Norfolk Water Limited

Reference number: 722823

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When norfolkwater.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 600 1845 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode WV10 9LE
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • The Norfolk Water Company Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
05059307
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 March 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
One Forbury Square, The Forbury, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Shaun Edward Campbell Director Mar 1979 7 Mar 2025 16 other companies
Marcus Leek Director May 1975 28 Jan 2026 20 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
23
closed down
4
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 23 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 13 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2024Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£476k

−28% from £661k

Cash at bank

£505k

+63% from £310k

Employees (average)

15

+67% from 9

Owed within a year

£288k

+104% from £142k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05059307. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Norfolk Water’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (22)

2024

19 June 2024

  • C A Sexton (Holdings) Limited gave up control
  • Culligan (UK) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • C A Sexton (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Christopher Alfred Sexton gave up control
  • Christopher Alfred Sexton took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

14 February 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2004

1 March 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Norfolk Water

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Norfolk Water. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
5
no longer authorised
1
share a director
2

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 23 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Norfolk Water Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Norfolk Water Limited (FRN 722823) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Norfolk Water’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 600 1845 and the website norfolkwater.co.uk for Norfolk Water. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms.
Is Norfolk Water a scam or clone?
Norfolk Water is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Norfolk Water?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Norfolk Water handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Norfolk Water to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Norfolk Water?
Norfolk Water is owned by Culligan (UK) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 19 June 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Christopher Alfred Sexton and C A Sexton (Holdings) Limited.
Who runs Norfolk Water?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Norfolk Water: Shaun Edward Campbell and Marcus Leek.
How long has Norfolk Water been in business?
The company was formed on 1 March 2004, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do Norfolk Water’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2024, show net assets of £476k (−28% from £661k) and cash at bank of £505k (+63% from £310k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Norfolk Water use any other names?
It trades as The Norfolk Water Company.

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