Severn Trent Water Limited
Registered name: SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED
Part of Severn Trent PLC groupSevern Trent Water Limited made £2.6bn revenue and £444m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Severn Trent Water Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £2.6bn in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £444m profit. The company is classified under “water collection, treatment and supply” and is based in Coventry; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Coventry, West Midlands
- Age
- 37 yrs · since 1989
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.1bn | £2.2bn | £2.6bn |
| Operating profit | £496m | £604m | £858m |
| Profit before tax | £258m | £398m | £589m |
| Profit after tax | £205m | £316m | £444m |
| Profit (best available) | £205m | £316m | £444m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 9.7% | 14.2% | 17.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.3% | ▲16.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲53.8% | ▲40.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 17.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
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- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- Severn Trent PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Severn Trent Investment Holdings Limited75–100%
- Severn Trent Draycote Limited75–100%
- Severn Trent Water Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (5)
- Severn Trent General Partnership LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Severn Trent LCP LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Severn Trent Leasing LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Severn Trent Reservoirs LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Severn Trent Utilities Finance PLC.Figures not disclosed
Sister companies (4)
- Dee Valley Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Hafren Dyfrdwy CyfyngedigFigures not disclosed
- Severn Trent Bower LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Severn Trent Data Portal LimitedFigures 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 £444m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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