDWELL, Colin | Secretary | 2022-02-22 | 2022-09-08 |
| CALDWELL, Colin | Secretary | 2018-02-01 | 2019-05-30 |
| CALDWELL, Colin | Secretary | 2017-02-04 | 2017-03-31 |
| DELL, Nicholas John | Secretary | 1995-01-01 | 2001-11-04 |
| HANCOCK, Helen | Secretary | 2019-05-30 | 2022-02-14 |
| JONES, Catherine Amanda | Secretary | 2017-04-01 | 2018-01-31 |
| PUGSLEY, Simon Anthony Follett | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2022-12-01 |
| ROBSON, Stephen Charles Robert | Secretary | 2002-01-07 | 2017-02-03 |
| ANGLADA, Miquel | Director | 2016-03-24 | 2016-12-15 |
| AXTELL, Michael Paul | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2018-07-13 |
| BAGOT, Neville Hendry | Director | 1991-12-16 | 1995-01-01 |
| BATES, Arnold John, Doctor | Director | 1991-12-16 | 2008-05-31 |
| BENDING, Jeremy Brice | Director | 2018-10-25 | 2022-03-31 |
| BERNSTEIN, Michael Jonathan | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2016-06-24 |
| BESSEY, Stanley George | Director | 1995-04-01 | 1998-10-23 |
| BITTAN, Jack | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2015-03-26 |
| BLOCKLEY, David Ian, Prof | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2007-05-23 |
| BOOTE, Paul Michael | Director | 2021-06-03 | 2023-12-31 |
| BOURDILLON, Paul | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2015-03-26 |
| BRITO, Robert Richard Mark | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2011-10-05 |
| BROWNING, John Richard | Director | — | 2000-03-31 |
| BUCK, Steven | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-07-11 |
| BURWELL, Dorothy Marie | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2023-02-01 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Jonathan | Director | 2022-04-02 | 2023-02-01 |
| CERMERON ROMERO, Manuel, Sr | Director | 2006-06-19 | 2011-10-05 |
| COOPER, Neil | Director | 2021-06-03 | 2023-02-01 |
| CURLING, Christopher John | Director | 2004-03-03 | 2017-02-28 |
| DAVIS, Robert Graham | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2017-11-23 |
| DAVY, Susan Jane | Director | 2022-03-09 | 2025-12-31 |
| DHAR, Indradoot | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2021-06-03 |
| EVANS, Iain Richard, Mr | Director | 2021-06-03 | 2023-02-01 |
| FLOWERDEW, Laura Ann | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| FRANCIS, Paul Andrew | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2021-06-25 |
| GALI, Miquel Anglada, Sr | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2014-01-30 |
| GARCIA BERENGUER, Luis Rodolfo, Sr | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2016-12-15 |
| GUIJARRO FERRER, Juan Antonio, Sr | Director | 2006-06-19 | 2011-10-05 |
| HARDING, Anthony John | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2016-03-24 |
| HEATON-ARMSTRONG, Charles William Patrick | Director | 1991-12-16 | 1994-09-30 |
| HEMUS, Anthony John | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-06-19 |
| ICHISHI, Hajime | Director | 2012-05-10 | 2021-06-03 |
| IGHODARO, Claire Aimie Clara | Director | 2022-04-02 | 2023-02-01 |
| KARAM, Mehran | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2023-02-01 |
| KING, Michael John | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2015-12-31 |
| KNOWLSON, Peter Donald | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| LUDEMAN, Keith Lawrence | Director | 2012-07-26 | 2022-03-31 |
| MALAN, Paul Richard | Director | 2016-07-07 | 2021-06-03 |
| MCAULIFFE, James Edward | Director | 2018-11-29 | 2022-03-31 |
| MCILWRAITH, Peter | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2016-05-31 |
| MILLER, Stuart Mark | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2012-05-10 |
| MORTON, Ian Charles | Director | 1991-12-16 | 1994-09-30 |
| NAVARRO AGULLO, Manuel, Sr | Director | 2006-06-19 | 2010-09-09 |
| NIELD, Andrew Simon | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2007-11-30 |
| PARSONS, Alan | Director | 1993-12-12 | 2011-09-30 |
| PELLEGRI, Stefano | Director | 2007-11-26 | 2010-11-23 |
| RIDER, Gillian Ann, Dr | Director | 2022-04-02 | 2023-02-01 |
| ROZMAN JURADO, Ciril, Sr | Director | 2007-05-23 | 2010-11-23 |
| SMALLWOOD, Trevor | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2008-09-23 |
| SMERDON, Michael David | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2018-02-28 |
| TUTTON, Timothy Edward | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| VALLS RIERA, Jordi, Sr | Director | 2011-03-29 | 2011-10-05 |
| WOOD, Tracey Alison | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-06-19 |
| WOODHOUSE, Loraine | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2023-02-01 |
| WOOLLEY, John Moger | Director | 2005-07-18 | 2012-07-26 |
| WYATT, Roger William | Director | 1991-12-16 | 2006-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Water Core Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 294 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-23 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.