Radar · Waste & Water Management in United Kingdom
Best Waste & Water Management Companies in United Kingdom
The 866 best Waste & Water Management companies in United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Thames Water.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
866companies tracked
$3.3Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
200have raised
Ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, the Waste & Water Management companies in United Kingdom tracked here represent $3.3 billion in total disclosed capital across 866 firms. Thames Water leads the field at $963 million funded, followed by Northumbrian Water at $529 million and Enzen at $252 million. That's a concentrated revenue pool at the top, and it tells you something real about where infrastructure capital actually lands. No unicorns in this cohort, which matters: this sector runs on long-cycle utility funding, not growth-at-all-costs bets.
So what's driving coverage now? Hot themes include flood stage forecasting, hydrologic risk modeling, and safe water initiatives, as shown in 2018 research on evolving waste management priorities. Investors backing this space include Europa, HSBC, BGF, and the EIC Fund, a mix that signals both institutional weight and innovation-stage appetite. I'd note the smaller end of the directory, Polytag at $4 million and CSS at $5 million, reflects genuine early-stage activity sitting alongside giants. The funding distribution is steep, but the breadth of 866 tracked companies means the competitive map is wider than the headline numbers suggest.
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT × UNITED KINGDOM
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
491kcombined LinkedIn audience
59%of audience held by top 3
10companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in United Kingdom
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Stage | Founder | Market signals (1y) | 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 | Acquired | — | — | 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 | Series D | — | — | — | 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 | Series C | Vinod Nair Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 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%) | Public | Liv Garfield CEO | 6 signals ▼45% Leadership · Earnings | 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 | Public | — | 7 signals Leadership · Acquisition | — | — |
| 6 | A.N. Technology (ANTECH) Provider of nuclear measurement equipment and services. 60Innovation top 26%Patents top 33%Funding top 46%Product top 46% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 26% Patentstop 33% Fundingtop 46% Producttop 46% Globalbottom 43% Techbottom 31% Innovation: 34 patents (top 15% of patent-holders) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21 Patents: 34 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $121M | 65 mo ago | — | Funding Raised | — | — | 34 patents Oil and gas well fluid extraction and formation-location drilling technologies | — |
| 7 | 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 | Acquired | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | TWMA Provider of waste management services to oil and gas industry 45Funding top 45%Growth top 45%Market top 47%Global bottom 32% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Growthtop 45% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 32% Techbottom 29% Funding: Raised $62.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $62M | 28 mo ago | 500 | Funding Raised | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Agrivert Designer, builder, and operator of anaerobic digestion facilities and solar PV | $52M | 129 mo ago | 20 | Acquired | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Dee Valley Group Water utility company providing water supply and services, with information on acquisition, funding… | $50M | — | 180 | Acquired | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Bluewater Bio Provider of waste water industrial and municipal services | $44M | 170 mo ago | 39 | Series B | Richard Haddon CEO & Chairman | 3 signals ▲200% M&A | — | 1 award |
| 12 | United Utilities Provider of water and sewage services | $41M | 192 mo ago | 5,728 5,728 → 5,316 (-7%) | Public | Vishal Lakhani Founder / Director | 8 signals ▼27% Earnings · Capital raise · Contracts | — | 2 expansions · 2 awards |
| 13 | Redeem Provider of recycling and refurbishment services | $34M | 132 mo ago | 130 | Deadpooled | Paul Adams CEO | — | — | — |
| 14 | ECO Plastics Provider of plastic bottle recycling services | $30M | 151 mo ago | 15 | Acquired | Jonathan Short Founder | — | — | — |
| 15 | Natural World Products Provider of organic waste recycling services | $27M | 57 mo ago | 55 | Acquired | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Propelair Manufacturer of water saving WC | $23M | 66 mo ago | 12 12 → 24 (+100%) | Series A | James Surgeon Chief Executive Officer | — | — | 1 launch |
| 17 | New Earth Solutions Conversion of MSW into energy | $22M | 198 mo ago | 19 | Acquired | — | — | 9 patents Biomass gasification inlet systems and variable-orifice feed compactor technology for waste-to-energy processing. | — |
