SOUTH WEST WATER FINANCE PLC
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Cash
£2.4m
+57.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£28m
-4.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.3m
-7.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | -£50,000 | -£21,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,203,000 | -£1,245,000 | -£1,338,000 | -7.5% | |
| Net profit | -£892,000 | -£934,000 | -£1,247,000 | -33.5% | |
| Cash | £684,000 | £1,521,000 | £2,400,000 | +57.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £577,479,000 | £1,231,943,000 | £1,540,065,000 | +25% | |
| Net assets | £30,521,000 | £29,587,000 | £28,340,000 | -4.2% | |
| Equity | £30,521,000 | £29,587,000 | £28,340,000 | -4.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £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 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | -0.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.8% | 97.7% | 98.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | 0.99x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | -0.00x | -0.00x | — |
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
- SOUTH WEST WATER FINANCE PLC 2006-04-13 → present
- EAGLETRIBE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2006-02-27 → 2006-04-13
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 also had access to South West Water Limited's internal financial viability assessment that covers a period from the balance sheet date to 2033 and are satisfied there is not a significant risk to South West Water Finance plc's going concern status to 31 October 2027 or long-term viability.”
Significant events
- “On 7 July 2026, the Company announced the successful pricing of £250.0 million 6.000% fixed rate guaranteed notes due 2035 and £100.0 million 3.806% index-linked guaranteed notes due 2041 under its Euro Medium Term Note ("EMTN") programme. The notes are expected to be issued on 16 July 2026, subject to final legal documentation and customary closing conditions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARARD, Andrew Sheldon | Secretary | 2022-12-01 | — | — |
| FLOWERDEW, Laura | Director | 2024-07-11 | Feb 1976 | British |
| TREGENNA, Christopher Paul | Director | 2022-12-15 | May 1977 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen Patricia | Secretary | 2016-03-25 | 2018-11-22 |
| HEELEY, Margaret Lilian | Secretary | 2012-03-13 | 2014-07-28 |
| MASSIE, Scott Edward | Secretary | 2018-11-22 | 2020-07-31 |
| PUGSLEY, Simon Anthony Follett | Secretary | 2018-11-22 | 2022-11-22 |
| SENIOR, Karen | Secretary | 2016-03-25 | 2021-04-06 |
| WOODIER, Kenneth David | Secretary | 2006-04-06 | 2016-03-25 |
| ZMUDA, Richard Cyril | Secretary | 2012-03-13 | 2016-11-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-02-27 | 2006-04-06 |
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen Patricia | Director | 2016-03-25 | 2018-11-22 |
| BATY, Robert John | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2006-07-31 |
| BOOTE, Paul Michael | Director | 2016-05-31 | 2023-12-31 |
| BUCK, Steven | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-07-11 |
| DAVY, Susan Jane | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2015-02-18 |
| DUPONT, David Jeremy | Director | 2006-04-06 | 2015-01-31 |
| HOOPER, Anthony Raymond | Director | 2006-04-06 | 2016-05-31 |
| HUGHES, Richard Mark Peek | Director | 2006-04-06 | 2007-08-31 |
| LOUGHLIN, Christopher | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| PUGSLEY, Simon Anthony Follet | Director | 2018-11-22 | 2022-11-22 |
| ROWE, Louise Frances | Director | 2015-02-18 | 2022-09-01 |
| WOODIER, Kenneth David | Director | 2006-04-06 | 2016-03-25 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-02-27 | 2006-04-06 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-02-27 | 2006-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West Water Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-09-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-12-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.