Wales & West Utilities Limited
Registered name: WALES & WEST UTILITIES LIMITED
Part of Wales & West Gas Networks (Holdings) Limited groupWales & West Utilities Limited made £594m revenue and £69.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Wales & West Utilities Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £594m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £69.1m profit and 1,950 employees. The company is classified under “distribution of gaseous fuels through mains” and is based in Newport; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newport, Wales
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- 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) | £564m | £552m | £594m |
| Operating profit | £280m | £216m | £230m |
| Profit before tax | £236m | £220m | £90.6m |
| Profit after tax | £176m | £167m | £69.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £176m | £167m | £69.1m |
| Employees (average) | 1,915 | 1,932 | 1,950 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 31.2% | 30.3% | 11.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £295k | £286k | £305k |
| Profit per employee | £91.9k | £86.6k | £35.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.1% | ▲7.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼4.9% | ▼58.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.9% | ▲0.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £305k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £35.4k
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now 1,950
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Wales & West Gas Networks (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Wales & West Utilities Holdings Limited75–100%
- Wales & West Utilities Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Wales & West Utilities Finance PLCFigures not disclosed
- Wales & West Utilities Pension Scheme Trustees 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 £69.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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