SWS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.7bn
+109.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £812,600,000 | £1,701,400,000 | +109.4% | |
| Net assets | £812,600,000 | £812,600,000 | £1,701,400,000 | +109.4% | |
| Equity | £812,600,000 | £812,600,000 | £1,701,400,000 | +109.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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
- SWS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 2001-12-14 → present
- FRAMESCREEN LIMITED 2001-11-19 → 2001-12-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe, after due and careful enquiry, that the company has sufficient resources for its present requirements and for the next 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and, therefore, consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis”
Group structure
- SWS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- SWS Holdings Limited 100%
- Southern Water Services Limited 100%
- Southern Water (Finance) I Plc 100%
- Southern Water (Finance) II Ltd 100%
- Southern Water Executive Pension Scheme Trustees Limited 100%
- Southern Water Pension Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 13 November 2025, the company acquired a further 100,000 Ordinary shares of £1 each in SWS Holdings Limited for £5,050 per share, adding £505.0 million to the investment.”
- “On 26 March 2026, the company acquired 100,000 Ordinary shares of £1 each in SWS Holdings Limited for £1,500 per share, and a further 100,000 ordinary shares... adding £383.8 million to the investment”
- “On 22 June 2026, the Southern Water group announced that it had secured a further £300 million of committed equity from Sandstone Bidco Limited to be drawn down on or around 31 March 2027.”
- “On 28 July 2026, Fitch Ratings announced that it has upgraded Southern Water's underlying senior secured debt rating from BBB- to BBB (stable outlook).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REDDING, Sandra Faye | Secretary | 2026-09-01 | — | — |
| LEDGER, Stuart Neil | Director | 2023-10-25 | Jan 1976 | British |
| REDDING, Sandra Faye | Director | 2026-09-01 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Kevin Gregory | Secretary | 2001-12-10 | 2015-09-30 |
| MANNING, Richard Denley John | Secretary | 2023-10-25 | 2026-09-01 |
| STATTON, Joanne | Secretary | 2015-10-01 | 2023-10-25 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-11-19 | 2001-12-10 |
| CARMEDY, Michael | Director | 2012-01-04 | 2016-03-31 |
| DAWSON, Leslie William | Director | 2007-06-21 | 2010-05-26 |
| DELACOUR, Barrie Walter | Director | 2003-05-31 | 2007-04-25 |
| DERWENT, Stuart | Director | 2001-12-10 | 2005-03-17 |
| GOODBOURN, Howard Charles | Director | 2004-06-22 | 2011-03-07 |
| GOSDEN, Lawrence Karl | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-10-25 |
| HALL, Kevin Gregory | Director | 2012-01-04 | 2015-09-30 |
| HUTCHINSON, Eric John | Director | 2001-12-10 | 2003-05-31 |
| LAMBE, William Anthony | Director | 2016-05-25 | 2019-01-03 |
| MANNING, Richard Denley John | Director | 2023-10-25 | 2026-09-01 |
| MCAULAY, Ian James | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2022-06-30 |
| NELSON, Richard Anthony | Director | 2002-04-23 | 2003-05-07 |
| STATTON, Joanne | Director | 2016-10-31 | 2023-10-25 |
| WELTON, Michael William | Director | 2010-05-26 | 2012-01-04 |
| WRIGHT, Matthew Reginald, Mr. | Director | 2011-03-14 | 2016-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-11-19 | 2001-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Water Services Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-09-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.