Anglian Water

Parent company:                        Anglian Water Group Ltd

Regulated utility:                         Anglian Water Services Ltd

Ownership:                                  Osprey consortium of investors

The largest water company by area served. The region stretches from the Humber in the North to the Thames Estuary in the South and from Northampton to the East Coast. The business also includes Hartlepool Water plc. The region is, of course, mainly flat and low lying and this brings its own distinct challenges like the large number of pumping stations and the high risk of flooding. The region is one of the driest in the country, receiving just 600 mm of rain each year, a third less than the national average.

Anglian Water's aspiration is to become a "Frontier" company within the water industry. The three main challenges it faces are managing climate change, the growth in population in its region and rising customer expectations. The east of England is particularly vulnerable to climate change. It is already dry, and this may worsen. This is compounded by most of the region being low lying with a quarter below sea level. This means that climate change is the biggest risk facing Anglian Water. (source: Strategic Direction Statement 2010-2035).

Anglian Water has been at the top of the Ofwat Overall Performance Assessment (OPA) for the last two years and has been recognised by Ofwat for sustained excellent performance throughout AMP4.

Over the next five years Anglian Water will invest over £2 billion in its region as it tackles the tough challenges of climate change and population growth.

Anglian Water has reduced significantly reduced its activity outside of the regulated sector. Its main non-regulated businesses are:

Morrison Facilities Services

Morrison Facilities Services provides repair and maintenance and capital investment services to local authority clients. It currently maintains over 400,000 properties in the UK, making it the largest provider of social housing repairs and maintenance in the UK. Turnover is about £280m and it makes a small operating profit.

AWG Property

AWG Property is a specialist commercial and residential property development business. It is also responsible for managing the group's offices around the UK.

Osprey Water

Osprey Water is part of the Anglian Water Group and was formed to take core water and wastewater capabilities outside the Anglian region and across the UK and Ireland