NATIONAL OILWELL (U.K.) LIMITED
National Oilwell (U.K.) Limited is a dormant entity within the US-listed National Oilwell Varco group, which designs and manufactures systems and components for oil and gas drilling.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7k
+133.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5k
+25% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £4,000 | £5,000 | +25% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,000 | £5,000 | +25% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,000 | £5,000 | +25% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,000 | £4,000 | +33.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | £15,078,001 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,000 | £7,000 | +133.3% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,000 | £7,000 | +133.3% | |
| Equity | £1 | £1 | £3,000 | £7,000 | +133.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £624,412 | £567,000 | £565,000 | -0.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £21,964 | £21,490 | £20,037 | -6.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £460,464 | £398,758 | £355,473 | -10.9% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 75.0% | 80.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 133.3% | 71.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.26x | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- NATIONAL OILWELL (U.K.) LIMITED 1987-05-18 → present
- NATIONAL SUPPLY COMPANY (U.K.) LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1987-05-18
- OWECO LIMITED 1910-04-12 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the Company's current and future prospects, and its availability of financing, and are satisfied that the Company can continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period to 30 September 2027.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUILTER, Martin John | Secretary | 2024-05-17 | — | — |
| BROUGHTON, Ian | Director | 2023-03-30 | Oct 1969 | British |
| O'NEIL, Christopher Paul | Director | 2020-12-31 | Dec 1973 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Brian Douglas Hamilton | Secretary | 1995-10-23 | 2007-10-15 |
| FLEMING, Alastair James | Secretary | 2011-09-30 | 2013-08-06 |
| JUPE, Ronald William | Secretary | — | 1995-10-23 |
| LEIGHTON, Katherine Jennifer | Secretary | 2007-10-15 | 2010-10-21 |
| O'NEIL, Christopher Paul | Secretary | 2009-09-11 | 2011-09-30 |
| SLOAN, Alison May | Secretary | 2013-08-06 | 2024-05-17 |
| ANSLEY, Martin John | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| BOYLE, Thomas Douglas | Director | 2005-07-22 | 2011-07-04 |
| COOKE, Robert James | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| COOPER, Brian Douglas Hamilton | Director | 1995-10-20 | 2007-10-15 |
| FLEMING, Alastair James | Director | 2013-07-31 | 2018-08-31 |
| KEENER, David James | Director | 2011-07-04 | 2011-08-03 |
| KRABLIN, Steven Wayne | Director | 1997-11-06 | 2005-03-31 |
| LIPPOLD, Jeffrey Howard | Director | 1993-03-08 | 1994-01-31 |
| LOMAX, David John | Director | 1995-10-20 | 2005-07-22 |
| MOLINARO, Daniel | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2010-12-16 |
| O'NEIL, Christopher Paul | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2015-09-30 |
| OUDENDIJK, Robbert | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2023-03-30 |
| REID, Simon Scott | Director | 2018-07-09 | 2020-12-31 |
| STAFF, Joel Vincent | Director | 1993-12-22 | 1997-11-06 |
| VALENTINE, Steven Grenville | Director | 2005-07-22 | 2013-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Oilwell Varco Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2024-07-15 | RP04AP03 | officers | Second filing of secretary appointment with name | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2021-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2021-06-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-06-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.