United Utilities Group Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
United Utilities Group's CEO is Louise Beardmore, appointed in May 2022, has a tenure of 4.33 years. total yearly compensation is £1.67M, comprised of 42.8% salary and 57.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.01% of the company’s shares, worth €1.10M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4 years and 4.5 years respectively.
Key information
Louise Beardmore
Chief executive officer
UK£1.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 42.85% |
| CEO tenure | 4.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | UK£587m |
| Dec 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£494m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£402m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£333m |
| Mar 31 2025 | UK£2m | UK£716k | UK£265m |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£189m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£113m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£120m |
| Mar 31 2024 | UK£1m | UK£690k | UK£127m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£48m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£31m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£87m |
| Mar 31 2023 | UK£868k | UK£390k | UK£205m |
Compensation vs Market: Louise's total compensation ($USD2.26M) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.95M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Louise's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Louise Beardmore (52 yo)
Mrs. Louise Beardmore serves as Chief Executive Officer at United Utilities Water Limited and United Utilities Group PLC since March 31, 2023. She serves as Director at United Utilities Group PLC since Apr...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 4.3yrs | UK£1.67m | 0.0096% € 1.1m | |
| CFO & Director | 6.2yrs | UK£1.21m | 0.017% € 1.9m | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Customer | 3.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Company Secretary | no data | no data | 0.0040% € 458.9k | |
| Regulation & Compliance Director | 3.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| People and Health & Safety Director | 4.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Reward & Pensions | no data | no data | no data | |
| Treasurer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Investor Relations & Clean Energy Strategy Director | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: UUEA's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 4.3yrs | UK£1.67m | 0.0096% € 1.1m | |
| CFO & Director | 6.2yrs | UK£1.21m | 0.017% € 1.9m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 7.3yrs | UK£337.00k | 0.00056% € 64.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.00032% € 36.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.00056% € 64.2k | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 6yrs | UK£94.00k | 0.0015% € 175.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.3yrs | UK£83.00k | 0.00040% € 45.9k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.7yrs | UK£87.00k | 0.00040% € 45.9k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6yrs | UK£91.00k | 0.00044% € 50.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.4yrs | UK£83.00k | 0.00056% € 64.2k |
Experienced Board: UUEA's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/09/09 14:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
United Utilities Group PLC is covered by 26 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Dominic Nash | Barclays |
| Laura Marconi | Barclays |
| Harry Wyburd | Barclays |