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UNITED UTILITIES PLC
Company number 02366616 · Public Limited Company · Active. It holds shares in 3 companies across 1 layer, from confirmation statements at Companies House.
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UNITED UTILITIES PLC's ownership structure
Owners above, the companies it holds below, from confirmation statements filed at Companies House.
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The free view masks some of the names and stakes in UNITED UTILITIES PLC's structure. The company report shows every shareholder and holding with stakes, layer by layer, the directors and their other companies, accounts, charges and insolvency history, and multiple layers of shareholders and directors found in 23 European countries. Ready in 24 hours, or 2 days for the global check, sent to your email.
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Company facts
- Company number
- 02366616
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1 April 1989
- Registered office
- Lingley Green Avenue Great, Sankey, Warrington
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Business
- Activities of head offices
- Latest accounts type
- Group
- Companies held
- 3 directly, 3 in total
Company details from the Companies House register of 1 September 2026.
At a glance
UNITED UTILITIES PLC's ownership
- UNITED UTILITIES PLC holds shares in 3 companies.
From confirmation statements filed at Companies House up to 19 June 2026. Shareholdings can change at any time: check the current position live before relying on it.
People with significant control · 1 current
Who controls UNITED UTILITIES PLC
UNITED UTILITIES PLC's people with significant control as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 1 current and 0 former. They are the people and companies that hold more than 25% of its shares or voting rights, or otherwise control it.
Current (1)
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Utilities Group Plc | Shares: 75% or more Voting rights: 75% or more | 6 April 2016 | Company · Public Limited Company · England · number 6559020 |
Holdings · 1 layer
What UNITED UTILITIES PLC holds
UK companies whose latest confirmation statement lists UNITED UTILITIES PLC as a shareholder, then the companies those hold, layer by layer.
Every company held, layer by layer (3)
Layer 1
Companies held by UNITED UTILITIES PLC
| Company | Status | Stake | Shares | Class | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICITY PENSIONS TRUSTEE LIMITED Company 02479327 | Active | 3.71% | 23,100 | ORDINARY | 5 March 2026 |
| WATER PLUS GROUP LIMITED Company 10012579 | Active | — | 101 | A ORDINARY | 17 February 2022 |
| Masked · in the company report | — | — | — | — | — |
Officers · 5 current
Who runs UNITED UTILITIES PLC
UNITED UTILITIES PLC's directors and secretaries as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 5 current and 49 former.
Current officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Nationality | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDINER, Simon Roger | Secretary | 31 March 2011 | — | — |
| ASPIN, Philip Anthony | Director | 21 May 2010 | British | United Kingdom |
| BEARDMORE, Louise | Director | 26 April 2023 | British | United Kingdom |
| LEE, Robert James | Director | 23 November 2020 | British | United Kingdom |
| MURPHY, Brendan Francis | Director | 23 November 2020 | British | United Kingdom |
Former officers (49)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLEWHITE, Peter Norman | Secretary | 16 October 1997 | 31 March 1998 |
| DAVIES, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 1 April 2007 | 3 December 2007 |
| DAVIES, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 27 March 2007 | 28 March 2007 |
| KEEVIL, Thomas Stephen | Secretary | 3 December 2007 | 31 March 2011 |
| RAYNER, Timothy Michael | Secretary | 1 April 1998 | 31 March 2007 |
| TETLOW, John Richard | Secretary | before 8 August 1992 | 16 October 1997 |
