OSPREY ACQUISITIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£635m
-1.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£2.4bn
+15.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
6,123
+3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£60m
-69.7% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £1,628,700,000 | £1,762,300,000 | £2,106,500,000 | +19.5% | |
| Operating profit | £410,100,000 | £477,900,000 | £606,700,000 | +27% | |
| Profit before tax | £81,900,000 | £199,100,000 | £60,400,000 | -69.7% | |
| Net profit | £63,300,000 | — | £46,600,000 | — | |
| Cash | £505,700,000 | £642,500,000 | £634,900,000 | -1.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,759,400,000 | £13,220,700,000 | £15,000,900,000 | +13.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,937,600,000 | £2,036,500,000 | £2,360,600,000 | +15.9% | |
| Equity | £1,937,600,000 | £2,036,500,000 | £2,360,600,000 | +15.9% | |
| Average employees | 5,603 | 5,946 | 6,123 | +3% | |
| Wages | £271,400,000 | £299,300,000 | £344,200,000 | +15% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,890,000 | £1,470,000 | £2,777,000 | +88.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,304,000 | £574,000 | £1,858,000 | +223.7% |
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 | 25.2% | 27.1% | 28.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | — | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.2% | 3.6% | 4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.3% | 86.4% | 85.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.25x | 1.03x | 1.82x | |
| Interest cover | 0.69x | 1.02x | 1.17x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe, after due and careful enquiry, that the Group has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and, therefore, consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the 2026 financial statements.”
Group structure
- OSPREY ACQUISITIONS LIMITED · parent
- Anglian Water (Osprey) Financing Plc 100%
- AWG Parent Co Limited 100%
- Alexander Morrison Limited 100%
- Ambury Developments Limited 100%
- Anglian Water Direct Limited 100%
- Anglian Water Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “From April 2025, the government announced an increase to employers National Insurance contributions from 13.8% up to 15%.”
- “Anglian Water went live with the first release of its phased transition to SAP S4 Hana.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 58 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOUGH, Celia Rosalind | Secretary | 2025-11-20 | — | — |
| BRADLEY, Michael Paul | Director | 2024-11-28 | Jul 1963 | British |
| CHESHIRE, Ian Michael, Sir | Director | 2026-07-14 | Aug 1959 | British |
| THURSTON, Mark John | Director | 2024-08-05 | Jan 1967 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Paul Frederick Garry | Director | 2023-08-01 | Apr 1960 | British |
Show 58 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRTH, Patrick | Secretary | 2006-12-20 | 2008-05-03 |
| RUSSELL, Claire Tytherleigh | Secretary | 2008-05-03 | 2025-11-19 |
| JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-08-24 | 2006-12-19 |
| BANERJEA, Projesh | Director | 2018-06-22 | 2021-05-31 |
| BARRY, John Richard | Director | 2018-03-22 | 2021-06-01 |
| BEVANS, Greame Francis | Director | 2006-08-24 | 2010-07-28 |
| BILLINGHAM, Stephen Robert, Dr | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| BOURBONNAIS, Andre | Director | 2010-07-28 | 2015-02-13 |
| BRYCE, James Alexander | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2015-07-23 |
| BRYCE, James Alexander | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2021-05-31 |
| BRYCE, James Alexander | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2015-06-04 |
| BUCK, Steven John | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2023-11-22 |
| CHINTAMANENI, Deepu Prasad | Director | 2020-07-21 | 2021-05-31 |
| COX, Andrew Julian Frederick | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2016-06-14 |
| COX, Jonson | Director | 2007-01-25 | 2010-03-31 |
| DONNELLY, Anthony | Director | 2023-11-23 | 2024-11-27 |
| FETTER, Daniel Karl | Director | 2007-05-24 | 2012-03-31 |
| FETTER, Daniel Karl | Director | 2007-05-24 | 2010-07-28 |
| HICKSON, Peter Charles Fletcher | Director | 2007-02-07 | 2009-02-27 |
| HIRST, John Raymond | Director | 2020-07-21 | 2024-01-24 |
| HOGG, Cressida Mary | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2018-05-23 |
| HOGG, Cressida Mary | Director | 2006-09-12 | 2014-03-31 |
| JAMAI, Mamoun | Director | 2018-06-22 | 2021-05-31 |
| KERSCHL, Werner | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2016-07-20 |
| KING, Neil Edmund | Director | 2006-08-24 | 2006-09-12 |
| KOETTERING, Andreas Herman | Director | 2012-03-31 | 2014-12-01 |
| KOSKI, Christopher Robert | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2007-05-24 |
| LATHAM, Daniel Vincent | Director | 2008-02-07 | 2008-09-25 |
| LIAU, Andrew Samuel | Director | 2007-05-24 | 2008-12-12 |
| LONGHURST, Scott Robert James | Director | 2007-01-25 | 2019-07-31 |
| MEHTA, Manoj | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2020-07-20 |
| MEHTA, Manoj | Director | 2007-11-27 | 2013-05-13 |
| MILLS, Niall Patrick | Director | 2008-09-25 | 2021-05-31 |
| MOLONEY, Damian Joseph | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2007-09-19 |
| MONTAGUE, Adrian Alastair, Sir | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2015-01-22 |
| NAPIER, Robert Stewart | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| NAPIER, Robert Stewart | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2021-03-31 |
| NAPIER, Robert Stewart | Director | 2015-01-22 | 2015-03-31 |
| NASSUPHIS, Alexandros | Director | 2018-07-18 | 2021-05-31 |
| NASSUPHIS, Alexandros | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2018-06-22 |
| O'REILLY, Christine Elizabeth | Director | 2007-11-27 | 2012-09-05 |
| OGIER, Batiste Thomas Degaris | Director | 2019-07-26 | 2021-05-31 |
| OGIER, Batiste Thomas Degaris | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2018-07-18 |
| OGIER, Batiste Thomas Degaris | Director | 2014-07-21 | 2015-11-25 |
| QUEEN, Michael James | Director | 2007-01-25 | 2007-10-12 |
| RIGNEY, Damian Christopher | Director | 2006-08-24 | 2007-05-24 |
| RIVAZ, Rosalind Catherine, Dr | Director | 2024-01-25 | 2026-07-13 |
| ROGERS, Mark Nicholas | Director | 2012-09-05 | 2015-11-25 |
| SEYMOUR, Christian | Director | 2006-08-24 | 2016-07-20 |
| SIMPSON, Peter John | Director | 2010-01-30 | 2024-08-04 |
| STONE, Timothy John | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2015-06-04 |
| SYMONDS, Duncan John | Director | 2020-07-21 | 2021-05-31 |
| SYMONDS, Duncan John | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2020-07-20 |
| TAYLOR, Duncan Robert | Director | 2007-01-25 | 2007-09-17 |
| VINEBURG, Stephen John | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2008-02-28 |
| WHITE, Philip Joseph | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2018-02-21 |
| WHITE, Philip Joseph | Director | 2007-11-27 | 2012-05-29 |
| WITCOMB, Roger Mark | Director | 2007-01-25 | 2011-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osprey Investco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-10 | Active |
| Osprey Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.