ANCALA WATER SERVICES TOPCO LIMITED
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Cash
£121K
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£16M
0% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
-85.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£2,000 | £0 | +100% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,846,000 | £7,020,000 | £20,456,000 | £2,996,000 | -85.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,846,000 | £7,020,000 | £20,456,000 | £2,996,000 | -85.4% | |
| Cash | £7,000 | £6,000 | £121,000 | £121,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,239,000 | £15,656,000 | £15,658,000 | £15,654,000 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £17,636,000 | £15,656,000 | £15,658,000 | £15,654,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £17,636,000 | £15,656,000 | £15,658,000 | £15,654,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 18.43x | 17.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 0.00x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After due consideration of all relevant factors, including the current economic environment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future taking into account additional bank covenants that have arisen following the refinancing on 28th September 2023.”
Group structure
- ANCALA WATER SERVICES TOPCO LIMITED · parent
- Ancala Water Services Midco 1 Limited 100%
- Ancala Water Services Midco 2 Limited 100%
- Ancala Water Services Holdco Limited 100%
- Ancala Water Services Bidco Limited 100%
- Ancala Water Services (Estates) Limited 100%
- Ancala Water Services (Defence) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “the group has successfully refinanced in September 2023 through to 2028”
- “The primary 25 year contract with MOD runs to 30 November 2028”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLUNIE, Spence Matthew | Director | 2017-11-09 | Oct 1972 | British |
| HOUGH, Ashley Patrick Roderick | Director | 2019-04-04 | Apr 1983 | British |
| OWENS, David William | Director | 2018-04-09 | Apr 1952 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREANOR, Laura | Secretary | 2019-03-12 | 2020-05-31 |
| BACON, Daniel Imbroinisi | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2019-01-17 |
| HERRIOTT, Charles William Grant | Director | 2018-04-09 | 2018-11-02 |
| PAPAIACOVOU, Michael | Director | 2019-01-17 | 2022-05-19 |
| STATELOVA, Sandra | Director | 2022-05-19 | 2023-08-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancala Water Services Topco 1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-03-27 | Active |
| Ancala Water Services Investco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-11-24 | Ceased 2020-03-27 |
| Ancala Uk Infrastructure A Gp Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-11-09 | Ceased 2017-11-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 47 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-05 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-09-05 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-28 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2021-09-17 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.