YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES FINANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£8m
+1,205.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£5.2m
+3.6% vs 2025
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£198k
+104.6% first positive since 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-17.
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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 | £2,276,000 | -£4,295,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,276,000 | -£4,295,000 | £198,000 | +104.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,276,000 | -£4,295,000 | £198,000 | +104.6% | |
| Cash | £614,000 | £614,000 | £8,014,000 | +1,205.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,135,794,000 | £1,165,749,000 | £1,202,687,000 | +3.2% | |
| Net assets | -£1,132,000 | -£5,427,000 | -£5,229,000 | +3.6% | |
| Equity | -£1,132,000 | -£5,427,000 | -£5,229,000 | +3.6% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | -0.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.1% | 100.5% | 100.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 81.67x | |
| Interest cover | 0.03x | -0.07x | — |
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
- YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES FINANCE LIMITED 2008-12-17 → present
- YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES FINANCE PLC 2003-02-11 → 2008-12-17
- INHOCO 2797 PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2003-01-14 → 2003-02-11
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 17 June 2026, EQT Active Core Infrastructure acquired a 42% shareholding in Kelda Holdings Limited, the ultimate parent company of Yorkshire Water Services Finance Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Katharine Olivia Helen | Secretary | 2018-10-08 | — | — |
| GEE, Martin Anthony | Director | 2025-06-01 | Dec 1977 | British |
| SHAW, Lucy Nicola | Director | 2022-05-09 | May 1969 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Emma Suzanne | Secretary | 2003-01-14 | 2003-01-31 |
| FORREST, Chantal | Secretary | 2014-12-31 | 2017-12-15 |
| HUDSON, Philip John | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2007-04-27 |
| MCFARLANE, Stuart Douglas | Secretary | 2007-04-27 | 2014-12-31 |
| MCFARLANE, Stuart Douglas | Secretary | 2003-01-31 | 2005-01-01 |
| ACKROYD, Richard Keith | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2008-03-07 |
| BAINBRIDGE, Allison Margaret | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2010-03-31 |
| BARBER, Elizabeth Marian | Director | 2010-11-02 | 2022-05-06 |
| FLINT, Richard David | Director | 2016-08-04 | 2019-09-12 |
| FORREST, Chantal Benedicte | Director | 2014-12-31 | 2017-12-15 |
| INMAN, Paul Sybray | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2025-05-31 |
| JOHNS, Christopher Ian | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2023-02-28 |
| LEECE, Ian | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2014-03-31 |
| SMITH, Katharine Olivia Helen | Director | 2018-10-08 | 2020-10-19 |
| WHITEMAN, Kevin Ian | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2015-03-31 |
| A B & C SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-01-14 | 2003-01-31 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-14 | 2003-01-31 |
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 | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 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 | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.