Princes Gate Still Water 500 ml: version 1
Saved 2026-09-14 08:53 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **product/05024616003021 — Princes Gate Still Water 500 ml**, a wanted-list barcode (old title "princes gate natural spring water still 500ml"), with four stubs: brand/princes-gate, company/princes-gate-spring-water, company/nestle-waters-uk and company/nestle-uk. **Identity.** The barcode is printed on the pack: Open Food Facts upload 4 (30 July 2015) shows `5 024616 003021` beside "500ml e" on a bottle whose front reads "Princes Gate Pembrokeshire Still SPRING WATER". Forrest Fresh Foods' trade listing gives the same digits as the inner EAN (outer EAN 05024616103028, 24 per case, SKU 1PRIG500, RRP GBP 0.69) — that is the Markets row for GB, status sourced, with origin GB. The outer code is a case code, so it is not recorded as a gtin alias. **Two label generations, kept as separate observations.** `label-2015` is the spring-water label; `label-2023` is the redesigned pack photographed on 11 March 2023, whose front declares "Still Natural Mineral Water from West Wales" and "Our greenest bottle ever". Only the front of the 2023 pack is legible, so nothing but the claim and the denomination is recorded from it, and the change of legal denomination is filed as a disputed identity gap (the maker's current product page only says "Naturally Welsh Still Water"). **Nutrition.** Bottled water is exempt from the mandatory nutrition declaration (Reg. (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex V.3, read on legislation.gov.uk), recorded as an `exempt` panel; the ingredient list is omitted under Art. 19(1)(e), recorded on both observations. The label's own "Typical analysis of source water ... as at Jan 2014" is transcribed as an `analysis` panel per litre, read from the 2000x2697 photo: dry residue 206, nitrate 16, sulphate 10, calcium 54, sodium 12, magnesium 8, potassium 1.2 mg/l, pH 7 (as a specification row). British Bottled Water Producers publish exactly Na 12, Ca 54, Mg 8, K 1.2, NO3 16, dry residue 206 for this source, which corroborates the row alignment. Open Food Facts' typed sodium (0.00238 g/100 g = 23.8 mg/l) contradicts both and was not used; that is filed as a disputed nutrition gap, as is OFF's typed "Still Drinking Water" ingredient text, which appears on no photographed label. **Companies.** The 2015 back label prints the bottler block "PRINCES GATE SPRING WATER, New House Farm, Princes Gate, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK SA67 8JD" (relation bottled_by, printed). Companies House: PRINCES GATE SPRING WATER LIMITED (08756588) was incorporated 31 Oct 2013 and dissolved 23 Sep 2025; its PSC was Nestle S.A. from 31 May 2018 and Nestle Waters UK Limited (02334804) from 18 Oct 2023 — hence brand_owner_at_sale to company/nestle-waters-uk from that date, sourced from the PSC register, with the Nestle Waters press release of 31 May 2018 behind it. A second company at the same address, PRINCES GATE WATER LIMITED (04264396), held the name Princes Gate Spring Water Limited until 2013 and is now also PSC-held by Nestle Waters UK; that ambiguity is recorded as a relationships gap. The brand's own contact page names Nestle UK Limited, PO Box 207, York (relation marketed_by). **GS1 prefix.** No stub states 5024616, and no public source names the licensee, so gs1_prefix_owner is `derived` to company/princes-gate-spring-water (the bottler on the pack; the wholesaler's case code shares the prefix), and 5024616 is recorded in that company's gs1_prefixes with the derivation spelt out in its About, so the next agent finds it. **France not listed.** OFF tags en:france and carries an upload filed as the French front (imgid 9), but that photo shows the English UK pack, so country_of_sale is GB only; recorded as a markets gap. **Images.** off_images names the photos I actually read: front = the English selected front, back = raw upload 4 (barcode and net content), nutrition = raw upload 5 (the analysis panel), other = upload 11 (the 2023 pack).. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Princes Gate Still Water 500 ml <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 05024616003021 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Princes Gate Still Water 500 ml | |
| 6 | 6 | default_observation: label-2015 | |
| 7 | 7 | summary: Welsh still water bottled at Princes Gate in Pembrokeshire, sold in a 500 ml PET bottle. | |
| 8 | 8 | brand: brand/princes-gate | |
| 9 | 9 | category: category/10000232 | |
| 10 | 10 | net_content: 500 ml | |
| 11 | 11 | country_of_sale: GB | |
| 12 | 12 | country_of_origin: GB | |
| 13 | 13 | pack_format: PET bottle | |
| 14 | 14 | status: active | |
| 15 | 15 | last_seen: 2026-09-14 | |
| 16 | 16 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 19 | 19 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 20 | 20 | | ------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |
| 21 | 21 | | bottled_by | company/princes-gate-spring-water | GB | | | | printed | ^pack2015 | The back label prints "PRINCES GATE SPRING WATER, New House Farm, Princes Gate, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK SA67 8JD" with www.princesgate.com and 01834 831 225. | | |
| 22 | 22 | | brand_owner_at_sale | company/nestle-waters-uk | GB | 2023-10-18 | | | sourced | ^chpsc08756588 | Nestlé Waters UK Ltd (02334804) is the notified person with significant control of the bottler since 18 October 2023; Nestlé S.A. held that position from 31 May 2018. | | |
| 23 | 23 | | marketed_by | company/nestle-uk | GB | | | | sourced | ^pgcontact | The brand's own contact page gives Nestlé UK Limited, PO Box 207, York YO91 1WS as the address for the brand. | | |
| 24 | 24 | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/princes-gate-spring-water | | | | | derived | ^pack2015 | Prefix 5024616; no stub or public source names the licensee. The pack names Princes Gate Spring Water as the bottler and the case code 05024616103028 shares the prefix. | | |
| 25 | 25 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 26 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 27 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 28 | 28 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 29 | 29 | | ------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- | | |
| 30 | 30 | | GB | sourced | https://forrestfoods.com/products/princes-gate-still-water-500ml | Forrest Fresh Foods trade listing prints inner EAN 05024616003021 and outer EAN 05024616103028, 24 bottles per case, product SKU 1PRIG500, RRP £0.69. | 2026-09-14 | new | GB | GBP 0.69 | | |
| 31 | 31 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 32 | 32 | ||
| 33 | 33 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 34 | 34 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 35 | 35 | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 36 | 36 | | Princes Gate Pembrokeshire Still Spring Water 500 ml | name | en | | | | |
| 37 | 37 | | Princes Gate Still Natural Mineral Water 500 ml | name | en | 2023 | | | |
| 38 | 38 | | Princes Gate Still Water | search | en | | | | |
| 39 | 39 | | princes gate natural spring water still 500ml | search | en | | | | |
| 40 | 40 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 41 | 41 | ||
| 42 | 42 | ## Specifications <!--specifications--> | |
| 43 | 43 | | property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier | | |
| 44 | 44 | | ------------------ | ----- | ---- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- | | |
| 45 | 45 | | pH of source water | 7 | | ^pack2015 | First row of the printed "Typical analysis of source water". | label-2015 | | 7 | | known | printed | exact | | |
| 46 | 46 | | Bottle material | PET | | ^pack2015 | "Please Recycle (Make us Happy!)" with the Mobius loop. | label-2015 | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 47 | 47 | <!--/specifications--> | |
| 48 | 48 | ||
| 49 | 49 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 50 | 50 | | id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number | | |
| 51 | 51 | | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | | |
| 52 | 52 | | label-2015 | "Pembrokeshire Still Spring Water" label, 500 ml PET | label | GB | en | | | 2015-07-30 | supported | | exempt | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Art. 19(1)(e): single-ingredient food named by its ingredient. | ^pack2015 | Front reads "Princes Gate Pembrokeshire Still SPRING WATER"; the back carries the EAN, "500ml ℮", the bottler block and a typical analysis of the source water dated "as at Jan 2014". | 500 ml | | | PET bottle | | | |
| 53 | 53 | | label-2023 | "Still Natural Mineral Water from West Wales" label | label | GB | en | 2023 | | 2023-03-11 | supported | | exempt | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Art. 19(1)(e): single-ingredient food named by its ingredient. | ^pack2023 | Only the front is legible in the photograph: "Still Natural Mineral Water from West Wales" and "Our greenest bottle ever". The legal denomination differs from the 2015 label; no panel is shown. | | | | PET bottle | | | |
| 54 | 54 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 55 | 55 | ||
| 56 | 56 | ## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels--> | |
| 57 | 57 | | id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note | | |
