SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Company number 02366670 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Southern Water Services Limited operates as a heavily regulated regional monopoly within the UK water sector, facing intense scrutiny over its environmental performance and operational resilience. While its corporate structure and robust board governance align with the complex financial engineering typical of large UK utilities, the company has historically lagged sector benchmarks in environmental compliance and financial leverage. As the industry transitions into the AMP8 regulatory cycle, Southern Water's trajectory depends on its ability to execute a complex operational turnaround, manage high debt servicing costs, and deliver massive capital programs to address water stress and storm overflow mandates.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1989-04-01
- Registered office
- Southern House, Yeoman Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3NX
- Postcode
- BN13 3NX
- Capital
- 37 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-01
- Next due by
- 2027-04-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 36000 Water collection, treatment and supply
- 37000 Sewerage
- 71200 Technical testing and analysis
Officers 14 current · 76 resigned
Group structure 4 subsidiaries
Controlled by SWS HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Gender pay gap
6.8%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- southernwater.co.uk
- Phone
- 03303030368, 03303031263, 03303030119
Welcome to the Southern Water website. We provide water and wastewater services to East and West Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| GUILDBOURNE HOUSE, CHATSWORTH ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX BN11 1LD | 1990-03-14 |
| GUILDBOURNE HOUSE, CHATSWORTH ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX BN11 1LD | 1990-03-14 |
| ROYEX HOUSE, ALDERMANBURY SQUARE, LONDON, EC2V 7LD | 1989-09-20 |
| ROYEX HOUSE, ALDERMANBURY SQUARE, LONDON, EC2V 7LD | 1989-09-20 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 18 similar companies in BN, trading since 1989
The class of 1989
50%
of the 21,096 companies incorporated in 1989 are still active today; 44% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 500+ titles
- Freehold
- 479
- Leasehold
- 21
- Most recent registration
- 2025-08-07
- Price paid, where recorded
- £135,000
- Where
- Hampshire (168), Isle Of Wight (83), Kent (79)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP897399 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2025-08-07 | — |
| HP896412 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2025-07-15 | — |
| WSX245276 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2025-02-19 | — |
| TT177217 | Kent | Freehold | 2025-02-18 | — |
| WSX451961 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2025-02-18 | — |
| WSX451523 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2025-01-21 | — |
| WSX451525 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2025-01-21 | — |
| WSX450448 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2024-11-18 | — |
| HP888948 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2024-09-03 | — |
| IW95337 | Isle Of Wight | Freehold | 2024-08-29 | — |
| WSX449061 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2024-08-29 | — |
| HP888490 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2024-08-12 | — |
| WSX448289 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2024-07-16 | — |
| WSX447113 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2024-07-01 | £135,000 |
| ESX432990 | East Sussex | Freehold | 2024-06-04 | — |
| SH55755 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2024-05-30 | — |
| WSX447402 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2024-05-30 | — |
| TT168004 | Kent | Freehold | 2024-05-16 | — |
| TT167939 | Kent | Freehold | 2024-05-15 | — |
| TT167155 | Kent | Freehold | 2024-04-22 | — |
Showing 20 of 500+.
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