Northumbrian Water Limited

Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) operates in the north east of England, and in the south east of England

About Northumbrian Water Limited

Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 02366703 and whose registered office is at Northumbria House, Abbey Road, Pity Me, Durham, DH1 5FJ.

 

In the north east of England, NWL trades as ‘Northumbrian Water’ in the supply of potable and raw water and the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage and sewage sludge (it provides only waste water services in Hartlepool). In the south east of England, NWL trades as ‘Essex and Suffolk Water’ in the supply of water services only. For further details of NWL’s activities in these regions, please view 

Our Operating Area page.

 

NWL also provides technical and consultancy services focussing on water and environmental issues, where it operates as ‘NWG Property Solutions’ (www.nwpropertysolutions.co.uk), ‘NWG Scientific Services’

(www.nwss-labs.co.uk) and 'NWG Total Water Solutions' (www.totalwatersolutions.co.uk)

 

NWL also has three direct and indirectly owned financing subsidiaries: Northumbrian Water Finance plc, Reiver Holdings Limited and Reiver Finance Limited.

Structure of NWL

NWL is a private limited company registered in England and Wales with company number 02366703. and is a member of the Northumbrian Water Group (NWGL Group). It is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbrian Water Group Limited, which is a private limited company registered in England and Wales with company number 04760441.

 

The NWGL Group comprises NWGL together with all its direct and indirect subsidiaries (including NWL). NWGL is the UK parent of the NWGL Group (including NWL).

 

NWGL has one other direct wholly owned subsidiary, NWG Commercial Solutions Limited (a private limited company registered in England and Wales with company number 10028815), which acts as a holding company for other non-regulated trading companies.

 

NWGL also directly owns 50% of a joint venture company, Wave Ltd (a private limited company registered in England and Wales with company number 06492265) which through its trading subsidiary, Anglian Water Business (National) Limited, carries out non-household water and wastewater related retail activities in England and Scotland.

 

The chart below shows the summarised corporate structure of the NWGL Group, including the principal intermediate holding companies and subsidiaries in the structure, which are wholly owned or controlled unless otherwise shown or stated. The dates shown in brackets denote the periods of ownership for material and majority investors.

 

CKHH, CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CKI), Business Thrive Limited, KKR & Co. Inc., KKR Associates Diversified Core Infrastructure SCSp, Nimbus UK Bidco Limited have provided Ultimate Controller undertakings to the Company, and NWGL has provided an undertaking as the Company’s holding company, all in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Instrument of Appointment (Licence).

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