SOUND ENERGY PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-10 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-27
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
+161.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£17M
-89.8% vs 2023
Employees
13
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£127M
-1,736.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As detailed in note 1 on page 71, the Company's cash flow forecasts, for the next twelve-month period to April 2026, indicate that additional funding will be required to enable the Company to continue to meet its obligations. This condition indicates the existence of a material uncertainty regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SOUND ENERGY PLC 2015-09-30 → present
- SOUND OIL PLC 2005-01-27 → 2015-09-30
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£2,307,000 | -£126,628,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,894,000 | -£126,624,000 | |
| Net profit | -£7,160,000 | -£150,820,000 | |
| Cash | £3,016,000 | £7,895,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £201,403,000 | £54,724,000 | |
| Net assets | £166,708,000 | £17,017,000 | |
| Equity | £166,708,000 | £17,017,000 | |
| Average employees | 13 | 13 | |
| Wages | £1,143,000 | £2,372,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -1.1% | -231.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.4% | 70.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.20x | 3.07x | |
| Interest cover | -1.22x | -55.01x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As detailed in note 1 on page 71, the Company's cash flow forecasts, for the next twelve-month period to April 2026, indicate that additional funding will be required to enable the Company to continue to meet its obligations. This condition indicates the existence of a material uncertainty regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- SOUND ENERGY PLC · parent
- Sound Oil International Limited 100%
- Sound Oil (Asia) Limited 100%
- Arran Energy Holdings Limited 100%
- Mitra Energia Citarum Limited* 100%
- Sound Energy Sustainables Limited 100%
- Sound Energy Morocco South Limited 100%
- Sound Energy Meridja Limited 100%
- Sound Energy New Ventures Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024 ended with the closure of a transformational transaction for Sound Energy PLC in which its subsidiary, Sound Energy Morocco East Limited (SEME), was sold to Managem SA.”
- “In August, we announced a small working capital bridge facility from 2i Partners which was available whilst the Managem transaction was closing. This facility was not fully utilised, and the amounts drawn down were repaid in December 2024, along with accrued interest.”
- “During the year, the Company issued 117.5 million new ordinary shares (under its previous authorities) to settle 2023 Convertible loan note obligations. At year end, accrued interest of £568,800 was outstanding.”
- “In October 2024 we unfortunately had a Lost Time Incident occur when a contractor jumped from an uncertified scaffold causing a fracture to his lower leg.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMBA SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-07-27 | — | — |
| BLEWDEN, David Michael | Director | 2020-07-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
| BUKOVICS, Christian, Dr | Director | 2021-12-02 | Jul 1951 | Austrian |
| LYON, Graham Victor | Director | 2020-02-25 | Oct 1957 | British |
| SHAFIQ, Majid | Director | 2025-10-15 | Jul 1964 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, Amanda Macfarlane | Secretary | 2016-02-01 | 2018-07-27 |
| DAVEY, Alwyn | Secretary | 2005-05-17 | 2005-09-27 |
| KEENAN, Claudia | Secretary | 2005-09-27 | 2005-12-08 |
| RONALDSON, Stephen Frank | Secretary | 2005-12-08 | 2016-02-01 |
| GOWER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-01-27 | 2005-05-18 |
| ALEXANDER, Patrick Morris | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2010-06-30 |
| ASHBY-RUDD, Simon Gerald | Director | 2023-06-26 | 2024-06-28 |
| CLARKSON, David | Director | 2018-05-14 | 2019-08-13 |
| DAVEY, Alwyn | Director | 2005-02-17 | 2005-05-18 |
| DAVIES, Simon Howard | Director | 2019-05-23 | 2019-11-12 |
| DAVIES, Simon Howard | Director | 2014-02-05 | 2016-06-29 |
| DAVIES, Simon Howard | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2010-06-12 |
| FUMAGALLI, Marco | Director | 2014-07-17 | 2023-06-13 |
| HABIBIE, Ilham Akbar | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2012-12-12 |
| HEATH, John Antony | Director | 2011-09-05 | 2014-06-25 |
| HEATH, John Antony | Director | 2005-05-17 | 2010-06-30 |
| HOCKEY, Andrew Raymond | Director | 2011-05-09 | 2015-09-28 |
| LIDDELL, Richard Thomas | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2021-11-30 |
| MADEDDU, Luca, Dr | Director | 2014-09-08 | 2015-09-28 |
| MITCHENER, Brian Christopher | Director | 2017-06-21 | 2020-03-31 |
| NOBBS, Michael Bruce Athelstone | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2013-12-18 |
| ORBELL, Gerald | Director | 2014-02-05 | 2015-09-28 |
| ORBELL, Gerald, Doctor | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2012-10-10 |
| PARSONS, James | Director | 2012-10-10 | 2020-01-23 |
| RACHMANTIO, Jusuf Handri | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2010-06-30 |
| SEGHIRI, Mohammed | Director | 2020-01-23 | 2025-02-21 |
| TRAYNOR, John Joseph, Dt | Director | 2018-07-11 | 2020-02-06 |
| WHYTE, Stephen James | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2018-01-23 |
| GOWER NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-01-27 | 2005-02-17 |
| GOWER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-01-27 | 2005-05-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 279 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation subdivision | |
| 2026-03-27 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-03-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-03-03 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2024-12-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 5
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+161.8%
£3,016,000 £7,895,000
-
Net assets
-89.8%
£166,708,000 £17,017,000
-
Employees
0%
13 13
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Operating profit
-5,388.9%
-£2,307,000 -£126,628,000
-
Profit before tax
-1,736.7%
-£6,894,000 -£126,624,000
-
Wages
+107.5%
£1,143,000 £2,372,000
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