ARCO BRITISH LIMITED, LLC
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£790M
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£112M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ARCO BRITISH LIMITED, LLC 2013-01-17 → present
- ARCO BRITISH LIMITED 1965-06-22 → 2013-01-17
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £66,237,954 | £54,625,649 | |
| Operating profit | £43,507,784 | £56,564,863 | |
| Profit before tax | £95,970,348 | £112,376,575 | |
| Net profit | £76,318,755 | £83,976,279 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £789,095,626 | £859,481,097 | |
| Net assets | £698,867,309 | £789,966,642 | |
| Equity | £698,867,309 | £789,966,642 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| 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 | 65.7% | 103.6% | |
| Net margin | 115.2% | 153.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.5% | 6.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.03x | 3.57x | |
| Interest cover | 2.83x | 2.89x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
Significant events
- “No events occurred after the reporting period that had a material impact on the company's operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-07-01 | — | — |
| BP EXPLORATION OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2018-12-19 | — | — |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Yasin Stanley | Secretary | 2006-02-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| ALI, Yasin Stanley | Secretary | 2001-06-01 | 2003-05-01 |
| CHATE, Frederick Ian | Secretary | 1997-04-01 | 2000-07-10 |
| DUNKLEY, Samuel Henry | Secretary | 1993-08-26 | 1996-10-18 |
| EAGLES, Eugene | Secretary | 1965-07-22 | 2000-07-10 |
| ELVIDGE, Janet | Secretary | 2004-08-01 | 2006-02-01 |
| HENRY, Lewis Howard | Secretary | 1993-08-26 | 2010-04-21 |
| MCGOLDRICK, Paul Alexander | Secretary | 1996-10-18 | 1997-04-01 |
| STANLEY, Helen Jane | Secretary | 2000-07-10 | 2001-06-01 |
| TOOLEY, Roy Leslie | Secretary | 2003-05-01 | 2004-08-01 |
| AUNCHINCLOSS, Murray Michael | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2010-04-21 |
| BARTLETT, John Harold, Mr. | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2012-12-31 |
| BIRRELL, Gordon Young | Director | 2005-01-24 | 2006-09-01 |
| BLACKWOOD, David John | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| BLY, Mark Robert | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2003-02-03 |
| BROMAN, Paul | Director | 2018-10-11 | 2021-03-31 |
| BURGIN, Nicholas | Director | 2018-10-11 | 2025-03-19 |
| CAMPBELL, David Sydney Macdonald | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2009-08-01 |
| CHEATHAM III, John Bishop | Director | 1993-10-18 | 1998-12-07 |
| CLENNEY, Carol | Director | 2018-10-11 | 2025-03-19 |
| CLIFT, William Orrin | Director | 1965-07-22 | 2000-07-10 |
| COE, Roger Patrick | Director | 1998-11-06 | 2000-07-10 |
| DAVIS, George Scott | Director | 1998-11-06 | 2000-07-10 |
| GARLICK, Trevor William | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| GOLDEN, Jack Emitt, Dr | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2003-10-31 |
| GOODWILL, David William | Director | 2011-11-09 | 2012-12-31 |
| HALLIDAY, James William | Director | 2010-04-21 | 2012-12-31 |
| HAYES, Stephen Lowry | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-07-10 |
| HENNEN, Mark | Director | 2018-10-11 | 2022-04-29 |
| IVES, Kimberly Elizabeth | Director | 1997-05-01 | 1998-11-06 |
| LOONEY, Bernard | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2010-11-01 |
| LUNN, Anthony | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2009-09-15 |
| LYNCH, David James | Director | 2011-11-09 | 2012-12-31 |
| MARSHALL, Stephen | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2001-08-31 |
| MCMANUS, David | Director | 1995-01-03 | 2000-07-10 |
| NICOLSON, Donald Oag | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2008-02-28 |
| OTTOSON, Javan Dale | Director | 1997-05-01 | 1998-12-07 |
| PEACOCK, Steven Graham | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-03-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Thomas Lawrence | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1999-08-27 |
| RICHARDS, Marcus Trevor, Dr | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2008-09-03 |
| SKIPPER, John Craig | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2012-12-31 |
| SMYTH, Lawrence Wilson | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2002-07-31 |
| SUELLENTROP, Stephen Gerald | Director | 1994-02-01 | 1998-10-09 |
| URBAN, Scott Douglas | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2003-06-01 |
| WALKER, Angus James | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2004-03-15 |
| WARNER, Cynthia Julien | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2003-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-23 | OSTM01 | officers | Termination person director overseas company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | OSTM01 | officers | Termination person director overseas company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-22 | OSAP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director overseas company with appointment date | |
| 2025-01-21 | OSTM01 | officers | Termination person director overseas company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | OSTM01 | officers | Termination person director overseas company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-27 | OSTM01 | officers | Termination person director overseas company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-27 | OSTM01 | officers | Termination person director overseas company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-27 | OSTM01 | officers | Termination person director overseas company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-24 | OSAP01 | officers | Appoint person director overseas company with name appointment date | |
| 2020-01-24 | OSAP01 | officers | Appoint person director overseas company with name appointment date | |
| 2020-01-14 | OSAP01 | officers | Appoint person director overseas company with name appointment date | |
| 2019-12-20 | OSAP01 | officers | Appoint person director overseas company with name appointment date | |
| 2019-12-16 | OSTM01 | officers | Termination person director overseas company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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