Radar · Waste & Water Management in England
Best Waste & Water Management Companies in England, United Kingdom
The 611 best Waste & Water Management companies in England, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Thames Water.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
611companies tracked
$2.9Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
149have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT × ENGLAND
Our analysis of 100 Waste & Water Management companies
$3.6b in tracked funding; 67% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
100companies analysed
67%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2010median founding year
449kcombined LinkedIn audience
64%of audience held by top 3
9companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in England
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thames Water Provider of drinking water system services 62Tech top 27%Market top 30%Innovation top 34%Patents top 36% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 27% Markettop 30% Innovationtop 34% Patentstop 36% Fundingtop 38% Partnersbottom 49% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Growthbottom 32% Newsbottom 24% Tech: 56 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Market: 7,000 employees (top 4% of Environment) · Top-100,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $963M | 35 mo ago | 7,000 | — | SitecoreSalesforceMicrosoft ASP.NET+21 | 12 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 2 | Northumbrian Water Provider of water management and sewage services 79Tech top 24%Funding top 33%Market top 35%Product top 36% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 24% Fundingtop 33% Markettop 35% Producttop 36% Growthtop 38% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 25% Newsbottom 21% Tech: 46 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $529M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 12 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 79/100 | $529M | 2 mo ago | 1,707 | — | Optimizely Content ManagementSentryApple iCloud Mail+35 | — | 2 job openings |
| 3 | Enzen Provider of consulting, technology, engineering, and operating services for businesses 42Talent top 22%Funding top 33%Moat top 34%Product top 40% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 22% Fundingtop 33% Moattop 34% Producttop 40% Techtop 48% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 45% Fin. healthbottom 40% Growthbottom 35% Newsbottom 27% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 3 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $252M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 19 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $252M | 24 mo ago | 2 | Vinod Nair Co-Founder | WagtailPythonDjango+15 | — | — |
| 4 | Severn Trent Provider of water and waste management services 74Fin. health top 16%Market top 23%Funding top 33%Patents top 41% All 11 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 16% Markettop 23% Fundingtop 33% Patentstop 41% Talenttop 43% Newstop 48% Innovationbottom 49% Growthbottom 49% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 44% Techbottom 38% Fin. health: Revenue ~$3.1B (FY2024) · Net margin 9.5% Market: 7,651 employees (top 3% of Environment) · Revenue ~$3.1B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $247M | 74 mo ago | 7,651 7,651 → 4,022 (-47%) | Liv Garfield CEO | Adobe Experience ManagerJavaBootstrap+13 | 19 patents Advanced control and sealing technologies for wastewater pumping and water distribution networks | — |
| 5 | Pennon Group Water utility and waste management company 84Funding top 26%News top 28%Market top 30%Fin. health top 31% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Newstop 28% Markettop 30% Fin. healthtop 31% Growthtop 32% Techtop 34% Globalbottom 30% Funding: Raised $229M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 38 tracked, 8 types) · Top themes: Leadership, Acquisition rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $229M | 29 mo ago | 2,864 | — | DrupalPHPSalesforce+17 | — | — |
| 6 | Tamar Energy Provider of organic waste management solutions 35Innovation top 20%Product top 26%Funding top 44%Market top 49% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 26% Fundingtop 44% Markettop 49% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 27% Growthbottom 25% Techbottom 19% Innovation: 5 product lines Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $113M | 136 mo ago | 55 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Agrivert Designer, builder, and operator of anaerobic digestion facilities and solar PV | $52M | 129 mo ago | 20 | — | Craft CMSPleskPHP+13 | — | — |
| 8 | Bluewater Bio Provider of waste water industrial and municipal services | $44M | 170 mo ago | 39 | Richard Haddon CEO & Chairman | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | 1 award |
| 9 | United Utilities Provider of water and sewage services | $41M | 192 mo ago | 5,728 5,728 → 5,316 (-7%) | Vishal Lakhani Founder / Director | Optimizely Content ManagementChart.jsMicrosoft ASP.NET+19 | — | 2 expansions · 2 awards |
| 10 | Redeem Provider of recycling and refurbishment services | $34M | 132 mo ago | 130 | Paul Adams CEO | — | — | — |
| 11 | ECO Plastics Provider of plastic bottle recycling services | $30M | 151 mo ago | 15 | Jonathan Short Founder | — | — | — |
