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
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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.
- Chief executive officerStephen Bird Jan 1, 2016 to May 10, 20191
- ChairSir John Parker Aug 1, 2015 to now1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- Succeeded South West Water Authority1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.southwestwater.co.uk1
- X (Twitter)x.com/SouthWestWater1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/SWWater.Official1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCXCcCY_21JxuksLKtYVP85g1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/south-west-water1
- WikipediaSouth West Water
- WikidataQ7568898
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataSouth West Water on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSouth West Water on Wikipedia
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsSouth West Water photo by Roger A Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0