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United Utilities PLC
United Utilities provides water and wastewater services in the North West of England. Manage your account, pay your water bill, submit a water meter reading and get updates of current incidents in your area online. The company’s own description of itself, taken from its website.
Active 37 years old · 1,032nd oldest of 4,506 · incorporated in the 1980s
Registered office
HAWESWATER HOUSE, LINGLEY MERE BUSINESS PARK, LINGLEY GREEN AVENUE GREAT, SANKEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 3LP
Online
Website www.unitedutilities.com
News and announcements on their own site
Social accounts X, Facebook, Instagram
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Group structure
Its immediate parent is UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC.
It is the immediate parent of 3 entities:
- UNITED UTILITIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- UNITED UTILITIES PENSIONS TRUSTEE LIMITED
- UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
Ownership as recorded by GLEIF, the body that issues Legal Entity Identifiers. Unlike a shared registered office, these relationships are filed and validated, so they are evidence of a real corporate link.
Filing history
This company has 1,589 documents on its Companies House record. The most recent accounts were filed on 25/07/2026. Its last confirmation statement or annual return was filed on 17/09/2026.
The most recent filings
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Who runs it
The register lists 5 current officers and 49 who have resigned.
Who controls it
Companies must record the people or entities with significant control. The register shows 1 current entry.
Owns 75% to 100% of the shares; Holds 75% to 100% of the voting rights since 06/04/2016
Charges
No charges are registered against this company.
Officers, controllers and charges are as recorded on the Companies House register on 13/10/2026, and the register changes daily. Appearing here is not an allegation about anyone. Read the current record on the Companies House record.
What it does
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Also at WA5 3LP
A shared registered office is not evidence of a relationship. Formation agents and genuine groups look identical on the register.
On the register
- 1,032nd oldest of 4,506 PLCs
- One of the 1980s cohort
- Not in liquidation or facing strike off
There are 4,506 PLCs in Britain, under a tenth of one per cent of the register. The whole count.