ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED
A wholly owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil, the company is responsible for the refining, distribution, and marketing of petroleum products across the United Kingdom under the Esso brand.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3.1bn
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,391
-1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£20m
+135.7% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Energy median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,207,000,000 | £10,594,000,000 | £9,317,000,000 | -12.1% | |
| Operating profit | £253,000,000 | -£41,000,000 | £47,000,000 | +214.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £328,000,000 | -£56,000,000 | £20,000,000 | +135.7% | |
| Net profit | £255,000,000 | -£63,000,000 | £9,000,000 | +114.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,498,000,000 | £3,556,000,000 | £3,734,000,000 | +5% | |
| Net assets | £2,988,000,000 | £3,003,000,000 | £3,099,000,000 | +3.2% | |
| Equity | £2,988,000,000 | £3,003,000,000 | £3,099,000,000 | +3.2% | |
| Average employees | 1,171 | 1,411 | 1,391 | -1.4% | |
| Wages | £85,000,000 | £109,000,000 | £147,000,000 | +34.9% | |
| 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. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | -0.4% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | -0.6% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | -1.2% | 1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.6% | 42.7% | 45.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.07x | 2.09x | 2.04x | |
| Interest cover | 63.25x | -5.86x | 7.83x |
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. The Company has a cash deposit position and financing facility arrangements held with another ExxonMobil group undertaking which the directors believe will be sufficient to cover any reasonably possible net liability and cash outflow position arising in the normal course of business and in a severe but plausible downside scenario. 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%
Significant events
- “In February 2026, significant geopolitical tensions escalated. This event arose after the reporting date and is therefore classified as a non-adjusting event under FRS 102 Section 32.”
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 250 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.