NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED

Active
Company number 04760441Private limited companyIncorporated 2003

Key figures

£150,000,000-11.5%
Net assets 2024/25
-11.5%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
050 m100 m150 m200 m2023/242024/25

† NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 70100

Where the company stands among the 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100 (Activities of head offices).

Turnover£1,041,000,000
Higher than 95% · median £16,967,000 among 2,112 that publish turnover
Net assets£150,000,000
Higher than 95% · median £388,830
Total assets£6,364,700,000
Higher than 99% · median £1,308,696
Cash£70,300,000
Higher than 97% · median £49,040
Employees3,607
Higher than 99% · median 0
Company age23.5 years
Older than 71% · median 16.6 years
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 25,710. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04760441. It was incorporated on 12 May 2003. Its status is active. The registered office is in Pity me (DH1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of head offices (70100).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £1,041,000,000. Profit for the year was £83,400,000. Net assets were £150,000,000, down 11.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £70,300,000. Total assets were £6,364,700,000 and total liabilities £6,214,700,000. The company had an average of 3,607 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100: By turnover it ranks higher than 95% of the 2,112 that publish turnover (median £16,967,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £388,830). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £1,308,696). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £49,040). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 0). It is older than 71% of them (median age 16.6 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2025. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £36.2m.

What do public registers and reports show?

It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 3 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 21 May 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover952,400,0001,041,000,000
Profit for the year24,000,00083,400,000
Cash at bank and in hand37,100,00070,300,000
Total assets5,834,400,0006,364,700,000
Total liabilities5,665,000,0006,214,700,000
Net assets / total equity169,400,000150,000,000
Average number of employees3,4243,607

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

3 contracts

NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2025. The 2 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £36.2m.

Main buyers3
Durham County Council
1 contract · £20m
Transport for London
1 contract · £16.2m
Gateshead Borough Council
1 contract
Contracts
  1. High Rise - Fresh water connection works (Phase 1)Gateshead Borough Council
  2. Gallows Corner Flyover - Water Main DiversionTransport for London · £16,235,980
  3. NIDP-DCC Project Studies and SchemesDurham County Council · £20,000,000 · runs until Sep 2036

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements3
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £1bn, net assets £150m, 3,607 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £952.4m, net assets £169.4m, 3,424 employees
  3. Cki Uk Co 6 Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Cki Uk Co 5 Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. Cki Uk Co 6 Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.