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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

  1. ARCO BRITISH LIMITED, LLC 2013-01-17 → present
  2. ARCO BRITISH LIMITED 1965-06-22 → 2013-01-17

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 65.7%103.6%
Net margin 115.2%153.7%
Return on capital employed 5.5%6.6%
Current ratio 3.03x3.57x
Interest cover 2.83x2.89x

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

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

No persons with significant control on record.

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

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year.

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