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Southern Water Limited

Non-trading company

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 52

  1. Lawrence Karl Gosden 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Ian James Mcaulay 2017-2022 Director View profile
  3. William Anthony Lambe 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Michael Carmedy 2012-2016 Director View profile
  5. Matthew Reginald Wright 2011-2016 Director View profile
  6. Michael William Welton 2010-2012 Director View profile
  7. Leslie William Dawson 2006-2010 Director View profile
  8. David William Alexander 2005-2006 Director View profile
  9. Howard Charles Goodbourn 2005-2011 Director View profile
  10. John Donald Black Workman 2004-2007 Director View profile
  11. Joseph Bernard Mangion 2003-2003 Director View profile
  12. Thierry Roche 2003-2006 Director View profile
  13. James Alexander Bryce 2003-2006 Director View profile
  14. Robert Peter Thian 2003-2008 Director View profile
  15. Pierre Francois Riolacci 2003-2006 Director View profile
  16. Jean Claude Banon 2003-2005 Director View profile
  17. Simon Antony Peckham 2003-2003 Director View profile
  18. David Ronald Giffin 2003-2006 Director View profile
  19. Rory Malcolm Cullinan 2003-2004 Director View profile
  20. Kevin Gregory Hall 2002-2015 Director View profile
  21. Richard Anthony Nelson 2002-2003 Director View profile
  22. Martin Wayne Baggs 2001-2003 Director View profile
  23. Anthony James Fegan 1999-2003 Director View profile
  24. David John Stainthorpe 1999-2003 Director View profile
  25. Barrie Walter Delacour 1999-2003 Director View profile
  26. Eric John Hutchinson 1998-2003 Director View profile
  27. Ronnie Edward Mercer 1998-2002 Director View profile
  28. Rupert James Stanley 1998-2002 Director View profile
  29. Prof Alan Victor Richardson 1997-1998 Director View profile
  30. Richard Frank Clayton 1997-1999 Director View profile
  31. Charles Andrew Berry 1997-1999 Director View profile
  32. Stuart Derwent 1996-2005 Director View profile
  33. William Gerrard Mcaloon 1996-1998 Director View profile
  34. Sir Ian Robinson 1996-1997 Director View profile
  35. Michael John Kinski 1996-1998 Director View profile
  36. Duncan Whyte 1996-1999 Director View profile
  37. Ian Simon Macgregor Russell 1996-2001 Director View profile
  38. Trevor Blackler 1996-1996 Director View profile
  39. John Cullen 1994-1996 Director View profile
  40. Anthony Michael Fry 1994-1996 Director View profile
  41. Dr John Michael Westhead 1993-1996 Director View profile
  42. Martyn Webster 1996 Director View profile
  43. Keith Tozzi 1996 Director View profile
  44. Raymond King 1996 Director View profile
  45. Vivian Thomas 1996 Director View profile
  46. Sir David Lancaster Nicolson 1993 Director View profile
  47. William John Wesley Courtney 1996 Director View profile
  48. Philip Arthur Girle 1994 Director View profile
  49. Brian Russell Thorpe 1993 Director View profile
  50. Francis Neil Midmer 1995 Director View profile
  51. Andrew Ross Mitchell 1996-2002 Secretary View profile
  52. Graham Dudley Nicholson 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
01/04/1989
Registered office
Worthing

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Southern Water Limited is controlled by Southern Water (NR) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Southern Water (NR) Limited is controlled by Southern Water (NR) Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Southern Water (NR) Holdings Limited is controlled by Southern Water Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Southern Water Investments Limited is controlled by Southern Water Capital Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Southern Water Capital Limited is controlled by Greensands Finance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-10-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Greensands Finance Limited is controlled by Greensands Finance Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2018-10-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Greensands Finance Holdings Limited is controlled by Greensands Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-07-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Greensands Investments Limited is controlled by Greensands Senior Finance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Greensands Senior Finance Limited is controlled by Greensands Junior Finance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Greensands Junior Finance Limited is controlled by Sandstone Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2025-07-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above Southern Water Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

2 grants · £100,963 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £50,963
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £50,000

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £50,0002022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £50,9632022-04-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

1 directors on the board

10.8y median 10.8y
average tenure
10.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 2Construction 1Property 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02366620
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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