£9.2bn
£X.Xbn
30,200
102
£X.Xbn
The Water Collection, Treatment, and Supply industry provides essential services to households and businesses, keeping demand steady from year to year. Water companies are subject to regulation regarding prices charged and services provided. They have to submit a breakdown of their performance and five-year business plan to industry regulators, which then set the prices companies can charge. Revenue is expected to inch upwards at a compound annual rate of 0.9% over the five years through 2024-25 to £9.2 billion, including a 1.8% rise in 2024-25.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.9 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated £9.2bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue (£m)
2025 |
---|---|---|
Severn Trent Water Ltd | 1,324.1 | |
Thames Water Utilities Limited | 1,087.2 | |
United Utilities Group plc | 1,086.0 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Water treatment, Treated water distribution and Water collection. Water treatment is the largest segment of the Water Collection, Treatment & Supply in the UK.
A growing UK population and higher number of businesses expand demand for treated water distribution
Water utility companies collect, treat and distribute water to domestic and industrial customers. They operate irrigation canals.
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SIC 36.00 - Water Collection, Treatment & Supply in the UK
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The market size of the Water Collection, Treatment & Supply in the UK industry in United Kingdom is £9.2bn in 2024.
There are 102 businesses in the Water Collection, Treatment & Supply in the UK industry in United Kingdom, which has declined at a CAGR of 1.5 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Water Collection, Treatment & Supply in the UK industry in United Kingdom has been growing at a CAGR of 0.9 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Water Collection, Treatment & Supply in the UK industry in United Kingdom is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Water Collection, Treatment & Supply market in United Kingdom are Severn Trent Water Ltd, Thames Water Utilities Limited and United Utilities Group plc
Treated water distribution and Water treatment are part of the Water Collection, Treatment & Supply in the UK industry.
The company holding the most market share in United Kingdom is Severn Trent Water Ltd.
The level of competition is low and increasing in the Water Collection, Treatment & Supply in the UK industry in United Kingdom.