YORKSHIRE WATER FINANCE PLC
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Cash
£893k
+13% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£20m
-9.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.8m
+89.7% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £6,875,000 | -£17,197,000 | -£1,775,000 | +89.7% | |
| Net profit | £6,844,000 | -£17,229,000 | -£1,809,000 | +89.5% | |
| Cash | £690,000 | £790,000 | £893,000 | +13% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,386,030,000 | £5,110,728,000 | £5,511,658,000 | +7.8% | |
| Net assets | -£1,217,000 | -£18,446,000 | -£20,255,000 | -9.8% | |
| Equity | -£1,217,000 | -£18,446,000 | -£20,255,000 | -9.8% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 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 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.0% | 100.4% | 100.3% | |
| Current ratio | 46.59x | 44.73x | 13.47x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that there are no material uncertainties that could cast significant doubt over the ability of Yorkshire Water to continue as a going concern, and therefore in turn the ability of the company to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 15 July 2025, the company agreed terms for the issue of £375.0m sustainability bonds which mature in July 2033 with a coupon rate of 6.00% and £325.0m sustainability bonds which mature in July 2040 with a coupon rate of 6.625%. The bonds were issued on 22 July 2025.”
- “On 17 June 2026, EQT Active Core Infrastructure acquired a 42% shareholding in Kelda Holdings Limited, the ultimate parent company of Yorkshire Water Finance Plc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Katharine Olivia Helen | Secretary | 2018-08-22 | — | — |
| GEE, Martin Anthony | Director | 2025-06-01 | Dec 1977 | British |
| SHAW, Lucy Nicola | Director | 2022-05-09 | May 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMSDEN, Mark | Secretary | 2018-07-02 | 2018-08-22 |
| BARBER, Elizabeth Marian | Director | 2018-07-02 | 2022-05-06 |
| FLINT, Richard David | Director | 2018-07-02 | 2019-09-12 |
| INMAN, Paul Sybray | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2025-05-31 |
| JOHNS, Christopher Ian | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2023-02-28 |
| SMITH, Katharine Olivia Helen | Director | 2018-10-08 | 2020-10-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Water Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-08-16 | Active |
| Kelda Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-07-02 | Ceased 2018-08-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 40 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.