United Kingdom water companies explained
| United Kingdom water and sewerage companies |
| Subheader2: | Water only suppliers not shown |
Water supply and sanitation in the United Kingdom is provided by a number of water and sewerage companies. Twelve companies and organisations provide drainage and sewerage services, each over a wide area, to the whole United Kingdom; and supply water to most customers in their areas of operation. There are also 'water only' companies which supply water in certain areas. Some companies are licensed to supply water or sewerage services using the networks of other providers.
England
In England and Wales the economic regulator of water and sewerage is Ofwat and the quality regulator is the Drinking Water Inspectorate.[1]
Water and sewerage
| Company | Service area | Parent | Website |
|---|
| East of England | Consortium consisting of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, IFM Investors and 3i | |
| Northumbrian Water | North East England | Northumbrian Water Group Lid | |
| West Midlands, East Midlands, Chester | As at 1 March 2017, the company's issued share capital consists of 239,791,170 ordinary shares of 97 17/19 pence each with voting rights. As at 1 March 2017, the Company holds 4,080,964 shares in Treasury.https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/severn_trent_plc/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=1487&newsid=849180 Listed on London Stock Exchange) | |
| South East England | Greensands Holdings | |
| South West England | Pennon Group | |
| Greater London, Thames Valley | Kemble Water Limited | |
| North West England | None (listed on London Stock Exchange) | |
| Welsh Water | West Midlands,(Wales) | Glas Cymru | |
| South West England | YTL Corporation | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | Kelda Group | | |
Water only
| Company | Supply area | Owner | Website |
|---|
| Affinity Water | Central region: Amersham, Barnet, Beaconsfield, Bishop's Stortford, Harlow, Harrow, Hemel Hempstead, Letchworth, Luton, Saffron Walden, St Albans, Staines, Stevenage, Uxbridge, Watford, Welwyn Garden City, Woking
East region: Brightlingsea, Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea, Harwich, Manningtree, Wivenhoe
Southeast region: Dover, Folkestone, Hythe, Romney Marsh, Dungeness, Lydd | Allianz/HICL Infrastructure/DIF Tamblin | |
| Albion Water | Knowle Village (Hampshire), Oaklands Hamlet (Chigwell), Upper Rissington (Gloucestershire) | Albion Water Group Limited | |
| Bournemouth Water | Bournemouth, Christchurch, Lymington, Ringwood, Verwood, Wimborne Minster | Pennon Group | |
| Bristol Water | Bristol, Burnham-on-Sea, Frome, Tetbury, Wells, Weston-super-Mare | Pennon Group | |
| Cambridge Water Company | Cambridge, St Ives | South Staffordshire Water | |
| Cholderton and District Water Company | Amport, Bulford, Cholderton, Quarley, Shipton Bellinger, Thruxton | Cholderton Estate | |
| Essex and Suffolk Water | Essex region: Basildon, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge
Suffolk region: Aldeburgh, Eye, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Southwold | | |
| Hartlepool Water | Hartlepool | Anglian Water | |
| Portsmouth Water | Bognor Regis, Chichester, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Hayling Island, Portsmouth | Ancala | |
| South East Water | Eastern region: Ashford, Canterbury, Eastbourne, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath, Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Whitstable
Western region: Aldershot, Basingstoke, Bracknell, Camberley, Maidenhead, Petersfield, Wokingham | Utilities Trust of Australia/Desjardins Group/NatWest Group Pension Fund | |
| South Staffordshire Water | Aldridge, Brownhills, Burton upon Trent, Cannock, Kinver, Lichfield, Rugeley, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Uttoxeter, Walsall, West Bromwich | Independent | |
| Sutton and East Surrey Water | Cobham, Dorking, Horley, Leatherhead, Oxted, Redhill, Reigate, Sutton | Pennon Group[2] | |
| Youlgrave Waterworks | Youlgrave | Independent non-profit | | |
Wales
Scotland
Business users receive the services via a licensed provider and Scottish Water act as wholesaler.[3]
Northern Ireland
Crown dependencies
Notes and References
- Web site: Company locations - DWI, UK . Dwi.defra.gov.uk . 2015-12-08 . 2016-12-23.
- Web site: 2016-04-06 . Sutton And East Surrey Water plc persons with significant control - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . 2024-02-24 . . en.
- Web site: Scotland on Tap. https://web.archive.org/web/20080309191345/http://www.scotlandontap.gov.uk/ . 2008-03-09 .