| 58 | 58 | | ------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------- | -------------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 59 | 59 | | nutrition-gb | label-2015 | Nutrition declaration | 100 ml | as_sold | | exempt | Waters intended for human consumption are exempt from the mandatory nutrition declaration (Reg. (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex V.3). | ^annexv | No nutrition table is printed on either photographed label. | | |
| 60 | 60 | | analysis-2014 | label-2015 | Typical analysis of source water (as at Jan 2014) | 1 l | analysis | Printed in mg/litre on the back label. | transcribed | | ^pack2015 | British Bottled Water Producers publish the same figures for this source (^bbw); sulphate is only on the label. | | |
| 61 | 61 | <!--/nutrition_panels--> | |
| 62 | 62 | ||
| 63 | 63 | ## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values--> | |
| 64 | 64 | | panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | printed_value | state | method | source | note | | |
| 65 | 65 | | ------------- | -------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------- | ----- | ------- | --------- | --------------------------------------- | | |
| 66 | 66 | | analysis-2014 | dry_residue_mg | 206 | exact | 206 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | Printed as "Dissolved Solids at 180°C". | | |
| 67 | 67 | | analysis-2014 | nitrate_mg | 16 | exact | 16 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | Printed as "Nitrate (as NO3)". | | |
| 68 | 68 | | analysis-2014 | sulphate_mg | 10 | exact | 10 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | | | |
| 69 | 69 | | analysis-2014 | calcium_mg | 54 | exact | 54 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | | | |
| 70 | 70 | | analysis-2014 | sodium_mg | 12 | exact | 12 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | | | |
| 71 | 71 | | analysis-2014 | magnesium_mg | 8 | exact | 8 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | | | |
| 72 | 72 | | analysis-2014 | potassium_mg | 1.2 | exact | 1.2 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | | | |
| 73 | 73 | <!--/nutrition_values--> | |
| 74 | 74 | ||
| 75 | 75 | ## Label claims <!--claims--> | |
| 76 | 76 | | observation | claim | kind | source | note | | |
| 77 | 77 | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 78 | 78 | | label-2015 | Spring Water lovingly drawn from and bottled on organically managed farmland. | label | ^pack2015 | Printed on the back label beside the analysis panel. | | |
| 79 | 79 | | label-2015 | WRU Official Supplier | label | ^pack2015 | Welsh Rugby Union crest printed on the back label as "Official Supplier". | | |
| 80 | 80 | | label-2023 | Our greenest bottle ever | label | ^pack2023 | Printed on the front of the redesigned pack. | | |
| 81 | 81 | <!--/claims--> | |
| 82 | 82 | ||
| 83 | 83 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 84 | 84 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 85 | 85 | | ----------- | ------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | | |
| 86 | 86 | | label-2023 | identity | disputed | The 2015 label sells the water as "Spring Water", the 2023 label as "Still Natural Mineral Water"; no source found dates the change of legal denomination, and the current maker's page only says "Naturally Welsh Still Water". | ^pgproducts | | |
| 87 | 87 | | label-2023 | nutrition | stale | The transcribed analysis is the panel dated "as at Jan 2014"; no panel from the 2023 pack has been photographed or published. | ^pack2023 | | |
| 88 | 88 | | | nutrition | disputed | Open Food Facts types sodium as 0.00238 g/100 g (23.8 mg/l); the printed panel and British Bottled Water Producers both give 12 mg/l, so the typed value was not used. | ^off | | |
| 89 | 89 | | | ingredients | disputed | Open Food Facts types the ingredient list as "Still Drinking Water"; no ingredient statement is visible on either photographed label and bottled water is exempt from one. | ^off | | |
| 90 | 90 | | | markets | unknown | Open Food Facts tags the product en:france, but the upload filed as the French front (imgid 9) shows the English UK pack; no French listing was found, so FR is not listed as a market. | ^off | | |
| 91 | 91 | | | relationships | unknown | Two Companies House entities share the Princes Gate address: Princes Gate Water Ltd (04264396, named Princes Gate Spring Water Ltd until 2013) and Princes Gate Spring Water Ltd (08756588, dissolved 23 September 2025). The pack's bottler block does not say which one licensed the GS1 prefix. | ^ch04264396 | | |
| 92 | 92 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 93 | 93 | ||
| 94 | 94 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 95 | 95 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 96 | 96 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-14 | |
