PREMIER OIL E&P UK EU LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-13 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£50M
+5.7% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4M
-92.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 7 times since incorporation
- PREMIER OIL E&P UK EU LIMITED 2016-04-29 → present
- E.ON E&P UK EU LIMITED 2012-02-28 → 2016-04-29
- E.ON RUHRGAS UK EU LIMITED 2006-01-19 → 2012-02-28
- CALEDONIA EU LIMITED 2003-11-06 → 2006-01-19
- CONSORT EU LIMITED 2001-03-06 → 2003-11-06
- TXU EUROPE UPSTREAM LIMITED 2000-02-17 → 2001-03-06
- EASTERN NATURAL GAS (OFFSHORE) LIMITED 1994-10-04 → 2000-02-17
- EASTERN THREE LIMITED 1994-03-11 → 1994-10-04
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Energy median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,939,000 | £28,956,000 | |
| Operating profit | £61,934,000 | £9,545,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £54,339,000 | £3,975,000 | |
| Net profit | £29,601,000 | £2,697,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £206,225,000 | £221,560,000 | |
| Net assets | £47,136,000 | £49,833,000 | |
| Equity | £47,136,000 | £49,833,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 327.0% | 33.0% | |
| Net margin | 156.3% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.0% | 4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.6% | 79.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.86x | 2.21x | |
| Interest cover | 8.26x | 1.66x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have adopted the going concern basis of accounting for the preparation of the financial statements as the Company's ultimate parent company, Harbour Energy plc, has undertaken to directly provide the necessary financial support to the Company, as and when required, to meet all liabilities for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. In making their assessment of going concern, the directors have considered the letter of support from Harbour Energy plc and are confident that it has adequate resources to support the Company for 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In October 2024, the UK government announced changes to the EPL including an increase in the rate from 35% to 38%, the removal of the main EPL investment allowance and an extension of the levy to 31 March 2030.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARBOUR ENERGY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-05-31 | — | — |
| BARR, Scott | Director | 2024-12-12 | Jul 1976 | British |
| LANDES, Howard Ralph | Director | 2021-04-15 | Dec 1975 | British |
| SCOTT, Russell | Director | 2024-12-12 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHMORE, Richard John | Secretary | 2005-11-09 | 2008-12-31 |
| BATE, Christopher Malcolm | Secretary | 2003-10-23 | 2005-11-09 |
| BRYANT, Shaun Kevin | Secretary | 2000-06-30 | 2001-02-07 |
| ELLIS, Philip Arthur | Secretary | 1995-09-29 | 2000-06-30 |
| MOSS, William Neville | Secretary | 1994-03-11 | 1995-09-29 |
| RICKARD, Rachel Abigail | Secretary | 2016-04-29 | 2017-01-18 |
| ROSE, Daniel Alexander | Secretary | 2018-11-01 | 2022-05-31 |
| VICKERS, Julie Alison | Secretary | 2017-01-18 | 2018-11-01 |
| DWS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-02-07 | 2003-10-23 |
| LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2003-10-23 | 2005-11-09 |
| ALLAN, Robert Andrew | Director | 2016-04-28 | 2020-06-25 |
| ANSTEE, Eric Edward | Director | 1994-03-11 | 1997-02-24 |
| BATE, David Karl | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2016-02-04 |
| BELL, Andrew Stewart | Director | 2001-02-09 | 2003-10-23 |
| BENKE, Eike, Dr | Director | 2005-11-09 | 2008-01-01 |
| BOOTH, Melanie Jayne | Director | 2012-09-18 | 2016-02-04 |
| BUSS, Judith | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2012-08-31 |
| COLE, Martin | Director | 2008-01-17 | 2009-06-19 |
| DEVANEY, John Francis | Director | 1994-03-11 | 1998-12-02 |
| DEVENPORT, Simon | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2016-02-04 |
| DURRANT, Anthony Richard Charles | Director | 2016-04-28 | 2020-12-16 |
| EDGLEY, Steven Neville | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2005-11-09 |
| FERGUSON, Donald | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2005-11-09 |
| FORSYTH, Julie Elizabeth | Director | 2016-11-25 | 2020-02-14 |
| GIBB, Andrew George | Director | 2016-11-25 | 2021-04-15 |
| GRIFFIN, Dean Geoffrey | Director | 2016-11-25 | 2021-07-21 |
| GROOM, Malcolm David John | Director | 2001-02-09 | 2001-03-27 |
| HARRINGTON, Simon Chapman | Director | 2000-09-11 | 2001-02-07 |
| HAUPT, Jörn Carsten | Director | 2010-09-09 | 2013-03-15 |
| HAWKINS, Warren | Director | 2003-12-03 | 2005-11-09 |
| HESS, Jone | Director | 2010-09-09 | 2014-07-31 |
| HOGAN, John Anthony | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2005-11-09 |
| HOLLMANN, Gregor Ernst | Director | 2010-09-09 | 2013-09-01 |
| HONEYBOURNE, John William Gervase | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2005-11-09 |
| HUNTER, Alexander | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2005-11-09 |
| HYAMS, Edward Barnard | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2000-09-30 |
| KIRK, Philip Andrew | Director | 2021-03-31 | 2022-02-28 |
| KRANE, Alexander Lorentzen | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2024-12-12 |
| LEGG, Jonathan Victor Lewis | Director | 2001-02-09 | 2002-11-01 |
| LERCH, Michael Felix | Director | 2009-06-20 | 2016-04-28 |
| MACAULAY, William E. | Director | 2003-11-25 | 2005-11-09 |
| MACDONALD, Jeffrey Saunders | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2007-06-04 |
| MARIS, Antony Wayne | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2003-10-23 |
| MARSH, Paul Colin | Director | 1996-09-30 | 2001-02-07 |
| MURCHISON, John Hardy | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2005-11-09 |
| O'KANE, Dermot | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2000-07-21 |
| PRIEN, Nicolo | Director | 2005-11-09 | 2009-07-01 |
| PRINGLE, Keith James | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2005-11-09 |
| REICHETSEDER, Peter, Prof Dr | Director | 2005-11-09 | 2012-08-31 |
| ROSE, Richard Andrew | Director | 2016-04-28 | 2021-04-15 |
| ROTHERMUND, Heinz Charles | Director | 2007-06-04 | 2011-12-31 |
| SHACKLETON, Geoffrey | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2001-02-07 |
| SHAW, Sandra Nan Demby | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2003-10-23 |
| SIM, Alison Jane | Director | 2012-09-18 | 2016-02-04 |
| SIVERTSEN, Frank Allan | Director | 2005-11-09 | 2012-08-31 |
| SLEAP, Christopher Malcolm | Director | 2000-11-10 | 2001-05-08 |
| STANLEY, Martin Stephen William | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2001-02-07 |
| SWINDEN, Douglas John | Director | 1994-09-23 | 1996-03-08 |
| TURNER, Trevor David | Director | 1994-09-23 | 1996-09-30 |
| WEBSTER, Gareth Peter | Director | 2020-02-14 | 2021-07-02 |
| WEBSTER, Steven | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2005-11-09 |
| WHEATON, Stuart Royston | Director | 2016-11-25 | 2018-07-01 |
| WHELAN, James | Director | 1996-09-16 | 1999-11-22 |
| WILLIAMS, Paul David | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2021-07-02 |
| WILLIS, John Kingsley | Director | 2001-02-07 | 2003-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Oil E&P Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 323 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+52.9%
£18,939,000 £28,956,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+5.7%
£47,136,000 £49,833,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-84.6%
£61,934,000 £9,545,000
-
Profit before tax
-92.7%
£54,339,000 £3,975,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers