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HERTFORDSHIRE OIL STORAGE LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 00964902
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1969-10-28
- Last accounts made up
- 2023-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52103
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have considered severe but plausible downside scenarios and are satisfied that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and the company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 11 December 2005 an explosion took place at the Buncefield Terminal. This resulted in the closure of the facility. Clean up works are ongoing in relation to the contamination following the explosion.”
- “On 13 February 2020, the Directors of Total Lindsey Oil Refinery (TLOR) approved the transfer of interests in relation to the company from Total UK Limited to TLOR as part of an internal reorganisation of Valero Group and Total Group. Following this transfer the sale of TLOR to State Oil Ltd occurred at the end of February 2021.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
5 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Martin Lewis | Director | 2025-08-22 | May 1979 | British |
| MAGILL, Mark | Director | 2025-12-01 | Mar 1975 | British |
| SIMONS, Damian | Director | 2025-08-22 | May 1979 | British |
| SMITH, Timothy Nigel | Director | 2021-09-30 | Nov 1970 | British |
| WILLSON, Thomas James | Director | 2025-08-22 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HINES, Susan Jane | Secretary | — | 1996-10-25 |
| POYNTER, Russell Gerard | Secretary | 2002-02-28 | 2008-08-15 |
| ROBERTSON, Roy Alan | Secretary | 1997-07-21 | 2002-02-28 |
| VANDERVELL, Nicholas Charles Patrick | Secretary | 1996-10-25 | 1997-07-21 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-08-15 | 2021-02-01 |
| ATWAL, Munroop | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2011-12-02 |
| BANNERMAN, Colin George | Director | 1999-04-01 | 1999-07-27 |
| BEEDHAM, Nigel | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2007-01-05 |
| BELTON, Mark Anthony | Director | 2015-11-04 | 2023-08-17 |
| BETTS, Christopher John | Director | 2013-06-20 | 2021-02-28 |
| BOND, John Albert William | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| BOND, Jonathan Micheal | Director | 1997-06-25 | 1998-04-01 |
| BRAIN, Daniel John | Director | 2024-04-04 | 2024-06-04 |
| CARR, David | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2012-02-15 |
| CHAFFE, Richard Paul | Director | 2023-09-11 | 2024-04-17 |
| CHAU, Garr | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2015-11-04 |
| DERBYSHIRE, Michael | Director | 2024-04-17 | 2025-08-22 |
| DEWAR, Shaun Alan | Director | 2011-10-13 | 2025-12-01 |
| DEWAR, Shaun Alan | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2007-02-01 |
| DONALDSON, Lynne | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2010-03-03 |
| DWAN, Aidan Peter | Director | 1992-10-31 | 1995-12-31 |
| EVANS, Barry | Director | 1993-12-31 | 2001-03-23 |
| EVENO, Guillaume | Director | 2018-09-24 | 2021-02-28 |
| FOYLE, Andrew William | Director | 2007-10-19 | 2012-02-15 |
| HOLT, John | Director | 1999-07-27 | 2001-03-23 |
| HUMPHRIES, Simon | Director | — | 1995-11-01 |
| JOHNSON, Peter Herbert William | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| JOHNSTON, Brett Phillip | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2021-09-30 |
| JONES, Richard Aled | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2010-03-16 |
| JORDAN, Philip William | Director | 1992-10-31 | 1997-06-20 |
| LINLEY, Michael Daren | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2003-03-01 |
| LUND, David John | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2007-11-01 |
| LUND, David John | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2005-11-01 |
| MACK, Arnold | Director | — | 1992-10-30 |
| MANN, Duncan Alan | Director | 2011-12-02 | 2013-06-20 |
| MANN, Duncan Alan | Director | 2007-01-05 | 2010-03-16 |
| MANN, Duncan Alan | Director | 1995-12-31 | 1997-06-25 |
| MORGAN, Dennis Victor | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1999-04-01 |
| NASH, Michael James | Director | 2011-12-02 | 2012-08-01 |
| OBERTI, Gerard | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2011-12-02 |
| OLLERHEAD, Stephen William | Director | 1997-06-20 | 2003-10-01 |
| PARSONS, Brian Alan Richard | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| REGAN, John | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2025-08-22 |
| RINEY, Enda James | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2011-10-13 |
| ROWLAND, John David, Sir | Director | 2007-10-25 | 2012-02-15 |
| RUFFELL-WARD, Andrew Richard | Director | 2024-06-04 | 2025-08-22 |
| SMETS, Luc Jean | Director | 2021-02-28 | 2023-08-01 |
| SMITH, Adam Charles | Director | 2021-02-28 | 2024-03-11 |
| SPITTLEHOUSE, Brian | Director | — | 1995-02-14 |
| STEWART, Raymond Leslie | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2013-03-01 |
| STOBSETH-BROWN, Edmund Bretnall | Director | 2015-11-04 | 2018-09-24 |
| WHILE, Mark Anthony | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2017-12-11 |
| WILLIAMSON, Nicholas Pym | Director | 1995-02-14 | 1999-04-01 |
| WORKMAN, Bryan Stanley | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2005-11-01 |
| WORMALD, John Michael | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2015-11-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2020-06-09 | Active |
| Total Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-09 |
| Valero Energy Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Valero Logistics Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 262 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-01-27 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-11-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-30 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-04-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-03-21 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-03-13 | DISS40 | gazette | gazette filings brought up to date |
| 2024-03-12 | GAZ1 | gazette | gazette notice compulsory |
| 2024-03-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
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