| 97 | 97 | note: Built from the Open Food Facts label photographs (read directly), the bottler's own site, Companies House and a UK trade listing that prints the barcode. | |
| 98 | 98 | <!--/research--> | |
| 99 | 99 | ||
| 100 | 100 | ## Meta <!--meta--> | |
| 101 | 101 | title: Princes Gate Still Water 500 ml (5024616003021) | |
| 102 | 102 | description: Welsh still water bottled at Princes Gate, Pembrokeshire, in a 500 ml PET bottle: label analysis of the source water, bottler, brand ownership and UK trade listing. | |
| 103 | 103 | <!--/meta--> | |
| 104 | 104 | ||
| 105 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 106 | + | | asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | observation | | |
| 107 | + | | ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- | | |
| 108 | + | | front-ed4365d4.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5024616003021 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 109 | + | | ingredients-39c773da.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5024616003021 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 110 | + | | back-fc6cac77.jpg | back | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5024616003021 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 111 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 112 | + | ||
| 105 | 113 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 106 | 114 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 107 | 115 | | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | ------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 108 | 116 | | pack2015 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/502/461/600/3021/5.jpg | Photographs of the 500 ml Princes Gate still spring water pack: front, bottler block, EAN, analysis | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2015-07-30 | 5024616003021 | Uploads 1-5, 30 July 2015 | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 109 | 117 | | pack2023 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/502/461/600/3021/11.jpg | Photograph of the redesigned Princes Gate still natural mineral water pack | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2023-03-11 | 5024616003021 | Upload 11, 11 March 2023 | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 110 | 118 | | off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5024616003021 | Open Food Facts: Still Spring Water, Princes Gate, 500 ml | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 5024616003021 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts | | | |
| 111 | 119 | | forrest | https://forrestfoods.com/products/princes-gate-still-water-500ml | Forrest Fresh Foods: Princes Gate Still Water 500ml | 2026-09-14 | Forrest Fresh Foods | retailer | | 1PRIG500 | | | | | | |
| 112 | 120 | | pgproducts | https://www.princesgate.com/products | Princes Gate: Our Products | 2026-09-14 | Princes Gate | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 113 | 121 | | pgcontact | https://www.princesgate.com/contact | Princes Gate: Contact | 2026-09-14 | Princes Gate | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 114 | 122 | | bbw | http://www.britishbottledwater.org/princes-gate/index.asp | British Bottled Water Producers: Princes Gate Spring Water | 2026-09-14 | British Bottled Water Producers | publication | | | Typical analysis (mg/l) | | | | | |
| 115 | 123 | | wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_Gate_Spring_Water | Wikipedia: Princes Gate Spring Water | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 116 | 124 | | nestlepr | https://www.nestle.co.uk/en-gb/media/newsfeatures/nestl-waters-acquires-majority-share-in-princes-gate-spring-water-ltd | Nestlé Waters acquires majority share in Princes Gate Spring Water Ltd | 2026-09-14 | Nestlé UK & Ireland | manufacturer | 2018-05-31 | | | | | | | |
| 117 | 125 | | ch08756588 | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08756588 | Companies House: PRINCES GATE SPRING WATER LIMITED (08756588) | 2026-09-14 | Companies House | registry | | 08756588 | | ocl | | | | |
| 118 | 126 | | chpsc08756588 | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08756588/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: persons with significant control, PRINCES GATE SPRING WATER LIMITED | 2026-09-14 | Companies House | registry | | 08756588 | | ocl | | | | |
| 119 | 127 | | ch04264396 | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04264396 | Companies House: PRINCES GATE WATER LIMITED (04264396) | 2026-09-14 | Companies House | registry | | 04264396 | | ocl | | | | |
| 120 | 128 | | ch02334804 | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02334804 | Companies House: NESTLÉ WATERS UK LIMITED (02334804) | 2026-09-14 | Companies House | registry | | 02334804 | | ocl | | | | |
