SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£37M
+170% vs 2024
Net assets
£53M
+16.6% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£12M
+101.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER PLC 2008-07-04 → present
- SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER LIMITED 2008-07-02 → 2008-07-04
- SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER PLC 1991-11-25 → 2008-07-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £75,887,000 | £96,616,000 | |
| Operating profit | £15,694,000 | £22,963,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,113,000 | £12,341,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,354,000 | £8,948,000 | |
| Cash | £13,850,000 | £37,400,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £717,357,000 | £742,602,000 | |
| Net assets | £45,875,000 | £53,490,000 | |
| Equity | £45,875,000 | £53,490,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.7% | 23.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.2% | 3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.3% | 93.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | 1.46x | 1.98x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Significant events
- “Record-breaking dry weather and a once-in-140-year drought impacted the South Staffs region over spring/summer 2025.”
- “Started work on an ambitious £926 million investment programme (AMP8) for 2025-2030 to secure the water future.”
- “In July 2025, the Environment Agency announced that the West Midlands had officially entered into drought.”
- “Launched a mains replacement programme in July 2025, replacing 250 km of water mains over five years.”
- “Launched a £55 million universal metering programme in the South Staffs region in August 2025.”
- “On 25 June 2025, a second interim dividend of £1.84 million was approved for the financial year 31 March 2025.”
- “In July 2022, South Staffordshire Plc experienced a criminal cyber-attack, with associated legal costs incurred during the year classified as exceptional.”
- “A contingent liability referenced in the 31 March 2025 annual report has crystallised, with £1.2 million settled in October 2025.”
- “On 27 November 2025, an interim dividend of £4.18 million was approved after the reporting period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRETTON, Caroline Ann | Secretary | 2022-02-02 | — | — |
| BARKER, Ian Charles | Director | 2022-04-12 | Nov 1953 | British |
| CUMMINGS, Alice Sarah Louise | Director | 2020-05-14 | Nov 1963 | British |
| JOHNSON, Stephen | Director | 2026-03-09 | Dec 1960 | British |
| KARPATHAKIS, Elena | Director | 2025-04-30 | Jan 1979 | British |
| MAHER, Charlotte Tamsyn | Director | 2023-09-28 | Jun 1980 | British |
| NAHORNY, Mikhail | Director | 2026-02-23 | Jul 1979 | British |
| O'SULLIVAN, Jim | Director | 2025-04-01 | May 1959 | British |
| VAUGHAN, Sara Lyn | Director | 2025-02-10 | May 1964 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COATHUP, Stephen Paul | Secretary | — | 1995-07-12 |
| GOODWIN, Jason Richard | Secretary | 2007-08-31 | 2019-05-10 |
| MCGEOGHAN, Andrew John | Secretary | 2019-05-10 | 2022-02-02 |
| PAGE, Adrian Peter | Secretary | 1998-04-27 | 2007-08-31 |
| WHITTY, Brian Howard | Secretary | 1995-07-17 | 1998-04-27 |
| ANTOLIK, Peter Szymon | Director | 2018-10-25 | 2025-12-31 |
| BARBER, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2009-10-23 | 2013-12-31 |
| BISHOP, Jeffrey Anthony | Director | 1995-10-10 | 2002-05-21 |
| BLACK, Alexander William Francis | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2013-07-30 |
| BOWEN, Michael Probert | Director | 1995-10-10 | 2001-04-12 |
| CAPENER, Paul Anthony | Director | 1995-10-10 | 1999-06-30 |
| CARNELL, John, Dr | Director | 1997-11-17 | 2010-10-31 |
| CLAVIJO, Jesus Olmos | Director | 2013-07-30 | 2015-07-30 |
| COATHUP, Stephen Paul | Director | — | 1995-07-12 |
| COLDICOTT, David Michael | Director | — | 1995-10-10 |
| CORBETT, Richard Panton | Director | 2004-12-21 | 2011-06-24 |
| FIFIELD, David Pinnock | Director | — | 1996-11-30 |
| HARRIS, John Richard | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| HARRIS, Thomas Keith | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2025-12-31 |
| HAZLEWOOD, Mark Antony, Dr | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2002-09-02 |
| HUGHES, Michael Alan, Professor | Director | 2004-12-21 | 2015-04-02 |
| KAGAYA, Ken | Director | 2022-04-12 | 2022-08-08 |
| KAY, Stephen Barry | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2022-03-25 |
| KUMAR, Ram Saradchandra | Director | 2013-07-30 | 2018-07-03 |
| LEWIS, Matthew | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| MARSHALL, Keith Harold | Director | 2006-09-25 | 2014-03-31 |
| MAY, Catherine Jean | Director | 2018-10-25 | 2025-04-30 |
| MCALLISTER, Terence John | Director | — | 1996-07-19 |
| MCNICHOLAS, Michael | Director | 2018-10-25 | 2019-04-01 |
| MILLER, Ryan Kenneth | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2018-07-03 |
| MORLEY, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| MURPHY, Dominic Patrick | Director | 2013-07-30 | 2013-12-31 |
| NEWLAND, Phillip Charles | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2023-04-28 |
| OGAWA, Michihiko | Director | 2018-10-25 | 2020-06-26 |
| ORANGE, Timothy Stuart | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| PAGE, Adrian Peter | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2020-04-29 |
| PELCZER, Jeremy David | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2013-03-31 |
| PENNA, David Malcolm | Director | 1996-10-23 | 2003-12-17 |
| PEROWNE, James Francis, Sir | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2020-03-27 |
| RIGGALL, Simon | Director | 2007-11-26 | 2013-07-30 |
| ROGERS, Alan Leslie | Director | 2004-11-02 | 2008-04-01 |
| SAITO, Keita | Director | 2020-06-29 | 2022-03-31 |
| SANKEY, David Baldwin | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2010-09-30 |
| SHAMOVSKY, Oleg Igorevich | Director | 2015-07-31 | 2017-11-30 |
| SMITH, Christopher Robert, Lord | Director | 2018-10-25 | 2025-04-30 |
| SWARBRICK, Elizabeth Anne, Dr | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2013-12-31 |
| WAYPER, Colin | Director | 2011-11-04 | 2013-12-31 |
| WHITTY, Brian Howard | Director | 1995-07-17 | 2004-04-06 |
| WILLICOTT, Andrew Paul | Director | 2020-05-11 | 2024-12-06 |
| WOODWARD, Anthony John | Director | — | 1996-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ssw Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-22 | Active |
| South Staffordshire Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 267 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-05 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2025-05-23 CC01 Notice restriction on company articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-05 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-05-23 | CC01 | change-of-constitution | Notice restriction on company articles | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+27.3%
£75,887,000 £96,616,000
-
Cash
+170%
£13,850,000 £37,400,000
-
Net assets
+16.6%
£45,875,000 £53,490,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+46.3%
£15,694,000 £22,963,000
-
Profit before tax
+101.9%
£6,113,000 £12,341,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers