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Water Research Centre Limited

R&D services · Helsby
Large

Water Research Centre Limited is a consultancy and service provider focused on the water, waste, and environmental sectors. They deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to support the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£2.6m
Live
12
Buyers
15
12m
£705k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts12 / 43
  • Top buyers15
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Water Research Centre LimitedUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Water Research Centre Limited has won £2.6m across 15 public-sector buyers, with 12 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer DEFRA at 34% · 100% in R&D services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
12 of 43Live contracts
34%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 5
Drinking Water Treatment Quality and DeliveryWaste and Resources ManagementSurvey and Risk AssessmentReducing Environmental Harm and the Drive to Net ZeroNatural Water Resources Management
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Investigation into the Efficiency of the Current Municipal Waste IncinerationDEFRA · £145k
  • PFAS Emissions - Paper MillsDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · £93k
  • Persistent Organic Pollutants in Separated WEEE PlasticsDEFRA · £88k
  • Persistent Organic Pollutants in Institutional Mattresses ProjectDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · £77k
  • 23301 - Risks to drinking water from the use of polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS)DEFRA · £75k
  • Persistent Organic Pollutants in Soft Furnishing Waste Streams StudyDEFRA · £73k

Extracted automatically from wrcgroup.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships · 2

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

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Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 2
WRc ApprovedCertification ↗MCERTS TestingCertification ↗

Extracted automatically from wrcgroup.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 12 live · 31 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
RDE1024 - MWELS Savings - Forecasting Water Efficiency Savings for Water Resoure
Environment Agency7320000030 Jan 2026£33k2 moClosed
RDE972 - Establishing the limitations of design: Water efficiency
Environment Agency7320000009 Dec 2025£50k4 moClosed
Cement Kilns Destruction Efficiency of Persistent Substances
Environment Agency—26 Nov 2025£449k2.3 yrspending
UKRI-4990 OutE Evaluator
UK Research and Innovation—02 Sept 2025£124k2.6 yrspending
PoPs in C&D Waste Phase II
Environment Agency—01 Aug 2025£49k7 moClosed
RDE787 - A review of microbial indicators of faecal contamination
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS7320000001 May 2025£55k7 moClosed
PROC 016-2025 - Corporate Engineering Consultants for CMA PR24 Water Redetermination References
Competition and Markets Authority7321000031 Mar 2025£139k12 moClosed
RDE765 Resilience and Sufficiency for Public Water Supply
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS7320000006 Feb 2025£43k5 moClosed
RDE733 Water Demand Coordination Centre Rapid Evidence Review
Environment Agency7320000013 Jan 2025£15k2 moClosed
RDE672 Disinfection technology and alternative disinfection for commercial water
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS7320000012 Nov 2024£58k8 moClosed
Total live value — · mean award £60k1–10 of 43

Top buyers · 15 buyers · top 3 = 84%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
DEFRA
9 contracts
34%
since 2018
2
Environment Agency
11 contracts
28%
since 2024
3
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
10 contracts
22%
since 2020
4
EA
2 contracts
6%
since 2023
5
Competition and Markets Authority
1 contract
5%
since 2025
6
UK Research and Innovation
1 contract
5%
since 2025
7
Natural England
1 contract
0%
8
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
1 contract
0%
9
UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
1 contract
0%
10
SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
R&D services73
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London32 contracts
95%
South West1 contract
5%
North West1 contract
0%
South East1 contract
0%
North East1 contract
0%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%
West Midlands2 contracts
0%
Northern Ireland1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Water Research Centre Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SR
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
No£360.0m2
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.2m2
RE
Redesmere Limited
Yes£5.8m1
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£5.7m3
WP
Water Plus Limited
No£5.4m2
WR
Water Research Centre Limited
No£705k—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 06 Apr 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 26 Feb 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

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Registered details

Company no.
11172223
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
26 Jan 2018
Reg. office
Spring Lodge, 172 Chester Road, Helsby, Cheshire, WA6 0AR
SIC codes
71129 · 72190 · 82990
Last accounts
06 Apr 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • HERLIHY, Francis — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2025
  • BRESNAN, Paul James — director
    Appointed 31 Jan 2025
  • EVANS, Sally — secretary
    Appointed 18 Aug 2020
  • RYDER, Alasdair Alan — director
    Appointed 18 Aug 2020
  • SMITH, Mark William — director
    Appointed 26 Jan 2018
  • Rsk Environment Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
WATER RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED
11172223 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.