Northumbrian Water Group has reported a pre-tax profit for the first time in four years as dividends to its overseas owners have edged up.
The provider of water and sewage services to about 2.7m people across the North East and a further 2.1m across Essex and Suffolk saw revenue climb to £952.4m in the year to the end of March, up from £899.9m the year before. Newly filed accounts for the group show pre-tax profits of £6.1m for the period, in contrast to 2023's £49.7m pre-tax loss which followed losses stretching back to 2021.
