ANCALA WATER SERVICES INVESTCO LIMITED
Operating as the ultimate parent company for the Ancala Water Services group, this entity is an investment holding vehicle backed by infrastructure fund manager Ancala Partners.
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Cash
£8.8M
-19.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£22M
+40.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
145
+2.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£12M
+13.5% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £71,302,000 | £73,057,000 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £11,817,000 | £13,861,000 | +17.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £10,917,000 | £12,392,000 | +13.5% | |
| Net profit | £4,150,000 | £9,000,000 | £7,798,000 | £9,158,000 | +17.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | £11,030,000 | £8,830,000 | -19.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £40,819,000 | £41,726,000 | +2.2% | |
| Net assets | £15,536,000 | £15,536,000 | £15,473,000 | £21,741,000 | +40.5% | |
| Equity | £15,536,000 | £15,536,000 | £15,473,000 | £21,741,000 | +40.5% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 141 | 145 | +2.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | £7,512,000 | £7,334,000 | -2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £840,000 | £496,000 | -41% |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 16.6% | 19.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 10.9% | 12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 28.9% | 33.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 75.9% | 67.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.83x | 0.95x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 10.93x | 7.72x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors do not believe there are any material uncertainties which may cast significant doubt on the ability of the company & group to continue as a going concern, as such, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- ANCALA WATER SERVICES INVESTCO LIMITED · parent
- Ancala Water Services Topco 1 Limited 100%
- Ancala Water Services Topco Limited 100%
- Ancala Water Services Midco 1 Limited 100%
- Ancala Water Services Midco 2 Limited 100%
- Ancala Water Services Holdco Limited 100%
- Ancala Water Services Bidco Limited 100%
- Ancala Water Services (Estates) Limited 100%
- Ancala Water Services (Defence) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLUNIE, Spence Matthew | Director | 2017-11-23 | Oct 1972 | British |
| HOUGH, Ashley Patrick Roderick | Director | 2019-04-04 | Apr 1983 | British |
| OWENS, David William | Director | 2018-04-09 | Apr 1952 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREANOR, Laura | Secretary | 2019-03-12 | 2020-05-31 |
| BACON, Daniel Imbroinisi | Director | 2017-11-23 | 2019-01-17 |
| HERRIOTT, Charles William Grant | Director | 2018-04-09 | 2018-11-02 |
| PAPAIACOVOU, Michael | Director | 2019-01-17 | 2022-05-19 |
| STATELOVA, Sandra | Director | 2022-05-19 | 2023-08-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancala Uk Infrastructure B Gp Llp (As General Partner Of Ancala Uk Infrstructure Platform B Lp) | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-11-23 | Active |
| Ancala Uk Infrastructure A Gp Llp (As General Partner Of Ancala Uk Infrastructure Platform A Lp) | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2017-11-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-05 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-05 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-09-05 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-28 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2021-09-16 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2021-09-16 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.