| 12 | Propelair Manufacturer of water saving WC | $23M | 66 mo ago | 12 12 → 24 (+100%) | James Surgeon Chief Executive Officer | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+22 | — | 1 launch |
| 13 | New Earth Solutions Conversion of MSW into energy | $22M | 198 mo ago | 19 | — | — | 9 patents Biomass gasification inlet systems and variable-orifice feed compactor technology for waste-to-energy processing. | — |
| 14 | PlasRecycle Provider of plastic recycling management services | $22M | 131 mo ago | — | John Grierson Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 15 | Safi Provider of AI solutions to trade recyclables 32Talent top 38%Tech top 42%Funding top 49%Market bottom 41% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Techtop 42% Fundingtop 49% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Growthbottom 35% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 24 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $20M | 30 mo ago | 32 | Eamon Jubbawy Co-Founder | Google MapsMUIReact+11 | — | 1 job opening |
| 16 | Arvia Technology Tertiary water and wastewater treatment technology | $18M | 81 mo ago | 30 30 → 43 (+43%) | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | 59 patents Advanced adsorption and electrochemical regeneration for aqueous organic waste treatment | — |
| 17 | RED Industries Provider of diversified waste management services | $18M | 89 mo ago | 114 114 → 138 (+21%) | Julie Seymour Owner | WebflowJavaPipedrive+23 | — | — |
| 18 | Fraddon Biogas Producer of biogas and electricity from waste | $16M | 147 mo ago | 5 | Alon Laniado CEO & MD | — | — | — |
| 19 | Waterscan Provider of water audits, rainwater harvesting, greywater recycling, leak detection, and repair services 62Tech top 30%Funding top 31%Growth top 35%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 30% Fundingtop 31% Growthtop 35% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 32% Tech: 40 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $15.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $15M | 23 mo ago | 49 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+29 | — | 1 job opening · 3 awards |
| 20 | Advanced Plasma Power Provider of plasma treatment services | $15M | 188 mo ago | 26 | — | — | 56 patents Plasma-assisted synthesis of substitute natural gas from syngas and waste-to-energy conversion | — |
| 21 | Matter. Developer of filtration technology designed to capture microplastics from water 35Funding top 38%Tech top 43%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 38% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Techtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $12.2M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 25 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $12M | 35 mo ago | 10 | Adam Root Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+22 | — | — |
| 22 | Rabbit Group Provider of waste collection, recycling, and energy production services | $9M | 87 mo ago | 53 | — | — | — | 2 expansions |
| 23 | ETM Recycling Bristol Provider of waste collection and recycling services 60Fin. health top 28%Funding top 39%Growth top 41%Market top 46% All 7 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 28% Fundingtop 39% Growthtop 41% Markettop 46% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 36% Globalbottom 32% Fin. health: Revenue ~$35.0M · Revenue +19% YoY Funding: Raised $8.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $9M | 30 mo ago | 69 69 → 57 (-17%) | Eddie McCormack Founder & Managing Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 24 | Pinden Provider of waste management services | $8M | 63 mo ago | — | Terry Bishop Co-CEO & Director | — | — | — |
| 25 | Romco Provider of waste recycling services | $6M | 51 mo ago | 3 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | — | — |
| 26 | Descycle Provider of ewaste and battery recycling services 24Talent top 38%Funding top 40%Product top 46%Tech bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 40% Producttop 46% Techbottom 49% Growthbottom 42% Globalbottom 39% Innovationbottom 34% Marketbottom 21% Newsbottom 18% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $6.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $6M | 18 mo ago | 10 | Geoff Mcnamara Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director | WixSentryBootstrap+10 | — | 2 expansions · 1 award |
| 27 | Typhon Treatment Systems Provider of developing LED UV disinfection system for water treatment | $6M | 83 mo ago | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Spotless Water Provider of pure drinking water services 50Growth top 35%Tech top 38%AI top 45%Funding top 49% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 38% AItop 45% Fundingtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 32% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 47 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $5M | 24 mo ago | 25 | Tim Morris CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | — | 1 expansion |
| 29 | Mura Provider of plastic recycling services | $5M | 44 mo ago | 47 | Aaron Doughty Chief Commercial Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | 1 job opening |
| 30 | Industrial Phycology Provider of wastewater treatment solution | $5M | 45 mo ago | 16 | — | — | 15 patents Algae photobioreactor systems for harvesting compounds from liquid cultures | — |
