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Water Companies

Asked by Helena DollimoreLabour (Co-op)Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 71785

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the total value of UK water companies.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Ofwat’s independently set Regulatory Capital Value (RCV) was £99.3 billion in 2024 and is £106.7 billion in 2025. RCV is recognised as the best proxy for the sector’s “enterprise value” – encompassing equity and debt.

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