SERICA ENERGY (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-27 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£38M
-66.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£114M
-44.5% vs 2023
Employees
191
+11.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£106M
-46.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SERICA ENERGY (UK) LIMITED 2004-03-03 → present
- PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED 2000-09-14 → 2004-03-03
- PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENTS ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED 2000-09-13 → 2000-09-14
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 | £390,012,000 | £320,030,000 | |
| Operating profit | £199,480,000 | £109,202,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £197,351,000 | £106,045,000 | |
| Net profit | £63,768,000 | £38,412,000 | |
| Cash | £112,301,000 | £37,586,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £394,471,000 | £268,732,000 | |
| Net assets | £205,936,000 | £114,348,000 | |
| Equity | £205,936,000 | £114,348,000 | |
| Average employees | 171 | 191 | |
| Wages | £22,913,000 | £27,045,000 |
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 | 51.1% | 34.1% | |
| Net margin | 16.4% | 12.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 50.6% | 40.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.6% | 70.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.60x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 225.15x | 59.64x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and having taken into consideration the above factors, the Directors have reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the going concern period. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SERICA ENERGY (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Serica GBA Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In May 2024, the Company transferred its 50% owned and operated interest in the Columbus field to its sister company, Serica Energy Mistral Limited for a consideration of £12.0 million). In July 2024, the Company also transferred its 18% owned non-operated interest in the Erskine field to Serica Energy Mistral Limited for a consideration of £0.3 million.”
- “On 30 April 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the ordinary shares in Parkmead E&P Limited (renamed Serica Energy Norte Limited).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMBA SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-07-27 | — | — |
| COPELAND, Martin Francis David | Director | 2024-02-05 | Oct 1969 | British |
| COX, Christopher Martin | Director | 2024-07-01 | Mar 1961 | British |
| FEWKES, Daniel Charles | Director | 2015-05-26 | Jun 1969 | British |
| KILLEEN, Michael Paul | Director | 2024-04-24 | Feb 1971 | British |
| LAMBERT, Stephen David | Director | 2018-01-26 | Jul 1964 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, Amanda Macfarlane | Secretary | 2015-07-01 | 2018-07-27 |
| DAVIES, Janette Lesley | Secretary | 2008-10-01 | 2015-07-01 |
| HEARNE, Christopher James | Secretary | 2005-02-01 | 2006-06-09 |
| SCHNEIDER, Bernard | Secretary | 2000-09-14 | 2001-12-01 |
| TAMBURRINI, Roberto Vincenzo | Secretary | 2006-06-09 | 2008-10-01 |
| WOOD, Jonathan Buckley | Secretary | 2001-12-01 | 2005-02-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-09-13 | 2000-09-14 |
| ALTOBELL, Clara Elaine | Director | 2015-05-26 | 2024-12-19 |
| ATKINSON, Christopher David, Dr | Director | 2000-09-14 | 2004-02-20 |
| BAKER, Graham Michael Hemley | Director | 2002-04-29 | 2006-06-09 |
| BELL, Andrew Stewart | Director | 2018-01-26 | 2024-02-05 |
| BROOKS, Keith Charles | Director | 2002-04-29 | 2004-03-31 |
| CRAVEN WALKER, Antony | Director | 2015-05-26 | 2018-01-26 |
| ELLIS, Paul William | Director | 2006-06-09 | 2011-04-10 |
| FENWICK, Douglas William | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-12-16 |
| FLEGG, Mitchell Robert | Director | 2018-01-26 | 2024-04-24 |
| FLEGG, Mitchell Robert | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2015-05-31 |
| HEARNE, Christopher James | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| LATIN, David Michael | Director | 2024-04-24 | 2024-07-01 |
| NICKLIN, David Frederick | Director | 2000-09-14 | 2003-07-13 |
| RIVETT-CARNAC, Christopher Charles | Director | 2000-09-14 | 2004-02-20 |
| SADLER, Peter David | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2013-06-27 |
| STABBINS, Richard, Dr | Director | 2002-04-29 | 2004-02-13 |
| WILSON, Ian Richard | Director | 2006-06-09 | 2009-06-15 |
| WOOD, Jonathan Buckley | Director | 2001-05-20 | 2005-02-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-09-13 | 2000-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serica Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-01 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2024-08-01 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2024-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
-17.9%
£390,012,000 £320,030,000
-
Cash
-66.5%
£112,301,000 £37,586,000
-
Net assets
-44.5%
£205,936,000 £114,348,000
-
Employees
+11.7%
171 191
-
Operating profit
-45.3%
£199,480,000 £109,202,000
-
Profit before tax
-46.3%
£197,351,000 £106,045,000
-
Wages
+18%
£22,913,000 £27,045,000
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