| 31 | Acetech Metals Provider of scrap metal recycling services | $4M | 54 mo ago | 26 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | SEaB Developer of energy from micro waste | $4M | 40 mo ago | 6 | Sandra Sassow CEO & Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | — |
| 33 | Standard Gas Provider of renewable fuel for road transport and waste recycling services | $4M | 49 mo ago | 15 | Adrian Cooper Founder | — | 58 patents Design and operation of advanced pyrolysis/gasification systems for waste-to-energy conversion. | — |
| 34 | Elemental Provider of food waste management services | $4M | 59 mo ago | 10 | Dean Hislop CEO | — | — | — |
| 35 | Duclo Recycling Provider of recycling services | $3M | 44 mo ago | — | Carol Cox Managing Director | — | — | — |
| 36 | Salinity Solutions Provider of water desalination systems 16Patents top 39%Innovation top 48%Tech top 50%Moat bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Patentstop 39% Innovationtop 48% Techtop 50% Moatbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 10% Patents: 6 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Innovation: 6 patents (top 74% of patent-holders) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $3M | 26 mo ago | 2 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 6 patents Membrane filtration hardware for water desalination and treatment systems | 1 job opening · 2 partnerships · 3 awards |
| 37 | Reskinned Marketplace for recyclable clothes | $3M | 34 mo ago | 1 | Matt Hanrahan Co-Founder | WagtailSentryApple iCloud Mail+26 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 38 | MDF Recovery Provider of technology to recycle wood fibre from waste MDF 21Innovation top 29%Product top 36%Patents top 38%Funding top 48% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 29% Producttop 36% Patentstop 38% Fundingtop 48% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 24% Marketbottom 8% Innovation: 10 patents (top 47% of patent-holders) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $3M | 32 mo ago | 1 | Jim New Founder Director | — | 10 patents Fiber recovery technologies for textile waste recycling | — |
| 39 | Xetrov Provider of waste management services | $3M | 42 mo ago | 3 | Ashleigh Ruxton CEO & Founder | — | 2 patents Efficient industrial cyclonic combustion burners and apparatuses for fuel processing. | — |
| 40 | easyPower Provider of waste recycling services | $2M | 47 mo ago | 3 | Stelios Haji-Ioannou Founder | — | — | — |
| 41 | ReVentas Developer of dissolution technology for recycling plastic waste into polymers 37Innovation top 25%Patents top 27%Moat top 32%Funding top 45% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 25% Patentstop 27% Moattop 32% Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 25% Innovation: 23 patents (top 25% of patent-holders) · 21 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 Patents: 23 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 21 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $2M | 12 mo ago | — | Thomas Rose Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 23 patents Advanced plastic recycling technologies for polymer recovery and waste reduction | 2 partnerships |
| 42 | Link Waste Provider of plastic waste recycling and management services | $2M | 36 mo ago | — | Ben Donnelly Founder | — | — | — |
| 43 | Revolution-ZERO Provider of textiles recycling services 60Innovation top 31%Patents top 33%Moat bottom 49%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 31% Patentstop 33% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 33% Innovation: 10 patents (top 47% of patent-holders) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Patents: 10 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $2M | 20 mo ago | — | Tom Dawson Founder | — | 10 patents AI-optimized textile decontamination and reusable packaging solutions for textile products | 1 job opening |
| 44 | Sorted Technologies Provider of waste management company that helps to sort recycled materials efficiently 13Talent top 38%AI top 45%Funding bottom 38%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Fundingbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 16% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $2M | 25 mo ago | 5 | Arthur Goujon Co-Founder and CTO | — | — | 1 launch |
| 45 | Neverwaste Provider of reduce waste and recycling services | $2M | 40 mo ago | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Ahbstra Provider of water management services | $2M | 26 mo ago | — | Hashem Arouzi Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 47 | Oxi-Tech Solutions Developer of industrial biocide using water and low-voltage electricity. | $1M | 34 mo ago | 5 | Richard Fraser Managing Director | — | — | 1 internship · 3 partnerships |
| 48 | DyeRecycle Developer of technology for recycling dyes and fibers from textile waste | $1M | 25 mo ago | — | Aida Rafat Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+12 | — | 1 job opening |
| 49 | envoPAP Manufacturer of paper and packaging materials | $991K | 28 mo ago | 7 | Kaushal Shah Founder & CEO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowZoho+15 | 4 patents Multilayer packaging films offering improved barrier and mechanical performance. | — |
