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South East Water Limited

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

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Previous officers 79

  1. Georgina Mary-Rose Haire 2026-2026 Director View profile
  2. Anne Noelle Le Gal 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Oliver Jan Schubert 2023-2023 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Train 2022-2026 Director View profile
  5. Rachel Amelia Drew 2019-2022 Director View profile
  6. Marissa Ann Szczepaniak 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Francis Jordan 2018-2019 Director View profile
  8. Oliver Jan Schubert 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. John Anthony Barnes 2016-2025 Director View profile
  10. Nicholas Robin Salmon 2015-2022 Director View profile
  11. Olivier Georges Xavier Fortin 2014-2017 Director View profile
  12. Christopher Francis Girling 2014-2023 Director View profile
  13. Patrick Cote 2014-2014 Director View profile
  14. Peter Vincent Dixon 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Jean Pierre Ouellet 2013-2017 Director View profile
  16. Paul Andrew Rich 2013-2017 Director View profile
  17. Charlotte Emma Gilthorpe 2012-2018 Director View profile
  18. Kanishk Bhatia 2011-2013 Director View profile
  19. Jean-Etienne Leroux 2011-2014 Director View profile
  20. Steven John Rankine 2008-2011 Director View profile
  21. Steve George 2008-2015 Director View profile
  22. Richard John Hoskins 2008-2008 Director View profile
  23. Thomas Meinert 2008-2008 Director View profile
  24. Graham Hillier Setterfield 2007-2016 Director View profile
  25. Paul Seeley 2007-2015 Director View profile
  26. David Andrew Ridley 2007-2008 Director View profile
  27. Damian Howard Green 2007-2010 Director View profile
  28. Valeria Rosati 2007-2016 Director View profile
  29. Charles David Harries 2007-2012 Director View profile
  30. Robert Weeden 2007-2013 Director View profile
  31. David Gordon Shore 2007-2013 Director View profile
  32. Baroness Julia Frances Cumberlege CBE Dl 2006-2007 Director View profile
  33. Paul Butler 2006-2020 Director View profile
  34. Joanne Elizabeth Stimpson 2006-2015 Director View profile
  35. Peter Nolan Taylor 2006-2007 Director View profile
  36. Gordon Walker Maxwell 2006-2015 Director View profile
  37. Martin Wayne Baggs 2006-2006 Director View profile
  38. Howard Charles Higgins 2005-2006 Director View profile
  39. Martin Stephen William Stanley 2005-2006 Director View profile
  40. Keith Nicholas Henry 2005-2007 Director View profile
  41. Peter Szymon Antolik 2004-2006 Director View profile
  42. Dr Peter Dyer 2004-2006 Director View profile
  43. Stephen John Box 2003-2006 Director View profile
  44. John Julian Stent 2003-2005 Director View profile
  45. Paul Richard Malan 2003-2003 Director View profile
  46. Andrew Hunter 2003-2004 Director View profile
  47. James Stuart Craig 2003-2005 Director View profile
  48. Sondra Jo Baron 2003-2004 Director View profile
  49. Philippe Marien 2003-2003 Director View profile
  50. Herve Le Bouc 2002-2003 Director View profile
  51. Pascal Agostini 2001-2003 Director View profile
  52. Pascal Grange 2001-2003 Director View profile
  53. Elisabeth Anne Snaith 2001-2003 Director View profile
  54. Jane Melanie Miller 2001-2001 Director View profile
  55. Denis Francois Andre Scherrer 2001-2003 Director View profile
  56. Philippe Gilbert Denery 2000-2001 Director View profile
  57. Francis Leborgne 2000-2000 Director View profile
  58. Margaret Patricia Devlin 1999-2006 Director View profile
  59. Yves Gabriel 1999-2002 Director View profile
  60. Louis Peterschmitt 1999-2001 Director View profile
  61. Angela Ann Knight 1999-2004 Director View profile
  62. Baroness Detta O'Cathain 1999-2007 Director View profile
  63. Patrick Renshaw Goulder 1999-2003 Director View profile
  64. Claude Jean Gaboreau 1995-1998 Director View profile
  65. Hendrikus Theodorus Johannes Barnhoorn 1993-2000 Director View profile
  66. Patrick Oliver Packham 1992-1997 Director View profile
  67. Geoffrey Mark Hoskins 1992-2003 Director View profile
  68. Raymond John Tennant 1992-1999 Director View profile
  69. John Christopher Gregory 1997 Director View profile
  70. Jean-Francois Talbot 2003 Director View profile
  71. Christopher Sandford Hall 1997 Director View profile
  72. Patrice Christian Rancon 2000 Director View profile
  73. John David Jennings 1997 Director View profile
  74. John George Hayton 1997 Director View profile
  75. Jacques Pierre Sennepin 1999 Director View profile
  76. Noel James Burns 2002-2008 Secretary View profile
  77. Steven John Buck 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  78. William James Robertson 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
  79. Nigel George Allcard Cole 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/02/1992

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. South East Water Limited is controlled by South East Water (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. South East Water (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Hastings Water (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Hastings Water (UK) Limited is controlled by HDF (UK) Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by HDF (UK) Holdings Limited.

10 other companies 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

9 grants · £98,744 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £98,744 (9 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £43,3852024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £6,9122024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £7,4612023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £12,2232023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £18,8302022-04-01

Contracts awarded

1 contract · £1,350,000,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

  • Unknown supplier · £1,350,000,000

Most recent

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.

7 directors on the board

6.2y median 4.4y
average tenure
13.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 7Professional services 7Business services 3Construction 3Other services 2Utilities 2Education 1Health and social care 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02679874
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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