Private company
Southern Water
Water utility company in southern England
Southern Water Services Limited, trading as Southern Water, is the private utility company responsible for the public wastewater collection and treatment in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent, and for the public water supply and distribution in approximately half of this area. Some areas within the Southern Water region are supplied by a number of smaller water supply companies.2 Its chief executive is Lawrence Gosden (since 2022).1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrywater collection, treatment and supply1
- HeadquartersWorthing1
- Websitewww.southernwater.co.uk
- Legal formprivate company limited by shares1
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Southern Water Services Limited, trading as Southern Water, is the private utility company responsible for the public wastewater collection and treatment in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent, and for the public water supply and distribution in approximately half of this area. Some areas within the Southern Water region are supplied by a number of smaller water supply companies.2
Leadership
Who has led Southern Water, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- Chief executive officerLawrence Gosden Jul 1, 2022 to now1
- ChairKeith Lough Aug 1, 2019 to now1
Products and brands
- drinking water
- water reclamation
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- parent organization/unit
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- Succeeded Southern Water Authority1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.southernwater.co.uk1
- X (Twitter)x.com/SouthernWater1
- WikipediaSouthern Water
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7570621
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataSouthern Water on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSouthern Water on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsSouthern Water photo by RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0