| 121 | 129 | | ch00051491 | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00051491 | Companies House: NESTLE UK LTD. (00051491) | 2026-09-14 | Companies House | registry | | 00051491 | | ocl | | | | |
| 122 | 130 | | art19 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/article/19 | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Article 19: omission of the list of ingredients | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | | | Art. 19(1)(e) | ocl | | | | |
| 123 | 131 | | annexv | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/annex/V | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex V: foods exempted from the mandatory nutrition declaration | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | | | Annex V, point 3 | ocl | | | | |
| 124 | 132 | <!--/references--> | |
| 125 | 133 | ||
| 126 | 134 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 127 | 135 | Princes Gate Still Water is a 500 ml PET bottle of Welsh water drawn and bottled at Princes Gate, near Narberth in Pembrokeshire, where the brothers David and Glyn Jones began bottling spring water on the family farm in 1991.[^wikipedia] The label photographed in 2015 sold it as "Pembrokeshire Still Spring Water" and printed a typical analysis of the source water dated January 2014: 206 mg/l dry residue, 54 mg/l calcium, 16 mg/l nitrate and 12 mg/l sodium,[^pack2015] the same figures British Bottled Water Producers publish for this source.[^bbw] A photograph of the same barcode from 2023 shows a redesigned bottle declaring "Still Natural Mineral Water from West Wales".[^pack2023] Nestlé Waters took a majority stake in the bottler in May 2018,[^nestlepr] and the brand's contact address is now Nestlé UK Limited in York.[^pgcontact] UK wholesalers list the bottle by the case of 24 at a 69p RRP.[^forrest] | |
| 128 | 136 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Princes Gate Still Water 500 ml <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 05024616003021
name: Princes Gate Still Water 500 ml
default_observation: label-2015
summary: Welsh still water bottled at Princes Gate in Pembrokeshire, sold in a 500 ml PET bottle.
brand: brand/princes-gate
category: category/10000232
net_content: 500 ml
country_of_sale: GB
country_of_origin: GB
pack_format: PET bottle
status: active
last_seen: 2026-09-14
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| bottled_by | company/princes-gate-spring-water | GB | | | | printed | ^pack2015 | The back label prints "PRINCES GATE SPRING WATER, New House Farm, Princes Gate, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK SA67 8JD" with www.princesgate.com and 01834 831 225. |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/nestle-waters-uk | GB | 2023-10-18 | | | sourced | ^chpsc08756588 | Nestlé Waters UK Ltd (02334804) is the notified person with significant control of the bottler since 18 October 2023; Nestlé S.A. held that position from 31 May 2018. |
| marketed_by | company/nestle-uk | GB | | | | sourced | ^pgcontact | The brand's own contact page gives Nestlé UK Limited, PO Box 207, York YO91 1WS as the address for the brand. |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/princes-gate-spring-water | | | | | derived | ^pack2015 | Prefix 5024616; no stub or public source names the licensee. The pack names Princes Gate Spring Water as the bottler and the case code 05024616103028 shares the prefix. |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| GB | sourced | https://forrestfoods.com/products/princes-gate-still-water-500ml | Forrest Fresh Foods trade listing prints inner EAN 05024616003021 and outer EAN 05024616103028, 24 bottles per case, product SKU 1PRIG500, RRP £0.69. | 2026-09-14 | new | GB | GBP 0.69 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Princes Gate Pembrokeshire Still Spring Water 500 ml | name | en | | |
| Princes Gate Still Natural Mineral Water 500 ml | name | en | 2023 | |
| Princes Gate Still Water | search | en | | |
| princes gate natural spring water still 500ml | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | ----- | ---- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| pH of source water | 7 | | ^pack2015 | First row of the printed "Typical analysis of source water". | label-2015 | | 7 | | known | printed | exact |
| Bottle material | PET | | ^pack2015 | "Please Recycle (Make us Happy!)" with the Mobius loop. | label-2015 | | | | known | printed | |