| 50 | GAP Group Provider of waste processing and logistics services 57Growth top 35%Tech top 44%Market top 46%Funding bottom 39% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 44% Markettop 46% Fundingbottom 39% Globalbottom 32% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 25 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $348K | 16 mo ago | 1,781 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17 | — | 1 expansion |
Top 12 Waste & Water Management companies in England
#1
Series D · Durham, England · founded 1989 · 1707 employees$528.6Mraised▾
Series D · Durham, England · founded 1989 · 1707 employees
Provider of water management and sewage services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 79how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 24%Funding
top 33%Market
top 35%Product
top 36%Growth
top 38%Moat
bottom 38%Tech: 46 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $529M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 12 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Series D (Apr 2026)
Market: 1,707 employees (top 9% of Environment) · Top-500,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 38k LinkedIn followers — 8.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Electrical Testing Coordinator, Water Quality Risk Coordinator
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series D$528.6M
- Jun 2014Grant (prize money)—
- Jan 2014Grant (prize money)—
Investors
Europa, Stanley Power, CK Asset Holdings, Power Assets, CK Hutchison
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailAzureAzure Monitor
#2
Series C · Solihull, England · founded 2006 · 2 employees$252.4Mraised▾
Series C · Solihull, England · founded 2006 · 2 employees
Provider of consulting, technology, engineering, and operating services for businesses. It offers a wide range of advisory solutions for the power, water, gas, and renewable energy sectors. It serves their services to industries including businesses, governments, non-governmental organizations, and nonprofits. It is also involved in projects related to digital transformation, smart metering, and cybersecurity in the utilities sector.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 22%Funding
top 33%Moat
top 34%Product
top 40%Tech
top 48%Market
bottom 47%Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $252M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 19 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series C (May 2024)
Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 972 tracked Waste & Water Management companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 23k LinkedIn followers — 5.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- May 2024Series C$10M
- Apr 2019Series C$100M
- May 2018Series B$116.1M
- Apr 2015Conventional Debt$20.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Greater Pacific Capital, KKR, BOI AXA Investment Mngrs, Ensource Consulting, Classic Capital, Darby Overseas Investments
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapDjangoFont AwesomeGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#3
Acquired · Reading, England · founded 1996 · 7000 employees$962.8Mraised▾
Acquired · Reading, England · founded 1996 · 7000 employees
Provider of drinking water system services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 27%Market
top 30%Innovation
top 34%Patents
top 36%Funding
top 38%Partners
bottom 49%Tech: 56 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Digicert
Market: 7,000 employees (top 4% of Environment) · Top-100,000 web property · 1 contract event in 12 mo
Innovation: 12 patents (top 37% of patent-holders)
Audience (LinkedIn): 108k LinkedIn followers — 24.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023PE$962.8M
- 2017PE—
- 2015Grant (prize money)—
Investors
OMERS Infrastructure, Europa, MIRA
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAosApache Http ServerAzureAzure Front Door
#4
Public · Exeter, England · founded 1989 · 2864 employees$229.1Mraised▾
Public · Exeter, England · founded 1989 · 2864 employees
Water utility and waste management company
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 84how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%News
top 28%Market
top 30%Fin. health
top 31%Growth
top 32%Tech
top 34%Funding: Raised $229M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2024)
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 38 tracked, 8 types) · Top themes: Leadership, Acquisition
Market: 2,864 employees (top 7% of Environment) · Revenue ~$1.3B · Top-10,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 2.0% of this cohort's audience · 88 engagements/post (1.9× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2024Post IPO$229.1M
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssAzureBootstrapCloudflare
#5
Series A · Livingston, England · founded 2020$2.2Mraised▾
Series A · Livingston, England · founded 2020
Developer of dissolution technology for recycling plastic waste into polymers. The technology processes post-consumer feedstock, removing contaminants and producing virgin-like polymer. The process involves feedstock preparation, polymer dissolution, filtration, polymer separation, and drying extrusion. The resulting material can displace virgin plastics across multiple industries.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 25%Patents
top 27%Moat
top 32%Funding
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 42%Innovation: 23 patents (top 25% of patent-holders) · 21 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21
