How many employees does HWS Holdings Limited have?

HWS Holdings Limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Is HWS Holdings Limited profitable?

HWS Holdings Limited reported break-even results (zero profit) in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Company No. 09745689 · Incorporated 24 Aug 2015

HWS Holdings Limited

Registered name: HWS HOLDINGS LIMITED

HWS Holdings Limited made £0 profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023 (revenue not disclosed).

HWS Holdings Limited reported £0 profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 0 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Reading; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Reading
Age: 11 yrs · since 2015
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£0

Growth —

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—
Profit after tax	£0	£0	£0
Profit (best available)	£0	£0	£0
Employees (average)	0	0	0
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	£9.5m	£9.5m	£9.5m
Fixed assets	£9.4m	£9.4m	£9.4m
Current assets	£160k	£160k	£160k
Debtors	£160k	£160k	£160k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; 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.

Indirect — not revenue

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: 0%; Now £9.5m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: 0%; Now £9.4m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Osmosis Topco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Osmosis Funding Limited75–100%
Osmosis Buyer Limited75–100%
Culligan Shared Services (UK) Limited75–100%
HWS Holdings Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Harvey Water Softeners LimitedRev. £48.3m · Profit −£186k

Sister companies (4)

Fohen LimitedFigures not disclosed
Monarch Water LimitedRev. — · Profit £1.8m
Pureflo LimitedFigures not disclosed
Zerowater UK LtdFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit £0), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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