ESSO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION UK LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the NYSE-listed Exxon Mobil Corporation, the company is engaged in the upstream exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas in the UK.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£687m
-24% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£347m
-258.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-12.
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 | £580,000,000 | £597,000,000 | £472,000,000 | -20.9% | |
| Operating profit | £144,000,000 | £162,000,000 | -£375,000,000 | -331.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £181,000,000 | £219,000,000 | -£347,000,000 | -258.4% | |
| Net profit | £86,000,000 | £74,000,000 | -£217,000,000 | -393.2% | |
| Cash | £1,407,000,000 | £1,208,000,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,480,000,000 | £2,122,000,000 | £1,899,000,000 | -10.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,230,000,000 | £904,000,000 | £687,000,000 | -24% | |
| Equity | £1,230,000,000 | £904,000,000 | £687,000,000 | -24% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 24.8% | 27.1% | -79.4% | |
| Net margin | 14.8% | 12.4% | -46.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.8% | 7.6% | -19.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.3% | 59.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 20.65x | 15.50x | 26.29x | |
| Interest cover | 3.69x | 6.23x | -11.03x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ESSO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION UK LIMITED 1982-12-15 → present
- ABINGTON MOTORS LIMITED 1925-07-22 → 1982-12-15
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 sufficient cash deposit position held with another ExxonMobil group undertaking which the directors believe will be sufficient to cover existing liabilities and consider that it will continue to generate sufficient funds to cover both its operating expenses and abandonment obligations in the upcoming period. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements”
Group structure
- ESSO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION UK LIMITED · parent
- ExxonMobil SNS Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 14 January 2026, the Company announced that it would not proceed with the previously proposed sale of its UK Southern North Sea assets to RockRose Energy Limited. Accordingly, ownership of the assets remains unchanged.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 49 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 |
| JACKSON, Justin Edward | Director | 2021-06-11 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 49 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 |
| BAGLEY, Donald Shepherd | Director | 2019-06-13 | 2021-04-01 |
| BELLIS, Russell Grant | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2011-09-01 |
| BIDDLE, Kevin Thomas | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2014-07-01 |
| CHAPLIN, John Paul | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2016-02-01 |
| CLARKE, Peter Paul | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2018-03-05 |
| CLAYMAN, David | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| CONDRAY, Ansel Lynn | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2002-12-31 |
| COOPER, Robert Michael | Director | 2018-03-05 | 2021-02-01 |
| COOPER, Robert Michael | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-07-01 |
| CORSON, Bradley William | Director | 2009-05-15 | 2014-05-01 |
| DINGLE, Philip John | Director | 1993-02-01 | 1994-12-31 |
| DON, William Assheton Eardley Douglas | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2019-03-01 |
| DUCHARME, Linda Dorcheus | Director | 2011-02-03 | 2015-07-01 |
| FORSTER, Archibald William, Sir | Director | — | 1993-01-31 |
| FRANKLIN, Robert Stuart | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2009-05-15 |
| FRY, Michael James | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2000-01-26 |
| GENOVA, John Vincent | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2002-04-17 |
| GIBLIN, Michael Scott | Director | 2001-08-16 | 2003-08-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Paul Alexander | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2026-05-01 |
| GUERRANT, Richard Fambro | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2011-02-03 |
| HAMILTON, Brian | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-01-26 |
| HARKER, Nicholas James | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2021-06-11 |
| JACKSON, Jay Loren | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2019-06-13 |
| JOHNSON, Andrew Mark | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2023-05-01 |
| LUXBACHER, Roberta Ann | Director | 2002-04-17 | 2007-04-01 |
| MCKENZIE, Louise Margaret | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2016-08-24 |
| NORWOOD, David Leonard | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2014-07-01 |
| OLDFIELD, Steven Adam | Director | 2023-05-01 | 2026-03-01 |
| OLSEN, Robert Courtney | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2008-04-01 |
| PENROSE, Stephen Beasley Linnard | Director | 1997-02-17 | 2001-01-31 |
| ROSENBERG, Richard Allen | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1997-02-17 |
| SELZER, Jonathan | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2012-08-01 |
| 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 |
| SWIGER, Andrew Porter | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2004-05-31 |
| TAYLOR, Keith Henry | Director | — | 2000-04-30 |
| UPSON, Ian Wilshaw | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| VIERBUCHEN, Richard Carl | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2001-01-31 |
| WELTMER, Stacey Elisabeth | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-11-02 |
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 | 2024-05-31 | Active |
| Esso Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 247 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 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 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.