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WESSEX WATER SERVICES FINANCE PLC
Profile
- Company number
- 03704265
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1999-01-28
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-06-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64191
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the financial position of the Company and cash flow forecasts for the period from the date of approval of these Financial Statements through 31 December 2026 (the going concern review period) and have concluded they will be able to meet their liabilities as they fall due and comply with the covenants for the going concern review period.”
Significant events
- “During the year the company issued £600m of fixed rate bonds, £350m at a rate of 6.125% and £250m at a rate of 6.5%. These have maturity dates of 2034 and 2040 respectively.”
- “In March 2025, Wessex Water Services Finance Plc issued a £600 million bond.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAVINGTON, Stephen | Secretary | 2024-09-30 | — | — |
| QUAYSECO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-05-16 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON, Ruth Esme | Director | 2025-06-27 | Jan 1981 | British |
| PYMER, Andrew Fraser | Director | 2025-06-27 | Aug 1968 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISHER-HOYLE, Leigh | Secretary | 2015-11-30 | 2018-11-30 |
| JEFFERSON, Ruth Esme | Secretary | 2018-12-03 | 2024-09-30 |
| PHILLIPS, Andrew Jeremy | Secretary | 2002-07-12 | 2015-11-30 |
| WOOLLER, Norman Graham | Secretary | 1999-02-12 | 2002-07-12 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-01-28 | 1999-02-12 |
| HARRIS, Thomas Keith | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2010-03-15 |
| SKELLETT, Colin Frank | Director | 1999-02-12 | 2025-06-27 |
| WATTS, Mark Timothy | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2025-06-27 |
| WHEATLEY, Nicholas Anthony William | Director | 1999-02-12 | 2000-01-31 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-01-28 | 1999-02-12 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-01-28 | 1999-02-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wessex Water Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-10-17 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-17 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-11-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-09-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
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Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory