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Executive overview
Key findings
334.58 Ml/d: distribution input (2024-25, actual)
76.98 Ml/d: total annual leakage (2025-26, actual)
£3,408.6 million and 72.0%: net debt and gearing last confirmed at 30 June 2025 (statutory accounts)
£4.3 billion: Ofwat's PR24 totex allowance for 2025-30, before the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) redetermined the price control on 10 March 2026
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Buyer relevance
Who the report is for
Analysts building a first file on Wessex Water
Start from one table per business area, from 12,162.7 km of mains to 147,696 tCO2e of gross operational emissions.
Suppliers screening the account
See the 2025-30 allowance of £4.3 billion and the CMA's £3,734 million allowed revenue before deeper commercial work.
Lenders and credit teams
Check net debt, gearing of 72.0%, bond coupons of 1.25% and 6.50% and the Baa2 rating in one place.
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Decision scope
Questions answered
How big is Wessex Water?
It served 1,406,053 residents for water and 2,923,931 for wastewater in 2024-25, with 644,208 and 1,302,551 connected properties.
What is Wessex Water's credit rating?
Moody's rates it Baa2 with a stable outlook after an April 2026 downgrade from Baa1; Fitch's last reported rating was BBB+ Stable in November 2023.
How did the CMA change Wessex Water's price control?
It set 2025-30 allowed revenue at £3,734 million (2022-23 prices), £106 million above Ofwat's updated figure, and raised the allowed return from 4.03% to 4.20%.
What is Wessex Water's carbon target?
Net zero operational carbon emissions by 2030, against gross operational emissions of 147,696 tCO2e in 2024-25.
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Inside the report
Inside the complete report
Executive Overview
Utility and Service Mandate
Water Resources and Supply
Infrastructure and Treatment
Networks and Assets
Wastewater and Resource Management
Financial Position
Investment and Major Projects
Tariffs and Customer Context
Energy and Sustainability
Governance and Regulation
Forward Developments
Key Intelligence Summary
Source Register
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Public preview
What to watch next
Financial Position
FY2027 interim results; any Fitch action after November 2023.
Investment and Major Projects
Capital expenditure in each year of 2025-30 against the allowance, from 2026-27 onward.
Tariffs and Customer Context
The next annual charges scheme; debt written off and complaints as bills rise.
Forward Developments
The FY2027 interim results, the 2026-27 APR, the EA's 2026 rating and the lifting of the hosepipe ban.
The Networks and Assets section sets mains, leakage, bursts and interruptions side by side with their periods and status.
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Included
What you receive
The complete PDF report: 12 pages, 14 sections, 13 tables and a register of 15 sources.
This edition
November 2026, First edition.
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Evidence & method
Evidence and method
The profile draws on Wessex Water's Annual Performance Reports and regulatory tables, statutory accounts, water resources and drainage plans, Ofwat's PR19 and PR24 determinations, the CMA's March 2026 redetermination, Environment Agency performance and drought reports and Drinking Water Inspectorate data.
Sources
15 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 9 November 2026. Principal data periods: Annual Performance Report (APR) tables for 2024-25 (year ended 31 March 2025); APR 2025-26 (calendar 2025 for environmental measures); statutory accounts for FY2025 (year ended 30 June 2025); PR24 price control 2025-30; status checked to 9 November 2026. All currency is pounds sterling (£)..
Evidence boundaries
This report uses authoritative source material available at the stated research cutoff. It distinguishes published facts, calculated values and analytical interpretation. No independent modelling is performed. Forward-looking analysis reflects published plans, documented trends and stated uncertainties. It does not constitute legal, financial, investment or engineering advice.
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Lead analyst
Robert C. Brears
Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence
Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.
- Decision-focused utility intelligence
- Published water-policy author
- Evidence-grounded system analysis
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Buyer FAQs
Before you purchase
Who can use the report?
Licensed for internal use within one purchasing organization. The PDF and its contents may be shared with colleagues within that organization. External redistribution, resale and public publication are prohibited without permission.
How is the report delivered?
The PDF is available to download immediately after confirmed payment, through our secure delivery system.
Can my organization buy wider access?
Institutional purchasing: For invoice enquiries, multi-organization licensing or broader access requirements, contact Our Future Water Intelligence.
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Utility Intelligence Profile: Wessex Water
- Format
- Length
- 12 pages
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Price
- USD 99
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Report details
Publication details
- Publisher
- Our Future Water Intelligence
- Report family
- Utility Intelligence Profile
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Format
- Length
- 12 pages
- Reference
- OFW_EXT_WESSEX_WATER_UTILITY_INTELLIGENCE_PROFILE_f4eda3d6a729
- Evidence current to
- 9 November 2026
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