ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-12 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-29
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3B
+0.5% vs 2023
Employees
1,411
+20.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£56M
-117.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £11,207,000,000 | £10,594,000,000 | |
| Operating profit | £253,000,000 | -£41,000,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £328,000,000 | -£56,000,000 | |
| Net profit | £255,000,000 | -£63,000,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,498,000,000 | £3,556,000,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,988,000,000 | £3,003,000,000 | |
| Equity | £2,988,000,000 | £3,003,000,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,171 | 1,411 | |
| Wages | £85,000,000 | £109,000,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-5.5%
£11,207,000,000 £10,594,000,000
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Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+0.5%
£2,988,000,000 £3,003,000,000
-
Employees
+20.5%
1,171 1,411
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Operating profit
-116.2%
£253,000,000 -£41,000,000
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Profit before tax
-117.1%
£328,000,000 -£56,000,000
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Wages
+28.2%
£85,000,000 £109,000,000
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | -0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | -1.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.07x | 2.09x | |
| Interest cover | 63.25x | -5.86x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Based on this, the directors are satisfied that the Company will be a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the issuance of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED · parent
- ExxonMobil Pension Trust Limited 100%
- PT Federal Karyatama 100%
- Gatwick Airport Storage and Hydrant Company Limited 25%
- Heathrow Hydrant Operating Company Limited 20%
Significant events
- “As part of ongoing plans to increase efficiencies in the business, the Company has announced a reorganisation of its business and centralisation of the vast majority of employees to the Fawley Petrochemical Complex. This series of changes will result in fewer UK located positions. The Company anticipates that approximately 250 positions will be impacted by the end of 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILBERT, Elizabeth Sarah | Secretary | 2024-10-07 | — | — |
| D'USSEL, Amaury Anne Marie | Director | 2026-03-01 | Oct 1973 | French |
| HERBERT, Simon Ian | Director | 2026-05-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| MIZEN, Joel Mark | Director | 2025-06-01 | Sep 1985 | Canadian |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Julian Peter Benedict | Secretary | 1994-09-01 | 1997-06-01 |
| BOYDELL, John Nicholas | Secretary | 2000-01-10 | 2008-07-25 |
| BROWN, Antony Neil Booker | Secretary | 1992-10-09 | 1994-08-31 |
| CAWLEY, Charles | Secretary | 1997-06-01 | 2000-01-10 |
| CLARKE, Andrew Terence | Secretary | 2008-07-25 | 2014-01-22 |
| HARNESS, Fiona | Secretary | 2011-12-01 | 2023-04-03 |
| MULLIGAN, Katrina Jane | Secretary | 2023-04-03 | 2024-10-07 |
| WESTLAKE, Michael Frederick | Secretary | — | 1992-10-09 |
| ALCOCK, James | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| BLOWERS, John Wilton | Director | 2010-08-20 | 2013-08-01 |
| BONE, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2025-05-31 |
| CARR, David | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2003-03-10 |
| CAVALLO, Riccardo | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2023-04-01 |
| CHAPLIN, John Paul | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2016-02-01 |
| CLARKE, Peter Paul | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2018-03-05 |
| CLAYMAN, David | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| CONDRAY, Ansel Lynn | Director | 2000-01-13 | 2002-12-31 |
| CONNOLLY, Duncan Campbell | Director | 2014-05-06 | 2016-06-20 |
| COOPER, Robert Michael | Director | 2018-03-05 | 2021-02-01 |
| COOPER, Robert Michael | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-07-01 |
| CORSON, Bradley William | Director | 2009-05-14 | 2014-05-01 |
| DICKENS, Karen Juanita, Dr | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2012-11-01 |
| DINGLE, Philip John | Director | 1993-02-01 | 1994-12-31 |
| DON, William Assheton Eardley Douglas | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2019-03-01 |
| DOWNING, Simon Peter | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2021-09-13 |
| FORSTER, Archibald William, Sir | Director | — | 1993-01-31 |
| FRANKLIN, Robert Stuart | Director | 2008-04-08 | 2009-05-14 |
| GIBLIN, Michael Scott | Director | 2001-08-16 | 2003-08-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Paul Alexander | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2026-05-01 |
| HERBERT, Simon Ian | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2014-05-06 |
| HOBBS, Kevin Lee | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2010-08-20 |
| JOHNSON, Andrew Mark | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| KATINAS, Thomas Gerard | Director | 2003-03-10 | 2007-05-01 |
| NORWOOD, David Leonard | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2014-07-01 |
| OLDFIELD, Steven Adam | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2026-03-01 |
| OLSEN, Robert Courtney | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2008-04-08 |
| PENROSE, Stephen Beasley Linnard | Director | 1997-02-17 | 2001-01-31 |
| POLKEY, Steven Conrad | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2001-08-20 |
| ROSENBERG, Richard Allen | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1997-02-17 |
| SELZER, Jonathan | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2012-08-01 |
| SIMON, Paul James | Director | 2016-06-20 | 2018-01-30 |
| SPANCAKE, Steven C | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2001-08-16 |
| STEELE, John Hamilton | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1997-10-01 |
| STEVENS, Timothy William | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-03-01 |
| TAYLOR, Keith Henry | Director | — | 2000-04-30 |
| TODD, Alastair Martin Frederick | Director | 2001-08-20 | 2007-08-01 |
| UPSON, Ian Wilshaw | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| WETMORE, Jonathan Reid | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2017-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exxonmobil Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-31 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.