Patents: 23 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 21 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 23 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. KBR) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2025Series A—
- Aug 2022Grant (prize money)$50.1K
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$2.1M
Founders & team
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, ORLEN, Beiersdorf, Scottish Enterprise
#6
Series A · London, England · founded 2018 · 10 employees$6Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2018 · 10 employees
Provider of ewaste and battery recycling services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Funding
top 40%Product
top 46%Tech
bottom 49%Growth
bottom 42%Global
bottom 39%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $6.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2024)
Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo · Company stage: Series A
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards · 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Series A$12.9M
- Apr 2023Seed$6M
Founders & team
Investors
BGF, Vorwerk Ventures, Cisco Investments, Kadmos Capital, Nesta, TSP Ventures
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHsts
#7
Late Stage · Chichester, England · founded 1994 · 49 employees$15.2Mraised▾
Late Stage · Chichester, England · founded 1994 · 49 employees
Provider of water audits, rainwater harvesting, greywater recycling, leak detection, and repair services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 30%Funding
top 31%Growth
top 35%Market
bottom 37%Global
bottom 32%Tech: 40 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $15.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round PE (Jun 2024)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Project Manager
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024PE$15.2M
Investors
LDC
Tech stack
ClickdimensionsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsFont Awesome
#8
Series A · Basingstoke, England · founded 2016 · 25 employees$5.2Mraised▾
Series A · Basingstoke, England · founded 2016 · 25 employees
Provider of pure drinking water services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Tech
top 38%AI
top 45%Funding
top 49%Talent
bottom 49%Product
bottom 48%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 47 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Recaptcha
AI: AI in stack: Drift
Audience (LinkedIn): 963 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Series A$4.6M
- May 2020Seed$676.1K
Founders & team
Investors
Blackfinch Ventures, YFM Equity Partners
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAzureBootstrapCdnjsCloudflare
#9
Seed · London, England · founded 2020$2.1Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2020
Provider of textiles recycling services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 31%Patents
top 33%Moat
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 44%Global
bottom 33%Innovation: 10 patents (top 47% of patent-holders) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
Patents: 10 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 10 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Technical Assistant
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Seed$2.1M
- Aug 2024Conventional Debt$320.3K
Founders & team
Investors
The FSE Group, Ignition Credit
#10
Series A · London, England · founded 2021 · 32 employees$19.5Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2021 · 32 employees
Provider of AI solutions to trade recyclables. It provides AI-enhanced quality control solutions so sellers can prove their material quality and drive better prices while buyers know they’re getting exactly what they expect.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Tech
top 42%Funding
top 49%Market
bottom 41%Global
bottom 36%Growth
bottom 35%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 24 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Observability: Datadog
Funding: Raised $19.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2023)
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Staff Software Engineer / Tech Lead
Funding rounds
- Nov 2023Series A$19.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Nosara Capital, Lowercarbon, Transition, Giant Ventures, Blissgrowth, Interplay
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#11
Public · Coventry, England · founded 1989 · 7651 employees$247.5Mraised▾
Public · Coventry, England · founded 1989 · 7651 employees
Provider of water and waste management services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 16%Market
top 23%Funding
top 33%Patents
top 41%Talent
top 43%News
top 48%Fin. health: Revenue ~$3.1B (FY2024) · Net margin 9.5% · Revenue 12.4x total funding
Market: 7,651 employees (top 3% of Environment) · Revenue ~$3.1B · Top-1,000,000 web property
Funding: Raised $247M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2020)
Audience (LinkedIn): 102k LinkedIn followers — 22.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Mar 2020Post IPO$247.5M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchApache Http ServerBootstrap
#12
Funding Raised · Gateshead, England · founded 2005 · 1781 employees$348Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Gateshead, England · founded 2005 · 1781 employees
Provider of waste processing and logistics services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Tech
