Anglian Water Services Limited
Registered name: ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Part of Osprey Holdco Limited groupAnglian Water Services Limited made £2.1bn revenue and £97.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Anglian Water Services Limited’s revenue grew 20% to £2.1bn in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £97.2m profit and 6,053 employees. The company is classified under “water collection, treatment and supply” and is based in Huntingdon; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Huntingdon, East of England
- Age
- 37 yrs · since 1989
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.7bn | £2.1bn |
| Operating profit | £497m | £636m |
| Profit before tax | £189m | £125m |
| Profit after tax | £136m | £97.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £136m | £97.2m |
| Employees (average) | 5,874 | 6,053 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 7.8% | 4.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £298k | £347k |
| Profit per employee | £23.2k | £16.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲20.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼28.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £347k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £16.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 6,053
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Osprey Holdco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Aigrette Financing Limited75–100%
- Osprey Investco Limited75–100%
- Osprey Acquisitions Limited75–100%
- Awg Parent Co Limited75–100%
- Awg Group Limited75–100%
- Anglian Water Services Holdings Limited75–100%
- Anglian Water Services UK Parent Co Limited75–100%
- Anglian Water Services Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Anglian Water Services Financing PLCFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £97.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026