<!--/specifications-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| label-2015 | "Pembrokeshire Still Spring Water" label, 500 ml PET | label | GB | en | | | 2015-07-30 | supported | | exempt | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Art. 19(1)(e): single-ingredient food named by its ingredient. | ^pack2015 | Front reads "Princes Gate Pembrokeshire Still SPRING WATER"; the back carries the EAN, "500ml ℮", the bottler block and a typical analysis of the source water dated "as at Jan 2014". | 500 ml | | | PET bottle | |
| label-2023 | "Still Natural Mineral Water from West Wales" label | label | GB | en | 2023 | | 2023-03-11 | supported | | exempt | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Art. 19(1)(e): single-ingredient food named by its ingredient. | ^pack2023 | Only the front is legible in the photograph: "Still Natural Mineral Water from West Wales" and "Our greenest bottle ever". The legal denomination differs from the 2015 label; no panel is shown. | | | | PET bottle | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------- | -------------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| nutrition-gb | label-2015 | Nutrition declaration | 100 ml | as_sold | | exempt | Waters intended for human consumption are exempt from the mandatory nutrition declaration (Reg. (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex V.3). | ^annexv | No nutrition table is printed on either photographed label. |
| analysis-2014 | label-2015 | Typical analysis of source water (as at Jan 2014) | 1 l | analysis | Printed in mg/litre on the back label. | transcribed | | ^pack2015 | British Bottled Water Producers publish the same figures for this source (^bbw); sulphate is only on the label. |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ------------- | -------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------- | ----- | ------- | --------- | --------------------------------------- |
| analysis-2014 | dry_residue_mg | 206 | exact | 206 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | Printed as "Dissolved Solids at 180°C". |
| analysis-2014 | nitrate_mg | 16 | exact | 16 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | Printed as "Nitrate (as NO3)". |
| analysis-2014 | sulphate_mg | 10 | exact | 10 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | |
| analysis-2014 | calcium_mg | 54 | exact | 54 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | |
| analysis-2014 | sodium_mg | 12 | exact | 12 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | |
| analysis-2014 | magnesium_mg | 8 | exact | 8 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | |
| analysis-2014 | potassium_mg | 1.2 | exact | 1.2 | known | printed | ^pack2015 | |
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## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| label-2015 | Spring Water lovingly drawn from and bottled on organically managed farmland. | label | ^pack2015 | Printed on the back label beside the analysis panel. |
| label-2015 | WRU Official Supplier | label | ^pack2015 | Welsh Rugby Union crest printed on the back label as "Official Supplier". |
| label-2023 | Our greenest bottle ever | label | ^pack2023 | Printed on the front of the redesigned pack. |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| label-2023 | identity | disputed | The 2015 label sells the water as "Spring Water", the 2023 label as "Still Natural Mineral Water"; no source found dates the change of legal denomination, and the current maker's page only says "Naturally Welsh Still Water". | ^pgproducts |
| label-2023 | nutrition | stale | The transcribed analysis is the panel dated "as at Jan 2014"; no panel from the 2023 pack has been photographed or published. | ^pack2023 |
| | nutrition | disputed | Open Food Facts types sodium as 0.00238 g/100 g (23.8 mg/l); the printed panel and British Bottled Water Producers both give 12 mg/l, so the typed value was not used. | ^off |
| | ingredients | disputed | Open Food Facts types the ingredient list as "Still Drinking Water"; no ingredient statement is visible on either photographed label and bottled water is exempt from one. | ^off |
| | markets | unknown | Open Food Facts tags the product en:france, but the upload filed as the French front (imgid 9) shows the English UK pack; no French listing was found, so FR is not listed as a market. | ^off |
| | relationships | unknown | Two Companies House entities share the Princes Gate address: Princes Gate Water Ltd (04264396, named Princes Gate Spring Water Ltd until 2013) and Princes Gate Spring Water Ltd (08756588, dissolved 23 September 2025). The pack's bottler block does not say which one licensed the GS1 prefix. | ^ch04264396 |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: Built from the Open Food Facts label photographs (read directly), the bottler's own site, Companies House and a UK trade listing that prints the barcode.
