Sutton and East Surrey Water PLC

Reference number: 992059

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Homeserve Membership Limited Reference number: 312518 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Sutton and East Surrey Water PLC (FRN 992059) is an AR of Homeserve Membership Limited (FRN 312518). When you use Sutton and East Surrey Water's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Sutton and East Surrey Water, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When seswater.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01737 772000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RH1 1LJ
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Other names (2)

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

  • SES Water Trading name
  • SES Water Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Homeserve Membership Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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.

Company number
02447875
Company status
Active
Company type
Public limited company
Incorporated
11 December 1989 (36 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Water collection, treatment and supply (SIC 36000)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Sproul Director Oct 1959 24 Jul 2024 1 other company
Loraine Woodhouse Director Dec 1968 2 Oct 2024 8 other companies
Dorothy Marie Burwell Director Feb 1980 2 Oct 2024 5 other companies
Jonathan Butterworth Director Jun 1962 2 Oct 2024 28 other companies
Laura Flowerdew Director Feb 1976 19 Nov 2024 35 other companies
Andrea Margaret Blance Director Jul 1964 8 Apr 2025 22 other companies
Andrew Haines Director Apr 1964 1 Nov 2025 9 other companies
James Keith Haslett Director May 1979 19 May 2026 10 other companies
Emma Louise Hough Secretary Not published 1 Sep 2026 –

Other companies run by these 8 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
102
closed down
10
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 102 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 10 on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 8 directors run together
  • All 57 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Sutton and East Surrey Water’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (110)

2025

27 May 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "SES Water Limited"

FCA register

2023

19 February 2023

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Sesw Holding Company Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1989

11 December 1989

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 110 events

  • All 110 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 105
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Firms connected to Sutton and East Surrey Water

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

connected firms
3
share a director
3
past links
7

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 7 past links through former directors
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  • 102 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 110 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sutton and East Surrey Water PLC FCA authorised?
Sutton and East Surrey Water PLC (FRN 992059) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Sutton and East Surrey Water?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Sutton and East Surrey Water PLC (FRN 992059) is an AR of Homeserve Membership Limited (FRN 312518). When you use Sutton and East Surrey Water's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Sutton and East Surrey Water, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Sutton and East Surrey Water’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01737 772000 and the website seswater.co.uk for Sutton and East Surrey Water. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sutton and East Surrey Water a scam or clone?
Sutton and East Surrey 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 Sutton and East Surrey Water?
Protection works through Homeserve Membership Limited, the principal firm responsible for Sutton and East Surrey Water's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Sutton and East Surrey Water?
Sutton and East Surrey Water is owned by Sesw Holding Company Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Sutton and East Surrey Water?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Sutton and East Surrey Water: David Sproul, Loraine Woodhouse, Dorothy Marie Burwell, Jonathan Butterworth, Laura Flowerdew, Andrea Margaret Blance and 2 more.
How long has Sutton and East Surrey Water been in business?
The company was formed on 11 December 1989.
Does Sutton and East Surrey Water use any other names?
It trades as SES Water. It has previously used the name SES Water Limited.

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