Companies with approval to withdraw from the non-household retail market for water
Updated 8 December 2022
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1. Notice on the granting of permission for an undertaker to withdraw from the non-household retail market
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by regulation 11 of the Exit Regulations, grants permission for the following undertaker(s) to withdraw from the non-household retail market on the relevant exit date.
The Secretary of State is satisfied that granting permission for the undertaker(s) listed to withdraw from the non-household retail market is not contrary to the interests of the public or a section of the public.
The Secretary of State is also satisfied that the undertaker(s) listed have complied with regulation 9 (notice of exit application).
In this notice:
- “acquiring licensee” has the meaning given by regulation 6
- “exit date” has the meaning given by regulation 8
- “Exit Regulations” means the Water and Sewerage Undertakers (Exit from Non-household Retail Market) Regulations 2016
- “undertaker” means a water undertaker or a sewerage undertaker that has made an application to the Secretary of State under regulation 4
2. Undertakers granted permission to withdraw from the non-household retail market
Unless otherwise stated, acquiring licensees provided services from 1 April 2017.
| Exiting water company | Acquiring licensee |
|---|---|
| Affinity Water Ltd | Affinity for Business (Retail) Ltd |
| Anglian Water Service Ltd | Anglian Water Business (National) Ltd |
| Bristol Water PLC | Water 2 Business Ltd |
| ESP Water Ltd [footnote 1] | Castle Water Ltd |
| Northumbrian Water Ltd | NWG Business Ltd |
| Portsmouth Water Ltd | Castle Water Ltd |
| Severn Trent Services | Water Plus Ltd |
| Severn Trent Water Ltd [footnote 2] | Water Plus Ltd |
| South Staffordshire Water PLC | SSWB Ltd |
| Southern Water Services Ltd | Scottish Water Business Stream Ltd |
| South East Water Ltd | Invicta Water Ltd (trading as Water Choice) [footnote 3] |
| Southwest Water Ltd | Pennon Water Services Ltd |
| Sutton and East Surrey Water PLC | Sutton and East Surrey Water Services Ltd (also known as SES) Business Water |
| Thames Water Utilities Ltd | Castle Water Ltd |
| United Utilities Water Ltd | Water Plus Ltd |
| Veolia Water Projects Ltd [footnote 4] | Veolia Water Retail (UK) Ltd |
| Wessex Water Services Ltd | Water 2 Business Ltd |
| Yorkshire Water Services Ltd [footnote 5] | Three Sixty Water Ltd |
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ESP Water Ltd exited the non-household retail market to Castle Water Ltd on 17 March 2023. ↩
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Severn Trent Water Ltd exited the non-household retail market to Water Plus Ltd on 1 July 2018. ↩
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South East Water Ltd exited the non-household retail market to Invicta Water Ltd on 1 May 2018. ↩
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Veolia Water Projects Ltd exited the non-household retail market to Veolia Water Retail (UK) Ltd on 1 October 2022. ↩
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Yorkshire Water Services Ltd have exited the non-household retail market to Scottish Water Business Stream Ltd on 1 October 2019. ↩