BP EXPLORATION (CASPIAN SEA) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£334M
USD 447,234,000
-3% vs 2023
Net assets
£2B
USD 3,053,993,000
-7.3% vs 2023
Employees
2,667
+2.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£377M
USD 503,782,000
+354.1% vs 2023
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 | £1,004,678,179 | £907,166,031 | |
| Operating profit | -£124,058,459 | £410,284,817 | |
| Profit before tax | -£148,223,069 | £376,603,125 | |
| Net profit | -£152,837,707 | £267,955,446 | |
| Cash | £344,628,093 | £334,330,567 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,636,270,464 | £3,335,675,413 | |
| Net assets | £2,463,652,538 | £2,283,017,866 | |
| Equity | £2,463,652,538 | £2,283,017,866 | |
| Average employees | 2,601 | 2,667 | |
| Wages | £160,553,936 | £174,072,662 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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
-
Turnover
-9.7%
£1,004,678,179 £907,166,031
-
Cash
-3%
£344,628,093 £334,330,567
-
Net assets
-7.3%
£2,463,652,538 £2,283,017,866
-
Employees
+2.5%
2,601 2,667
-
Operating profit
+430.7%
-£124,058,459 £410,284,817
-
Profit before tax
+354.1%
-£148,223,069 £376,603,125
-
Wages
+8.4%
£160,553,936 £174,072,662
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 | -12.3% | 45.2% | |
| Net margin | -15.2% | 29.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.4% | 12.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.61x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | -2.89x | 8.49x |
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
- BP EXPLORATION (CASPIAN SEA) LIMITED 1992-12-15 → present
- BRITISH BREON LIMITED 1946-02-11 → 1992-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. The current economic and geopolitical environment were considered as part of the going concern assessment. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “In April 2019, ACG PSA partners announced the sanctioning of the Azeri Central East ("ACE") project. The project achieved first production in April 2024 and is expected to produce up to 300 million barrels over its lifetime.”
- “The Final Investment Decision ("FID") for the phase I (Initial Producer - "IP") was officially announced in September 2024. IP well production is expected by the end of 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-10-29 | — | — |
| SUNBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-07-01 | — | — |
| CRISTOFOLI, Giovanni | Director | 2025-10-01 | May 1972 | British |
| FREEMAN, Jaqueline Sara | Director | 2016-01-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| MCDONALD, Andrew Parker | Director | 2025-10-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Yasin Stanley | Secretary | 2006-02-01 | 2010-06-30 |
| CUMMING, Robert Cameron | Secretary | — | 2002-03-31 |
| ELVIDGE, Janet | Secretary | 2004-08-01 | 2006-02-01 |
| ENG, Christopher Kuangcheng Gerald | Secretary | 2009-03-23 | 2010-06-30 |
| TOOLEY, Roy Leslie | Secretary | 2002-02-11 | 2004-08-01 |
| WATTS, Julian John | Secretary | — | 1993-04-10 |
| ADAMS, Terence David, Doctor | Director | 1994-12-09 | 1995-05-01 |
| ALLEN, David Christopher, Dr | Director | 1997-09-01 | 1999-02-28 |
| BARTLETT, John Harold, Mr. | Director | 1997-05-20 | 2012-02-27 |
| BENTLEY, Mark Traill | Director | — | 1992-07-17 |
| BIRRELL, Gordon Young | Director | 2012-11-15 | 2017-04-02 |
| BIRRELL, Gordon Young | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2001-08-31 |
| BROWNE, Edmund John Phillip, Lord | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1995-08-31 |
| CHAPMAN, Douglas Patrick | Director | 1992-07-17 | 1993-04-10 |
| CHASE, Rodney Frank | Director | 1995-10-11 | 1996-03-12 |
| DRINKWATER, Anne | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| DURRANT, Amanda Jane | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1999-03-31 |
| FORBES, Ian Douglas | Director | 1998-02-27 | 1999-02-28 |
| GRAYSON, Richard Charles | Director | — | 1993-04-10 |
| GROTE, Byron Elmer, Doctor | Director | 1996-03-12 | 1997-07-01 |
| HARDING, Richard Michael | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1996-12-20 |
| HAYWARD, Anthony Bryan | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2000-08-31 |
| HOPWOOD, Andrew Paul | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| JAVANSHIR, Rashid Jamil Oglu | Director | 2009-09-03 | 2012-11-15 |
| JONES, Robert Gary | Director | 2017-04-02 | 2025-10-01 |
| JULIUSSEN, Trine Lise | Director | 2022-01-14 | 2025-10-01 |
| JULIUSSEN, Trine Lise | Director | 2020-03-10 | 2020-09-30 |
| LITTLE, Adam Charles | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1997-05-20 |
| LITTLE, Adam Charles | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1995-10-11 |
| MACRAE, Sandra Jean | Director | 2012-02-27 | 2016-01-01 |
| PANIGUIAN, Richard Leon | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2008-01-01 |
| PITMAN, Charles Joseph | Director | 1999-03-01 | 1999-08-31 |
| PRITCHARD, David John | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1998-02-27 |
| PUFFER, Brian Michael | Director | 2010-10-11 | 2018-02-06 |
| SCHRADER, William George | Director | 2006-11-10 | 2009-09-03 |
| SKINNER-REID, Elaine Patricia | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2022-01-14 |
| TALLENTS, Adrienne Christine | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1999-07-31 |
| WHITEHEAD, Edward | Director | — | 1994-12-09 |
| WOODWARD, David Keith | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2006-11-10 |
| WRIGHT, Christopher Alan, Dr | Director | — | 1995-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bp Exploration Operating Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 215 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-11-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-11-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-20 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-11-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-22 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-11-22 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2022-11-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-22 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.