SOUTH HOOK GAS COMPANY LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-27 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£69M
+19.6% vs 2023
Net assets
-£408M
-1.6% vs 2023
Employees
20
+5.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£9M
+41.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SOUTH HOOK GAS COMPANY LTD. 2004-01-16 → present
- DUCHESSTRAIL LIMITED 2003-11-13 → 2004-01-16
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,130,257,000 | £361,939,000 | |
| Operating profit | £124,305,000 | £128,407,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,032,000 | -£8,813,000 | |
| Net profit | -£11,429,000 | -£6,610,000 | |
| Cash | £57,783,000 | £69,107,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £631,552,000 | £587,905,000 | |
| Net assets | -£401,575,000 | -£408,185,000 | |
| Equity | -£401,575,000 | -£408,185,000 | |
| Average employees | 19 | 20 | |
| Wages | £2,432,000 | £2,829,000 |
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 | 11.0% | 35.5% | |
| Net margin | -1.0% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.7% | 21.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 151.5% | 156.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | 0.87x | 0.92x |
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
- UK-adopted International Accounting Standards
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis because in the opinion of the Directors, the Company has in place contractual arrangements and financing structure that ensures it is able to meet all financial commitments as they fall due over the going concern period.”
Significant events
- “During 2024, 0.6 million tonnes (2023 - 1.5 million tonnes) of LNG were delivered under the SPA with N(2) and net costs amounted to £114.0 million (2023 - £796.6 million). N(2) supplied 62% lower volumes to the Company in 2024 than in 2023. LNG is a globally traded commodity and N(2) have diverted more cargoes to locations other than the UK in 2024 than in 2023. In addition, N(4) have supplied no volumes to the Company due to the expiry of the related contract (2023 - £40.6 million).”
- “In light of the ever-changing risks associated with Cyber Security, the Board approved a number of enhancements to the Company's business and process control systems.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINCLAIR, Richard | Secretary | 2019-03-17 | — | — |
| AL DARWISH, Hend | Director | 2020-10-10 | Aug 1979 | Qatari |
| AL GHORAIRI, Mohammed | Director | 2024-09-10 | Jan 1979 | Qatari |
| AL-EMADI, Mohd | Director | 2019-11-14 | Aug 1975 | Qatari |
| AL-KAABI, Ali Khalaf | Director | 2019-11-14 | Feb 1980 | Qatari |
| AL-KHARJI, Noora Ali | Director | 2018-01-01 | Nov 1984 | Qatari |
| AL-MANNAI, Ebrahim Ahmad | Director | 2011-06-22 | Aug 1971 | Qatari |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL-KHALIFA, Abdulaziz | Secretary | 2017-09-01 | 2019-03-01 |
| MAHABEER, Beenadevi | Secretary | 2012-09-20 | 2017-09-01 |
| MARSHALL, Xanthe | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2012-09-20 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-11-13 | 2009-11-13 |
| ABU JBARA, Alaa | Director | 2006-02-28 | 2014-03-30 |
| AL KHULAIFI, Ahmed Yousef | Director | 2004-08-19 | 2011-06-22 |
| AL KUWARI, Khalid Sultan Rashid | Director | 2004-08-19 | 2007-10-10 |
| AL KUWARI, Omran Hamad | Director | 2004-08-19 | 2010-09-01 |
| AL MARRI, Rashid, Dr | Director | 2009-07-15 | 2015-05-17 |
| AL THANI, Saoud | Director | 2013-04-16 | 2015-09-03 |
| AL-HUSSAINI, Abdulla Ahmad | Director | 2015-09-03 | 2019-09-30 |
| AL-MANA, Ali | Director | 2015-05-21 | 2019-11-14 |
| AL-SUBAIEY, Fahad | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2013-04-06 |
| ALMARZOUQI, Jassim Mohammad | Director | 2015-09-03 | 2018-01-01 |
| BACA, Marc | Director | 2006-03-17 | 2006-03-17 |
| BAXI, Jagir | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2013-03-15 |
| BRAND, Edmund, Mr. | Director | 2019-04-25 | 2020-10-10 |
| COCHRANE, David Thomas | Director | 2004-08-19 | 2006-05-28 |
| COX, Dan Martin | Director | 2008-01-29 | 2009-06-15 |
| DE GROAT, John Thomas | Director | 2004-08-19 | 2008-01-01 |
| DIAZ, Rodrigo Eduardo Lacayo | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2017-11-30 |
| EVENS, Jos | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2017-08-01 |
| FISK, Norma | Director | 2022-08-15 | 2024-09-10 |
| JAGADESAN, Suresh | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2012-02-20 |
| KRETSCHMER, Frank | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2013-08-01 |
| LACAYO, Rodrigo Eduardo Diaz | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2019-04-25 |
| LAYTON, Matthew Robert | Nominee Director | 2003-11-13 | 2004-08-19 |
| LEPIRE, Wayne Anthony | Director | 2006-05-28 | 2008-11-30 |
| MESALLAM, Jabor Al | Director | 2014-03-30 | 2015-09-03 |
| MOORE, David William | Director | 2016-05-15 | 2018-06-01 |
| MOORE, David William | Director | 2008-11-30 | 2012-02-20 |
| NIZZOLA, Adrian | Director | 2004-08-19 | 2006-02-28 |
| PERGLER, Joseph Aaron | Director | 2019-04-25 | 2022-08-15 |
| PUDGE, David John | Director | 2003-11-13 | 2004-08-19 |
| RATCHFORD, Ryan Christopher | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2019-04-25 |
| ROUTLEDGE, Alistair Graham | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2015-01-01 |
| SAYYED, Irtiza Haider | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2018-06-01 |
| YOUNGER, Simon Peter | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2016-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatarenergy Holdings (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-15 | Active |
| Qatarenergy | Legal person | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Exxonmobil Corporation | Legal person | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-09 | PSC06 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-26 | 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
-68%
£1,130,257,000 £361,939,000
-
Cash
+19.6%
£57,783,000 £69,107,000
-
Net assets
-1.6%
-£401,575,000 -£408,185,000
-
Employees
+5.3%
19 20
-
Operating profit
+3.3%
£124,305,000 £128,407,000
-
Profit before tax
+41.4%
-£15,032,000 -£8,813,000
-
Wages
+16.3%
£2,432,000 £2,829,000
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