top 44%Market
top 46%Funding
bottom 39%Global
bottom 32%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 25 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Market: 1,781 employees (top 8% of Environment) · Top-50,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Conventional Debt—
- Aug 2021Conventional Debt$348K
Investors
NEL Fund Managers, European Innovation Council, HSBC
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGodaddy
Funding & investor landscape
$2.9Btotal disclosed funding
111companies funded
214disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Gov16 rounds
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Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,745,550 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Waste & Water Management coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United Kingdom
How research on Water Treatment is moving in the United Kingdom
A read on the academic research around Water Treatment — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 865 United Kingdom-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 18% → 51% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Cranfield University64
- Imperial College London59
- University College London32
- University of Manchester28
- University of Sheffield23
leading researchers
Bruce Jefferson · Nigel Graham · Peter Jarvis · Wenzheng Yu · Jia‐Qian Jiang · John Bridgeman · Thomas Clasen · Luiza C. Campos
▲
Breakthroughs145 · 17%
▲ 11%→20% share
▲1.8× share momentum1 median citations72% since 2021mostly methods-led
Adsorption breakthroughs are surging — UK water treatment papers rose from 5 to 30, with aqueous solution emerging at 13 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Adsorption5→30
- Wastewater2→16
- Degradation (telecommunications)1→11
- Photocatalysis1→10
- Chlorine1→9
Newly emergingAqueous solution 0→13 · Environmental remediation 0→9 · Desalination 0→6
Landmark Superior removal of arsenic from water with zirconium metal-organic framework UiO-66 · 449 cites
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Advancements449 · 52%
▲ 48%→52% share
▲1.1× share momentum1 median citations59% since 2021mostly empirical
Adsorption advancements are intensifying — UK institutional papers scaled from 14 to 73, with biochar and nanocomposites newly entering the field.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Adsorption14→73
- Wastewater11→41
- Photocatalysis4→23
- Sewage treatment6→22
- Membrane9→22
Newly emergingNanocomposite 0→10 · Biochar 0→9 · Sorption 0→8
Landmark Water desalination via capacitive deionization: what is it and what can we expect from it? · 1,624 cites
▼
Concerns178 · 21%
▼ 27%→17% share
▼0.6× share momentum5 median citations50% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern-framed wastewater research is rising — UK papers grew from 3 to 16, while overall concern segment share fell from 27% to 17%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Sewage treatment2→15
- Wastewater3→16
- Water disinfection4→9
- Contamination2→7
- Photocatalysis3→7
Newly emergingAdsorption 0→10 · Sanitation 0→6
Landmark The Technology Horizon for Photocatalytic Water Treatment: Sunrise or Sunset? · 742 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United Kingdom
Where water treatment is researched across United Kingdom
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
London122 · +0.34
Glasgow39 · +0.32
Manchester35 · +0.48
Edinburgh31 · +0.55
Birmingham22 · +0.60
Oxford15 · +0.48
Bristol10 · +0.07
Cambridge7 · +0.20
PATENT SIGNAL · United Kingdom
Who's filing water treatment patents in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom water treatment patent filing is cooling — 374 filings from 379 assignees (2016–2025), led by Unilever, Hydro INT, Strix; annual filings 49→35.
374 filings379 assigneespeak 49/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Unilever125
- Hydro INT26
- Strix24
- VWS UK18
- Greenthread17
- BWA Water Additives UK16
- Unilever Hindustan15
- Hydropath Holdings14
Common questions
How many Waste & Water Management companies are there in England, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 611 indexable Waste & Water Management companies headquartered in England, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Waste & Water Management companies in England, United Kingdom?
The Waste & Water Management companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $2.9B in disclosed equity funding across 111 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in England, United Kingdom?
Thames Water is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in England, United Kingdom, with $962.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Waste & Water Management companies in England, United Kingdom are funded?
111 of the 611 Waste & Water Management companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Waste & Water Management unicorns are there in England, United Kingdom?
None of the Waste & Water Management companies in England, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in England, United Kingdom Waste & Water Management companies?
The most active investors in England, United Kingdom Waste & Water Management companies on this list include Europa, Gov, HSBC, EIC Fund, BGF.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
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