PORTSMOUTH WATER HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£90m
0% vs 2025
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.9m
-10.2% vs 2025
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 | — | £3,223,000 | £2,894,000 | -10.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,342,000 | £3,223,000 | £2,894,000 | -10.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,342,000 | £3,223,000 | £2,894,000 | -10.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £90,461,000 | £90,461,000 | £90,461,000 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £90,461,000 | £90,461,000 | £90,461,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £90,461,000 | £90,461,000 | £90,461,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | 3.6% | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.0% | 25.5% | 25.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.00x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.78x | 1.93x |
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
- PORTSMOUTH WATER HOLDINGS LIMITED 2002-04-18 → present
- HACKREMCO (NO.1930) LIMITED 2002-02-13 → 2002-04-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have prepared financial forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that, the company will have sufficient funds to settle its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- PORTSMOUTH WATER HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Portsmouth Water Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEWSON, Hayley Elizabeth | Secretary | 2025-09-26 | — | — |
| MILNER, John Christopher | Director | 2021-10-01 | Jun 1976 | British |
| NIXON, Duncan Mckenzie | Director | 2026-03-12 | Jan 1998 | Irish |
| APEX CORPORATE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-10-31 | — | — |
| APEX TRUST CORPORATE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2014-07-02 | — | — |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALFORD, Susan Grace | Secretary | 2002-04-18 | 2003-05-31 |
| HARDYMAN, Christopher Neil | Secretary | 2012-05-24 | 2025-09-25 |
| SMITH, Neville | Secretary | 2003-06-26 | 2012-05-24 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-02-13 | 2002-04-18 |
| BURKE, James Philip Alexander | Director | 2021-05-27 | 2024-03-28 |
| GOWER, Adrian Walton | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2006-10-31 |
| HILLS, Peter Michael | Director | 2002-07-25 | 2004-12-12 |
| HOUGH, Ashley Patrick Roderick | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-05-27 |
| NEEDHAM, Bryan Donald | Director | 2002-07-25 | 2004-11-19 |
| ORTON, Helen Mary Grace | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2021-09-30 |
| PORTEOUS, Roderic Colquhoun | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2015-10-12 |
| ROADNIGHT, Nicholas John | Director | 2002-04-18 | 2012-05-24 |
| SCHWENGBER, Sebastian | Director | 2024-08-22 | 2026-03-11 |
| SHEERAN, Nick John | Director | 2012-05-24 | 2015-01-01 |
| SMITH, Neville | Director | 2002-04-18 | 2018-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Colin Robert | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| CAPITA TRUST COMPANY LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-11-19 | 2014-07-02 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-02-13 | 2002-04-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Loughlin | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-04-01 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Mr David William Owens | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2018-03-16 | Ceased 2021-03-05 |
| Ancala Fornia Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-16 | Ceased 2018-03-16 |
| Mr Mark Shepherd | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-16 |
| Mr David James Ellis | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-16 |
| Mr Stuart Robert Lindsay | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-16 |
| Mr Neville Smith | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-16 |
| Mr Paul Treagust | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-16 |
| Brockhampton Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-13 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-13 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.