| BARON, Gary Lee | Director | 23 November 2020 | 22 July 2022 |
| BATEY, Simon George | Director | 1 April 2000 | 28 July 2006 |
| BECKITT, John William | Director | 25 April 1995 | 3 August 2000 |
| BELL, Catherine Elisabeth Dorcas, Dr | Director | 19 March 2007 | 28 July 2008 |
| BOLTON, Mary Clare | Director | before 8 August 1992 | 28 July 1995 |
| BROADHURST, Norman Neill | Director | 1 April 1999 | 25 July 2008 |
| CAPELL, Paul Warwick | Director | 1 May 2007 | 25 September 2007 |
| CAPELL, Paul Warwick | Director | 1 May 2007 | 27 September 2007 |
| CARMEDY, Michael | Director | 21 May 2010 | 31 October 2011 |
| CLARK, Eric | Director | 1 April 1993 | 30 July 1999 |
| CORNISH, Charles Thomas | Director | 27 January 2004 | 30 September 2010 |
| DAWSON, Leslie William | Director | 1 November 2000 | 25 March 2003 |
| DEAN, Alan Martin, Ma | Director | before 8 August 1992 | 31 March 1994 |
| DRURY, Thomas Waterworth | Director | 9 May 2005 | 27 March 2007 |
| EVANS, Richard Harry | Director | 1 September 1997 | 25 July 2008 |
| FAULKNER, Malcolm George | Director | 1 May 1996 | 31 March 1998 |
| FERGUSON, Robert James | Director | 14 October 1992 | 31 March 2000 |
| FRASER, Steven Richard | Director | 1 October 2013 | 31 August 2019 |
| GREEN, Derek | Director | before 8 August 1992 | 26 January 2000 |
Show all 49 officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Philip Nevill | Director | 20 February 2006 | 31 March 2011 |
| GROVE, William Dennis | Director | before 8 August 1992 | 31 March 1993 |
| HARDING, Christopher George Francis, Sir | Director | 1 November 1997 | 13 December 1999 |
| HEIDEN, Paul | Director | 5 October 2005 | 28 July 2008 |
| HOULDEN, John Russell | Director | 1 October 2010 | 24 July 2020 |
| JONES, David Harold | Director | 3 January 2005 | 28 July 2008 |
| LEACH, Rodney | Director | before 8 August 1992 | 30 July 1999 |
| MCADAM, John David Gibson, Dr | Director | 4 February 2008 | 28 July 2008 |
| MCADAM, Stephen Frederick | Director | before 8 August 1992 | 12 October 1992 |
| MIDDLETON, Peter Edward, Sir | Director | 1 January 1994 | 27 July 2007 |
| MOGFORD, Steven Lewis | Director | 4 April 2011 | 31 March 2023 |
| NEWELL, Priscilla Jane | Director | 1 September 1996 | 28 July 2006 |
| PENDLETON, Alan George | Director | before 8 August 1992 | 26 July 1996 |
| PINDER, John Andrew | Director | 1 September 2001 | 28 July 2008 |
| PITCHER, Desmond Henry, Sir | Director | before 8 August 1992 | 31 March 1998 |
| RAMSAY, Archibald Mackenzie | Director | before 8 August 1992 | 21 July 1993 |
| ROBERTS, John Edward | Director | 1 September 1999 | 31 March 2006 |
| SALMON, Nicholas Robin | Director | 4 April 2005 | 28 July 2008 |
| SANDERSON, Frank | Director | before 8 August 1992 | 25 July 1997 |
| SEED, John Junior | Director | 1 March 1996 | 29 July 2005 |
| STAPLES, Brian Lynn | Director | 1 April 1994 | 21 July 1997 |
| THIAN, Robert Peter | Director | before 8 August 1992 | 19 November 1993 |
| WATERS, Gordon Arthur Ivan | Director | 1 June 1997 | 24 December 2006 |
| WELLER, Timothy Peter | Director | 1 August 2006 | 21 May 2010 |
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Every UK company files a confirmation statement with Companies House at least once a year, and private companies list their shareholders in it. The chart takes each company's latest statement with a shareholder list and follows every shareholder that is itself a UK company to that company's own statement, layer by layer. Holdings work the other way: every company whose latest statement lists the company as a shareholder, then the companies those hold.
A stake is the share of the company's issued shares, weighted by nominal value where the statement gives it. Each statement shows the position on its own date. Shareholders are matched to UK companies by their registered names, so a holder can occasionally be matched to the wrong company or not matched at all.
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