Private company

South West Water

Logo: https://www.southwestwater.co.uk/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia4

British water company

South West Water is a British private utility company responsible for the water supply and waste water treatment services throughout Devon and Cornwall and in small areas of Dorset and Somerset. The company also supplies water in the south of England area under the name Bournemouth Water.2 It is part of Pennon Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • Industrywater collection, treatment and supply1
  • HeadquartersExeter1
  • Websitewww.southwestwater.co.uk
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1
  • LEI213800FR2VAOKRYRHX453
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressPENINSULA HOUSE, EX2 7HR Exeter, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 023666653
South West Water Meica Workshops, Unit 3, Castle Park Road, Whiddon Valley, Barnstaple - geograph.org.uk - 8338114
Photo: Roger A Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

South West Water is a British private utility company responsible for the water supply and waste water treatment services throughout Devon and Cornwall and in small areas of Dorset and Somerset. The company also supplies water in the south of England area under the name Bournemouth Water.2

Corporate structure

South West Water is part of a group headed by Pennon Group. 10 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Pennon Group Exeter, United Kingdom
    • Bristol Water Bristol, United Kingdom
    • South West Water Exeter, United Kingdom
    • Viridor Subsidiary · Taunton, United Kingdom
      • VIRIDOR SOUTH LONDON LIMITED Subsidiary · Taunton, United Kingdom
      • VIRIDOR WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED Subsidiary · Taunton, United Kingdom
    • PENNON PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED Subsidiary · Exeter, United Kingdom
    • SOUTH WEST WATER FINANCE PLC Subsidiary · Exeter, United Kingdom
    • VIRIDOR CLYDE VALLEY LIMITED Subsidiary · Taunton, United Kingdom
    • VIRIDOR ENVIROSCOT LIMITED Subsidiary · Exeter, United Kingdom

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led South West Water, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded South West Water Authority1

Timeline

  1. Dec 8, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by Pennon Group3
  2. Jan 1, 2016New chief executive Stephen Bird becomes CEO1
  3. Apr 1, 1989Founded South West Water is founded3