SPIRIT ENERGY PRODUCTION UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-24 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£303K
+2,064.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£961M
+3.4% vs 2023
Employees
434
+2.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£62M
-115.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SPIRIT ENERGY PRODUCTION UK LIMITED 2017-11-15 → present
- HYDROCARBON RESOURCES LIMITED 1996-01-15 → 2017-11-15
- HACKREMCO (NO. 1083) LIMITED 1995-10-18 → 1996-01-15
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 | £230,965,000 | £201,145,000 | |
| Operating profit | £353,242,000 | -£107,363,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £391,106,000 | -£61,614,000 | |
| Net profit | £169,446,000 | £31,910,000 | |
| Cash | £14,000 | £303,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,386,105,000 | £1,436,231,000 | |
| Net assets | £929,223,000 | £961,133,000 | |
| Equity | £929,223,000 | £961,133,000 | |
| Average employees | 422 | 434 | |
| Wages | £48,872,000 | £49,363,000 |
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 | 152.9% | -53.4% | |
| Net margin | 73.4% | 15.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.5% | -7.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.8% | 41.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 0.36x | |
| Interest cover | 52.80x | -11.14x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The parent company, Spirit Energy Limited, confirms it will continue to provide financial support to the Company to ensure it can meet its obligations as they fall due, for at least 20 months following from 28 April 2025, provided the Company remains a member of the Group. The amounts owed to group undertakings will not be required to be repaid to Spirit Energy Limited for at least 12 months following the signing of the financial statements. Therefore, the Directors continue supporting the use of the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWELL-HOOK, Matthew David | Director | 2025-09-01 | Mar 1983 | British |
| HARRISON, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2024-07-31 | Jan 1967 | British |
| HEPBURN, Peter Wilson | Director | 2023-09-29 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALDWELL, Lucy Elizabeth | Secretary | 1997-10-31 | 2000-09-11 |
| FELTON, Elizabeth Jayne | Secretary | 1997-01-30 | 1997-10-01 |
| FURMSTON, Teresa Jane | Secretary | 1997-12-01 | 1999-02-22 |
| GARRIHY, Anne | Secretary | 1996-02-02 | 1996-08-08 |
| JACKSON, John Henry | Secretary | 1996-01-30 | 1996-02-02 |
| MACLEOD, Nicola | Secretary | 2019-01-29 | 2024-07-31 |
| PATIENCE, Donald William John | Secretary | 1996-02-02 | 1996-08-08 |
| RITCHIE, Ian | Secretary | 1999-07-26 | 2000-09-11 |
| CENTRICA SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-09-11 | 2018-12-31 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-10-18 | 1996-01-30 |
| ALEXANDER, Michael Richard | Director | 1996-01-30 | 1997-10-31 |
| ASTELL, Michael Peter | Director | 2010-12-10 | 2013-11-15 |
| BARTHOLOMEW, Iain Douglas, Dr | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2014-01-01 |
| BARTLETT, Graham John | Director | 1996-01-30 | 1996-08-30 |
| BENNETT, Alan | Director | 2001-10-24 | 2005-04-28 |
| BEVINGTON, Andrew Richard | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-02-13 |
| CLARK, Simon Richard | Director | 2003-03-21 | 2004-02-02 |
| CLARKE, David | Director | 1998-02-16 | 2003-09-17 |
| COCHRANE, Peter Kevin | Director | 2004-02-02 | 2010-12-02 |
| COHEN, Colette Brigid | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| COLLINSON, Graeme Stuart, Dr | Director | 2009-02-13 | 2011-11-11 |
| COWIE, John | Director | 2022-08-05 | 2023-04-07 |
| COX, Christopher Martin | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2017-12-08 |
| DE LEEUW, Paul | Director | 2011-05-11 | 2013-08-16 |
| DUNN, Nicholas James | Director | 2005-04-28 | 2006-01-19 |
| ELLIS, Paul William | Director | 1996-01-30 | 1996-11-29 |
| GARSTANG, Michael John | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| GOWER-JONES, Anthony David | Director | 2011-11-25 | 2014-01-01 |
| HANAFIN, Vincent Mark | Director | 2008-07-31 | 2010-02-08 |
| HARRISON, Gerald Martin | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2022-06-24 |
| HEDLEY, Paul Ian, Mr. | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2013-10-25 |
| JONES, Dennis Gareth | Director | 2020-01-13 | 2024-08-30 |
| LAPPIN, Mark Stephen | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-07-13 |
| LE PODEVIN, Andrew Daryl | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2011-10-05 |
| LE POIDEVIN, Andrew Daryl | Director | 2017-07-14 | 2019-05-31 |
| LEHMANN, Peter Julian, Dr | Director | 1996-12-19 | 1998-12-31 |
| LISHMAN, Tamsin Maureen Kathleen | Director | 2017-02-13 | 2018-12-31 |
| LUMSDEN, Roy Andrew | Director | 2015-06-05 | 2017-07-14 |
| MACLEOD, Nicola Jane | Director | 2018-09-11 | 2024-07-31 |
| MADDOCK, Nicholas William | Director | 2010-02-08 | 2011-07-05 |
| MASSARA, Paul Joseph | Director | 1997-10-31 | 1998-02-16 |
| MCCULLOCH, Neil James | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2023-09-29 |
| MCGINIGAL, Scott | Director | 2024-09-18 | 2025-07-18 |
| MELAND, Steinar | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2017-12-08 |
| OZSANLAV, Richard | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2015-06-05 |
| ROBERTSON, Kenneth Murray | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-12-08 |
| ROGER, Jonathan Leslie | Director | 2010-02-08 | 2013-05-20 |
| ROSS, Stuart | Director | 1997-06-16 | 1997-10-31 |
| SAMBHI, Sarwjit | Director | 2013-05-20 | 2016-02-29 |
| SAMBHI, Sarwjit | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2005-04-28 |
| SHEARS, John Nicholas | Director | 2005-04-28 | 2010-02-08 |
| SHEARS, John Nicholas | Director | 1997-03-01 | 2002-01-05 |
| TANNER, Paul Martyn, Roger | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2018-05-31 |
| ULRICH, Jacob Shields | Director | 1997-10-31 | 2008-07-31 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-10-18 | 1996-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gb Gas Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-09-29 | Active |
| Centrica Newco 123 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-09-29 | Active |
| British Gas Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 253 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-12.9%
£230,965,000 £201,145,000
-
Cash
+2,064.3%
£14,000 £303,000
-
Net assets
+3.4%
£929,223,000 £961,133,000
-
Employees
+2.8%
422 434
-
Operating profit
-130.4%
£353,242,000 -£107,363,000
-
Profit before tax
-115.8%
£391,106,000 -£61,614,000
-
Wages
+1%
£48,872,000 £49,363,000
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