NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED
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Cash
£165M
+227.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£165M
+15.2% vs 2024
Employees
3,505
+7.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£114M
+394.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Utilities median
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Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £918,900,000 | £1,017,200,000 | +10.7% | |
| Operating profit | £233,200,000 | £290,900,000 | +24.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £23,000,000 | £113,700,000 | +394.3% | |
| Net profit | £16,500,000 | £84,300,000 | +410.9% | |
| Cash | £50,200,000 | £164,600,000 | +227.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,214,400,000 | £5,542,900,000 | +6.3% | |
| Net assets | £143,000,000 | £164,800,000 | +15.2% | |
| Equity | £143,000,000 | £164,800,000 | +15.2% | |
| Average employees | 3,270 | 3,505 | +7.2% | |
| Wages | £96,500,000 | £102,100,000 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £812,000 | £863,000 | +6.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.4% | 28.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.5% | 5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.5% | 97.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.67x | 0.63x | |
| Interest cover | 1.02x | 1.58x |
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
“Based on the work performed above, we are satisfied that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements and associated disclosure is appropriate.”
Group structure
- NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED · parent
- Northumbrian Water Finance plc 100%
- Reiver Finance Limited 100%
- Reiver Holdings Limited 100%
- Northumbrian Water Company 1 Limited 100%
- Northumbrian Water Company 2 Limited 100%
- Northumbrian Water Company 3 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In November 2024, Ofwat assessed all water companies against its expectations for performance-related executive pay (PRP) remuneration for the period to 31 March 2024.”
- “In December 2024, we received our Final Determination (FD) Indicative Proposals for 2025-30 from Ofwat and we were pleased that they judged it as 'high quality'.”
- “Ofwat has since arrived at a view for NWL that strips the strong balance between the need for investment and the pressure on bills.”
- “On 18 February 2025 the Board appealed to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for redetermination.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOMERVILLE, Richard William Peter | Secretary | 2021-10-08 | — | — |
| BRYCE, Alan Alexander | Director | 2021-04-14 | Sep 1960 | British |
| CHAN, Loi Shun | Director | 2011-10-14 | Aug 1962 | Chinese |
| HARRIS, Thomas Keith | Director | 2026-02-17 | Jul 1964 | British |
| HUNTER, Andrew John | Director | 2011-10-14 | Oct 1958 | British |
| KAM, Hing Lam | Director | 2011-10-14 | Oct 1946 | Chinese |
| MACRAE, Duncan Nicholas | Director | 2026-02-18 | Sep 1970 | British |
| MCGLADE, Jacqueline Myriam, Professor | Director | 2021-07-14 | May 1955 | British |
| MOTTRAM, Heidi | Director | 2010-03-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
| NG, Chiu | Director | 2024-05-20 | Sep 1976 | Chinese |
| ROSEWELL, Bridget Clare | Director | 2021-04-14 | Sep 1951 | British |
| SEXTON, Richard George | Director | 2021-04-14 | Jul 1959 | British |
| TONG BARNES, Wai Che Wendy | Director | 2012-10-08 | Sep 1960 | British |
| VICARY-SMITH, Peter David | Director | 2021-07-14 | May 1962 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKER, Martin | Secretary | 2000-04-01 | 2021-10-08 |
| RAISTRICK, Charles Stuart | Secretary | — | 1993-01-01 |
| WATSON, David John | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| ALLAN, Richard Ronald | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2005-07-28 |
| BABIN, Patrick | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2002-07-25 |
| BALLS, Alastair Gordon | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| BOTREL, Michel Claude Denis | Director | 2004-05-27 | 2005-04-28 |
| BRADBEER, John Derek Richardson, Sir | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| BROWN, Austen Patrick, Sir | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2011-10-20 |
| CAPLE, Lawrence Michael | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2000-03-31 |
| CHAIGNEAU, Alain | Director | 2004-05-27 | 2005-03-17 |
| CHAIGNEAU, Alain | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2003-05-23 |
| CHAUSSADE, Jean Louis | Director | 2004-05-27 | 2005-04-28 |
| CRANSTON, David Gordon | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| CROS, Christophe | Director | 2005-03-17 | 2005-04-28 |
| CUTHBERT, John Arthur | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| FAY, Margaret | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2021-05-31 |
| FOSTER, John Anthony | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| FRAME, Frank Riddell | Director | 2011-11-04 | 2019-12-31 |
| FREW, Anita Margaret | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| GIRVEN, Alan | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| GRAHAM, James | Director | 1997-06-24 | 2000-03-31 |
| GREEN, Christopher Michael | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| GUIRKINGER, Bernard | Director | 2002-07-25 | 2005-04-28 |
| HARDING, Anthony John | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2001-11-01 |
| HARGREAVES, Jonathan Watson, Dr | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1996-03-31 |
| HAYNES, Joseph Antony | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| HOLLIDAY, Frederick George Thomas, Professor Sir | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2006-07-27 |
| IP, Tak Chuen Edmond | Director | 2011-10-14 | 2016-07-14 |
| JOHNS, Christopher Ian | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2020-05-30 |
| JONES, Alan Fredrick | Director | — | 1999-01-01 |
| JONES, Andrew Ceri | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2020-10-23 |
| LACY, Howard Andrew | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1997-06-01 |
| LAMOREUX, Claude Richard | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2011-07-28 |
| LEPIN, Ronald Kenneth | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2006-12-01 |
| LUK, Sai Hong | Director | 2011-10-14 | 2012-10-08 |
| LYSTER, Simon | Director | 2006-09-26 | 2021-05-31 |
| MACMILLAN, Ian | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1996-03-31 |
| MACRAE, Duncan Nicholas | Director | 2011-10-14 | 2026-02-17 |
| NEAVE, Graham | Director | 2002-01-31 | 2014-12-31 |
| NEAVE, Graham | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| NEGRE, Martin Andre Bernard | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| NEGRE, Martin Andre Bernard | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2001-05-02 |
| PETRY, Jacques Francis | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2004-05-27 |
| PRICE, Alfred Colin | Director | 1994-03-31 | 1999-04-01 |
| REW, Paul Francis | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2021-11-22 |
| SCOTT-BARRETT, Alexander John | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2011-10-14 |
| SLAMINKA, Kim Pierre | Director | 2024-05-24 | 2026-02-17 |
| SMITH, Robert Hilton | Director | — | 1993-04-01 |
| SPEED, Hugh David Mcconnachie | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| STRAKER, Michael Ian Bowstead, Sir | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| STRAW, Simon Mark | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| TREBILCO, Deborah-Anne, Dr | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2000-03-31 |
| WANLESS, Derek, Sir | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2011-10-14 |
| WATSON, David John | Director | — | 1993-01-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Jennifer Mary | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northumbrian Water Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 301 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-05 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-05 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.