| 18 | 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 | Series A | Eamon Jubbawy Co-Founder | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 19 | Arvia Technology Tertiary water and wastewater treatment technology | $18M | 81 mo ago | 30 30 → 43 (+43%) | Series A | — | — | 59 patents Advanced adsorption and electrochemical regeneration for aqueous organic waste treatment | — |
| 20 | RED Industries Provider of diversified waste management services | $18M | 89 mo ago | 114 114 → 138 (+21%) | Series A | Julie Seymour Owner | — | — | — |
| 21 | Natural Resources Wales Provider of waste management services | $16M | 53 mo ago | 1,211 | Funding Raised | — | — | — | 1 internship |
| 22 | 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 | Late Stage | — | — | — | 1 job opening · 3 awards |
| 23 | 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 | Series A | Adam Root Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 24 | 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%) | Funding Raised | Eddie McCormack Founder & Managing Director | — | — | — |
| 25 | Romco Provider of waste recycling services | $6M | 51 mo ago | 3 | Series A | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | Series A | Geoff Mcnamara Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director | — | — | 2 expansions · 1 award |
| 27 | Scotmas Provider of water treatment solutions 40Funding top 40%Tech top 41%Growth top 45%Patents bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Techtop 41% Growthtop 45% Patentsbottom 49% Moatbottom 49% Marketbottom 38% Innovationbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $5.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) Tech: 33 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $6M | 17 mo ago | 30 | Early Stage | — | — | 8 patents Chlorine dioxide production technology for water disinfection and industrial bleaching | — |
| 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 | Series A | Tim Morris CEO | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 29 | Mura Provider of plastic recycling services | $5M | 44 mo ago | 47 | Series A | Aaron Doughty Chief Commercial Officer | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 30 | Industrial Phycology Provider of wastewater treatment solution | $5M | 45 mo ago | 16 | Seed | — | — | 15 patents Algae photobioreactor systems for harvesting compounds from liquid cultures | — |
| 31 | CSS Provider of biomass waste services 7Tech bottom 47%Funding bottom 44%Global bottom 36%Product bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Techbottom 47% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 36% Productbottom 36% Marketbottom 11% Tech: 25 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx Funding: Raised $5.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $5M | 14 mo ago | 5 | Funding Raised | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Biological Preparations Manufacturer and distributor of cleaning products for waste and cleaning water | $4M | 45 mo ago | 25 | Acquired | James Patterson Managing Director | — | 2 patents Grease separation equipment for wastewater treatment and oil recovery | — |
| 33 | SEaB Developer of energy from micro waste | $4M | 40 mo ago | 6 | Seed | Sandra Sassow CEO & Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 34 | Polytag Provider of drinking water services 37Talent top 28%Tech top 34%Product top 46%Growth top 47% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techtop 34% Producttop 46% Growthtop 47% Innovationbottom 46% Fundingbottom 46% Newsbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Partnersbottom 35% Marketbottom 26% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 29 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $4M | 4 mo ago | — | Series A | Phil Frsa Co-Founder | 3 signals ▼40% Contracts · New product · Announcements | — | 1 partnership |
| 35 | Duclo Recycling Provider of recycling services | $3M | 44 mo ago | — | Series A | Carol Cox Managing Director | — | — | — |
| 36 | uFraction8 Technology solution to enhance recovery rates for microfluidics applications 19Patents top 40%Innovation top 42%Funding top 46%Moat bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Patentstop 40% Innovationtop 42% Fundingtop 46% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Techbottom 22% Marketbottom 20% Newsbottom 18% Patents: 12 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 Innovation: 12 patents (top 37% of patent-holders) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $3M | 15 mo ago | 7 | Seed | — | — | 12 patents Microfluidic fractionation devices for precise liquid handling and separation | — |
| 37 | 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 | Seed | — | — | 6 patents Membrane filtration hardware for water desalination and treatment systems | 1 job opening · 2 partnerships · 3 awards |
| 38 | Reskinned Marketplace for recyclable clothes | $3M | 34 mo ago | 1 | Series A | Matt Hanrahan Co-Founder | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 39 | 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 | Deadpooled | Jim New Founder Director | — | 10 patents Fiber recovery technologies for textile waste recycling | — |
