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SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES GROUP LIMITED

#04374956 · Active · Incorporated 2002-02-15 (24y 8m) · Last filing 2026-10-09 (this month)
Industrials · SIC 74990 · M Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-12-31 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2027-02-20 (in 4 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£100k

0% vs 2025

Net assets

£1.2bn

0% vs 2025

Employees

—

Average over period

Profit before tax

£0

Period ending 2026-03-31

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31

Metric Trend 2024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover ——— —
Operating profit ——— —
Profit before tax £0£0£0 —
Net profit £0£0£0 —
Cash £100,000£100,000£100,000 0%
Total assets less current liabilities —£1,596,700,000£2,485,500,000 +55.7%
Net assets £1,210,400,000£1,210,400,000£1,210,400,000 0%
Equity £1,210,400,000£1,210,400,000£1,210,400,000 0%
Average employees 00— —
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 2024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 24.2%24.2%51.3%

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 2 times since incorporation

  1. SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES GROUP LIMITED 2003-06-30 → present
  2. FIRST AQUA LIMITED 2002-02-28 → 2003-06-30
  3. SUGARBAY LIMITED 2002-02-15 → 2002-02-28

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, after due and careful enquiry, that the company has sufficient resources for its present requirements and, therefore, consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements to 31 March 2026.”

Group structure

  1. SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES GROUP LIMITED · parent
    1. SWS Group Holdings Limited 100% · UK · Holding company
    2. SWS Holdings Limited · Holding company
    3. Southern Water Services Limited · Supply of Water and Wastewater Services
    4. SW (Finance) I PLC · To raise debt finance
    5. SW (Finance) II Limited · To raise debt finance
    6. Southern Water Executive Pension Scheme Trustees Limited · Dormant
    7. Southern Water Pension Trustees Limited · Dormant

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 32 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
MANNING, Richard Denley John Secretary 2023-10-25 — —
LEDGER, Stuart Neil Director 2023-10-25 Jan 1976 British
MANNING, Richard Denley John Director 2023-10-25 Nov 1964 British
Show 32 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
HALL, Kevin Gregory Secretary 2003-06-09 2015-09-30
STATTON, Joanne Secretary 2015-10-01 2023-10-25
CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2002-02-15 2002-03-01
LEGIS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2002-04-02 2003-06-09
ALEXANDER, David William Director 2005-04-29 2006-04-10
BANON, Jean Claude Director 2003-05-07 2005-04-29
BRYCE, James Alexander Director 2003-05-07 2006-04-10
CARMEDY, Michael Director 2012-01-04 2016-03-31
CULLINAN, Rory Malcolm Director 2003-05-07 2004-10-19
DAWSON, Leslie William Director 2006-04-10 2010-05-26
DERWENT, Stuart Director 2002-04-23 2005-03-17
EDGECLIFFE JOHNSON, Richard Andrew, Mr. Director 2002-03-01 2003-05-07
GIFFIN, David Ronald Director 2003-05-07 2006-04-10
GOODBOURN, Howard Charles Director 2005-03-17 2011-03-07
GOSDEN, Lawrence Karl Director 2022-07-01 2023-10-25
HALL, Kevin Gregory Director 2012-01-04 2015-09-30
LAMBE, William Anthony Director 2016-05-25 2019-01-03
LAYTON, Matthew Robert Nominee Director 2002-02-15 2002-03-01
MANGION, Joesph Bernard Director 2003-05-16 2003-07-16
MANGION, Joseph Bernard Director 2003-09-15 2003-11-30
MCAULAY, Ian James Director 2017-03-31 2022-06-30
NELSON, Richard Anthony Director 2002-03-01 2003-05-07
PECKHAM, Simon Antony Director 2003-05-07 2003-05-13
RICHARDS, Martin Edgar Nominee Director 2002-02-15 2002-03-01
RIOLACCI, Pierre Francois Director 2003-05-07 2006-04-10
ROCHE, Thierry Director 2003-09-15 2006-04-10
STATTON, Joanne Director 2016-10-31 2023-10-25
THIAN, Robert Peter Director 2003-05-13 2008-01-23
WELTON, Michael William Director 2010-05-26 2012-01-04
WORKMAN, John Donald Black Director 2004-10-19 2007-10-15
WRIGHT, Matthew Reginald, Mr. Director 2011-03-14 2016-12-31
IONIC LIMITED Corporate Director 2002-03-01 2003-05-07

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Southern Water Investments Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 185 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-02-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-02-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-02-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-25 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-10-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-10-25 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2023-10-25 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2023-10-25 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-10-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-10-23 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-09-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-02-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-01-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-07-12 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-07-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-02-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-10-07 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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