Severn Trent: already earning rewards

Severn Trent has issued a trading statement for the period 31 March to 9 July 2025. Financial performance for the current year remains on track, including the delivery of at least £25m in Outcome Delivery Incentive rewards.

Management confirmed that the main contributors to operational outperformance are improvements in leakage and a continued focus on reducing storm overflow spills. Over 2,000 storm overflow interventions have contributed to an average spills performance of around five for the first six months of 2025. This is a 65% reduction on the equivalent period in 2024. The company is therefore on track to achieve its target to reduce average spills to below 18 this year. 

In the first quarter, £360m has been invested in the capital programme, up 19% year on year. The company is on track to deliver between £1.7bn and £1.9bn of capital expenditure in the current year. It will announce interim results for the year to March 2026 on 19 November 2025.