| 40 | Xetrov Provider of waste management services | $3M | 42 mo ago | 3 | Seed | Ashleigh Ruxton CEO & Founder | — | 2 patents Efficient industrial cyclonic combustion burners and apparatuses for fuel processing. | — |
| 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 | — | Series A | Thomas Rose Founder & CEO | — | 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 | — | Funding Raised | 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 | — | Seed | 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 | Seed | Arthur Goujon Co-Founder and CTO | — | — | 1 launch |
| 45 | Ahbstra Provider of water management services | $2M | 26 mo ago | — | Seed | Hashem Arouzi Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 46 | Carbogenics Manufacturer of biochar for wastewater treatment services 22Talent top 28%Patents top 42%Product top 43%Funding top 44% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Patentstop 42% Producttop 43% Fundingtop 44% Innovationtop 45% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 40% Techbottom 23% Marketbottom 13% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Patents: 4 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 3 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $1M | 4 mo ago | 4 | Seed | Lidia Krzynowek Co-Founder & COO | — | 4 patents Municipal wastewater treatment adsorbents for contaminant removal and water purification. | 1 expansion · 2 awards |
| 47 | DyeRecycle Developer of technology for recycling dyes and fibers from textile waste | $1M | 25 mo ago | — | Seed | Aida Rafat Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 48 | Waterwhelm Water consultancy company developing membrane technology for wastewater treatment 50Patents top 39%Innovation top 43%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 43% All 5 signals ▾Patentstop 39% Innovationtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 43% Fundingbottom 42% Patents: 7 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 5 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 Innovation: 7 patents (top 66% of patent-holders) · 5 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $1M | 15 mo ago | 9 | Seed | Alireza Monjezi Founder & CEO & Managing Director | — | 7 patents Forward osmosis membrane systems for water purification and draw‑agent recovery | — |
| 49 | envoPAP Manufacturer of paper and packaging materials | $991K | 28 mo ago | 7 | Seed | Kaushal Shah Founder & CEO | — | 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 | Funding Raised | — | — | — | 1 expansion |
Top 12 Waste & Water Management companies in United Kingdom
#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 — 7.8% 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 A · Deeside, Flintshire · founded 2018$3.6Mraised▾
Series A · Deeside, Flintshire · founded 2018
Polytag is a technology that enables packaging to be tagged and traced, generating data about packaging as it moves through the recycling process. The company's goal is to enable the packaging circular economy by reducing the use of virgin plastic. Polytag has partnered with companies like Ocado and Blighty Booch to implement its technology.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Tech
top 34%Product
top 46%Growth
top 47%Innovation
bottom 46%Funding
bottom 46%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 29 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Security: Hsts, Http/3
Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo · Company stage: Series A
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. GS1 UK) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Grant (prize money)—
- Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$132K
- Mar 2024Series A$3.6M
- May 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Collateral Good, Knop Ventures, Gov Wales, Ukri, Horizonplantationsplc, Horizon Plant
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesComplianzGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag ManagerHsts
#3
Seed · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2016 · 4 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Seed · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2016 · 4 employees
Manufacturer of biochar for wastewater treatment services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Patents
top 42%Product
top 43%Funding
top 44%Innovation
top 45%Moat
bottom 42%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Patents: 4 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 3 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Seed
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Grant (prize money)—
- Feb 2026Seed$3M
- Dec 2024Seed$637.7K
- Jun 2023Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Green Angel Ventures, Scottish Enterprise, The University of Edinburgh, Kaplak Ventures, Dangerous Ventures, Old College Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpOceanwpWp RocketElementor
#4
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 — 4.7% 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
#5
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 — 22.0% 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
