United Utilities Group

Activities of head offices · Warrington

United Utilities

United Utilities Group PLC

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Turnover up 22%ActiveLatest figures: 2026Group consolidated18 years on the register

Public limited company registered in Warrington, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

Headline figures

FY to Mar 2026 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£587m

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

For subscribers

Employees

For subscribers

Retained reserves

For subscribers

What the numbers say

3 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202420252026
Profit after tax£587m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202420252026
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Filing
    Resolutions (and 16 more like it since 8 August 2012)
  2. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Alison Jane Patricia Goligher as a director on 17 July 2026
  3. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2026
  4. Shares
    Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 5 May 2026 · GBP 502,868,707.4 (and 10 more like it since 20 September 2011)
  5. Directors
    Appointment of Ms Marina May Wyatt as a director on 1 October 2025
  6. Filing
    Memorandum and Articles of Association (and 1 more like it since 7 August 2021)
  7. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Ian Ramsey Safwat El-Mokadem as a director on 1 June 2025
  8. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2025
  9. Directors
    Director's details changed for Sir David Hartmann Higgins on 1 April 2025
  10. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Paulette Georgina Rowe as a director on 19 July 2024
  11. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2024
  12. Directors
    Appointment of Mrs Clare Elizabeth Hayward as a director on 16 April 2024
  13. 26 earlier
    1. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2023
    2. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Michael David Lewis as a director on 1 May 2023
    3. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Steven Lewis Mogford as a director on 31 March 2023
    4. Address
      Register inspection address has been changed (and 1 more like it since 8 December 2011)
    5. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Stephen Andrew Carter as a director on 22 July 2022
    6. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Mark Sydney Clare as a director on 22 July 2022
    7. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2022
    8. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Louise Beardmore as a director on 1 May 2022
    9. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Liam David Butterworth as a director on 1 January 2022
    10. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Brian Michael May as a director on 23 July 2021
    11. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2021
    12. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Kathleen Mary Shailer as a director on 1 September 2020
    13. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Douglas Russell Webb as a director on 1 September 2020
    14. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Philip Anthony Aspin as a director on 24 July 2020
    15. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Sara Vivienne Weller as a director on 24 July 2020
    16. Directors
      Termination of appointment of John Russell Houlden as a director on 24 July 2020
    17. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2020
    18. Directors
      Termination of appointment of John David Gibson Mcadam as a director on 31 December 2019
    19. Directors
      Director's details changed for Ms Paulette Georgina Rowe on 29 August 2019
    20. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Steven Richard Fraser as a director on 31 August 2019
    21. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2019
    22. Directors
      Appointment of Sir David Hartmann Higgins as a director on 13 May 2019
    23. Ownership
      Notification of a person with significant control statement
    24. Directors
      Director's details changed for Lord Stephen Andrew Carter on 4 December 2018
    25. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2018
    26. Directors
      Appointment of Steven Richard Fraser as a director on 1 August 2017

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does United Utilities do?

Public limited company registered in Warrington, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “United Utilities provides water and wastewater services in the North West of England. Manage your account, pay your water bill, submit a water meter reading and get updates of current incidents in your area online.”

›How much turnover does United Utilities make?

Answered in the full report

›Is United Utilities profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £587m in the year to 31 March 2026, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns United Utilities?

Its directors are Simon Roger Gardiner, Philip Anthony Aspin, Louise Beardmore, Liam David Butterworth, Ian Ramsey Safwat El-Mokadem and 6 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is United Utilities based?

Its registered office is Haweswater House Lingley Mere Business Park, Lingley Green Avenue Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP, in Warrington.

›When was United Utilities founded?

United Utilities Group PLC was incorporated on 8 April 2008.

›Is United Utilities still trading?

The register lists United Utilities Group PLC as active.

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