<!--/research-->
## Meta <!--meta-->
title: Princes Gate Still Water 500 ml (5024616003021)
description: Welsh still water bottled at Princes Gate, Pembrokeshire, in a 500 ml PET bottle: label analysis of the source water, bottler, brand ownership and UK trade listing.
<!--/meta-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | ------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| pack2015 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/502/461/600/3021/5.jpg | Photographs of the 500 ml Princes Gate still spring water pack: front, bottler block, EAN, analysis | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2015-07-30 | 5024616003021 | Uploads 1-5, 30 July 2015 | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| pack2023 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/502/461/600/3021/11.jpg | Photograph of the redesigned Princes Gate still natural mineral water pack | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2023-03-11 | 5024616003021 | Upload 11, 11 March 2023 | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5024616003021 | Open Food Facts: Still Spring Water, Princes Gate, 500 ml | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 5024616003021 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts | |
| forrest | https://forrestfoods.com/products/princes-gate-still-water-500ml | Forrest Fresh Foods: Princes Gate Still Water 500ml | 2026-09-14 | Forrest Fresh Foods | retailer | | 1PRIG500 | | | | |
| pgproducts | https://www.princesgate.com/products | Princes Gate: Our Products | 2026-09-14 | Princes Gate | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| pgcontact | https://www.princesgate.com/contact | Princes Gate: Contact | 2026-09-14 | Princes Gate | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| bbw | http://www.britishbottledwater.org/princes-gate/index.asp | British Bottled Water Producers: Princes Gate Spring Water | 2026-09-14 | British Bottled Water Producers | publication | | | Typical analysis (mg/l) | | | |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_Gate_Spring_Water | Wikipedia: Princes Gate Spring Water | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| nestlepr | https://www.nestle.co.uk/en-gb/media/newsfeatures/nestl-waters-acquires-majority-share-in-princes-gate-spring-water-ltd | Nestlé Waters acquires majority share in Princes Gate Spring Water Ltd | 2026-09-14 | Nestlé UK & Ireland | manufacturer | 2018-05-31 | | | | | |
| ch08756588 | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08756588 | Companies House: PRINCES GATE SPRING WATER LIMITED (08756588) | 2026-09-14 | Companies House | registry | | 08756588 | | ocl | | |
| chpsc08756588 | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08756588/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: persons with significant control, PRINCES GATE SPRING WATER LIMITED | 2026-09-14 | Companies House | registry | | 08756588 | | ocl | | |
| ch04264396 | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04264396 | Companies House: PRINCES GATE WATER LIMITED (04264396) | 2026-09-14 | Companies House | registry | | 04264396 | | ocl | | |
| ch02334804 | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02334804 | Companies House: NESTLÉ WATERS UK LIMITED (02334804) | 2026-09-14 | Companies House | registry | | 02334804 | | ocl | | |
| ch00051491 | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00051491 | Companies House: NESTLE UK LTD. (00051491) | 2026-09-14 | Companies House | registry | | 00051491 | | ocl | | |
| art19 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/article/19 | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Article 19: omission of the list of ingredients | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | | | Art. 19(1)(e) | ocl | | |
| annexv | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/annex/V | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex V: foods exempted from the mandatory nutrition declaration | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | | | Annex V, point 3 | ocl | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Princes Gate Still Water is a 500 ml PET bottle of Welsh water drawn and bottled at Princes Gate, near Narberth in Pembrokeshire, where the brothers David and Glyn Jones began bottling spring water on the family farm in 1991.[^wikipedia] The label photographed in 2015 sold it as "Pembrokeshire Still Spring Water" and printed a typical analysis of the source water dated January 2014: 206 mg/l dry residue, 54 mg/l calcium, 16 mg/l nitrate and 12 mg/l sodium,[^pack2015] the same figures British Bottled Water Producers publish for this source.[^bbw] A photograph of the same barcode from 2023 shows a redesigned bottle declaring "Still Natural Mineral Water from West Wales".[^pack2023] Nestlé Waters took a majority stake in the bottler in May 2018,[^nestlepr] and the brand's contact address is now Nestlé UK Limited in York.[^pgcontact] UK wholesalers list the bottle by the case of 24 at a 69p RRP.[^forrest]
<!--/about-->