#6
Funding Raised · United Kingdom · founded 2020 · 5 employees$5Mraised▾
Funding Raised · United Kingdom · founded 2020 · 5 employees
Provider of biomass waste services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 7how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
bottom 47%Funding
bottom 44%Global
bottom 36%Product
bottom 36%Market
bottom 11%Tech: 25 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $5.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Mar 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (United Kingdom)
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)—
- Jun 2023Grant (prize money)$4.4M
- Aug 2022Grant (prize money)$299.5K
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$372.7K
Investors
Net Zero Evolution, Gov, UNIDO
Tech stack
CalendlyCore-JsEwww Image OptimizerGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGravity Forms
#7
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 · 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
#8
Seed · Falkirk, Scotland · founded 2017 · 7 employees$3.4Mraised▾
Seed · Falkirk, Scotland · founded 2017 · 7 employees
Technology solution to enhance recovery rates for microfluidics applications
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 40%Innovation
top 42%Funding
top 46%Moat
bottom 49%Global
bottom 42%Tech
bottom 22%Patents: 12 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Innovation: 12 patents (top 37% of patent-holders) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21
Funding: Raised $3.4M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Seed (Feb 2025)
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Seed$4.3M
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$1.9M
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)—
- Jan 2022Seed$3.4M
Investors
Europa, EIT Health, NCBR, Murgitroyd, Scottish Enterprise, Thia Ventures
Tech stack
WebflowThree.JsYoutubeUnpkgJsdelivrJquery
#9
Early Stage · Kelso, Scotland · founded 1998 · 30 employees$5.6Mraised▾
Early Stage · Kelso, Scotland · founded 1998 · 30 employees
Provider of water treatment solutions
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 40%Tech
top 41%Growth
top 45%Patents
bottom 49%Moat
bottom 49%Market
bottom 38%Funding: Raised $5.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Unattributed (Jan 2025)
Tech: 33 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Unattributed$2.7M
- Dec 2023Unattributed$2.8M
- Jan 2018Conventional Debt—
- Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$137.3K
Investors
Business Loans Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, Investment Fund for Scotland
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Core-Js
#10
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
#11
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
#12
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
Funding & investor landscape
$3.3Btotal disclosed funding
154companies funded
311disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Gov22 rounds
NatWest6 rounds
Notable founders
Phil Frsa
Co-Founder · Polytag
Alice Rackley
Co-Founder & CEO · Polytag
Lidia Krzynowek
Co-Founder & COO · Carbogenics
Edward Craig
Co-Founder & CEO · Carbogenics
Vinod Nair
Co-Founder · Enzen
Satheesh Kumar
Co-Founder & CEO · Enzen
Thomas Rose
Founder & CEO · ReVentas
Geoff Mcnamara
Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director · Descycle
Leonidas Howden
Co-Founder & Managing Director · Descycle
Alireza Monjezi
Founder & CEO & Managing Director · Waterwhelm
Tom Dawson
Founder · Revolution-ZERO
Eamon Jubbawy
Co-Founder · Safi
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 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 intensifying rapidly — UK publications climbed from 14 to 73, with Biochar and Nanocomposite newly emerging.
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-flagged Wastewater research rising — papers grew from 3 to 16, while overall Concerns field-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 United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 866 indexable Waste & Water Management companies headquartered in United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Waste & Water Management companies in United Kingdom?
The Waste & Water Management companies in United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $3.3B in disclosed equity funding across 154 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in United Kingdom?
Thames Water is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in United Kingdom, with $962.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Waste & Water Management companies in United Kingdom are funded?
154 of the 866 Waste & Water Management companies in United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Waste & Water Management unicorns are there in United Kingdom?
None of the Waste & Water Management companies in United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United Kingdom Waste & Water Management companies?
The most active investors in United Kingdom Waste & Water Management companies on this list include Europa, Gov, HSBC, EIC Fund, BGF.
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