CHRYSAOR PRODUCTION (U.K.) LIMITED
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£889m
-0.7% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£177m
+59.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Energy median
CHRYSAOR PRODUCTION (U.K.) LIMITED·Energy median
CHRYSAOR PRODUCTION (U.K.) LIMITED·Energy median
CHRYSAOR PRODUCTION (U.K.) LIMITED·Energy median
CHRYSAOR PRODUCTION (U.K.) LIMITED·Energy median
CHRYSAOR PRODUCTION (U.K.) LIMITED·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 | £312,941,000 | £302,021,000 | £359,782,000 | +19.1% | |
| Operating profit | £551,788,000 | £115,320,000 | £262,230,000 | +127.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £526,355,000 | £110,840,000 | £177,265,000 | +59.9% | |
| Net profit | £139,546,000 | £42,475,000 | -£6,238,000 | -114.7% | |
| Cash | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,383,896,000 | £1,353,166,000 | -2.2% | |
| Net assets | £852,474,000 | £894,949,000 | £888,711,000 | -0.7% | |
| Equity | £852,474,000 | £894,949,000 | £888,711,000 | -0.7% | |
| Average employees | 158 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £24,020,000 | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 176.3% | 38.2% | 72.9% | |
| Net margin | 44.6% | 14.1% | -1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 8.3% | 19.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.4% | 73.8% | 80.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 1.01x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | 9.79x | 4.49x | 3.03x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- CHRYSAOR PRODUCTION (U.K.) LIMITED 2019-10-01 → present
- CONOCOPHILLIPS (U.K.) LIMITED 2002-11-21 → 2019-10-01
- CONOCO (U.K.) LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 2002-11-21
- CONTINENTAL OIL HOLDINGS LIMITED 1953-10-20 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have adopted the going concern basis of accounting for the preparation of the financial statements as the Company's ultimate parent company, Harbour Energy plc, has undertaken to directly provide the necessary financial support to the Company, as and when required, to meet all liabilities for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- CHRYSAOR PRODUCTION (U.K.) LIMITED · parent
- Chrysaor (U.K.) Sigma Limited 100%
- Chrysaor (U.K.) Theta Limited (i) 100%
- Chrysaor (U.K.) Alpha Limited 100%
- Chrysaor (U.K.) Beta Limited (ii) 100%
- Chrysaor Developments Limited 100%
- Chrysaor Petroleum Limited 100%
- Chrysaor (U.K.) Britannia Limited 100%
- Harbour Energy Developments Limited 100%
- Chrysaor (U.K.) Lambda Limited (iii) 100%
Significant events
- “In July 2026, the Company completed the acquisition of a 45 per cent interest in the Ithaca-operated Fotla oil and gas discovery, a high return development opportunity.”
- “In 2025, the project reached several major milestones, including the completion of front-end engineering design and the granting of a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the onshore pipeline.”
- “On 22 April 2026, Chrysaor (U.K.) Sigma Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, reduced its share capital by cancelling all but one of its issued ordinary shares and by cancelling its entire share premium account.”
- “In April 2026, the Company entered into an agreement with Premier Oil UK Limited for the transfer of certain non-operated asset interests to the Company. On 1 May 2026, interests in the Buzzard, Schiehallion, Elgin/Franklin and Glenelg (including interests in the SEAL and GAEL pipelines), and Clair fields were transferred to the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 82 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARBOUR ENERGY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-10-10 | — | — |
| BARR, Scott | Director | 2024-12-12 | Jul 1976 | British |
| LANDES, Howard Ralph | Director | 2021-10-20 | Dec 1975 | British |
| SCOTT, Russell | Director | 2024-12-12 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 82 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Derryl Lynn | Secretary | 1998-10-05 | 2002-11-11 |
| COLLINS, Derryl Lynn | Secretary | — | 1994-07-01 |
| COOK, Thomas Edward | Secretary | 2002-11-11 | 2003-08-13 |
| FLETCHER, Angela Sarah Helen | Secretary | 2005-08-05 | 2014-04-23 |
| GANNON, Frank Lawrence | Secretary | 1994-07-01 | 1997-06-15 |
| GRAEBNER, Carol Ferne | Secretary | — | 1993-09-17 |
| GRIMSHAW, David | Secretary | 2003-08-13 | 2019-09-30 |
| HILL, Adrian Derek Glendon | Secretary | — | 1996-07-31 |
| LANDES, Howard Ralph | Secretary | 2019-09-30 | 2022-10-10 |
| OGILVIE, David Stewart | Secretary | 2006-10-20 | 2008-04-01 |
| PELZER, Robert Edward | Secretary | 1996-07-31 | 1998-10-05 |
| PELZER, Robert Edward | Secretary | 1994-05-09 | 1995-10-20 |
| PEPIN, Jean-Francois Jacques Basile | Secretary | 2013-05-13 | 2014-08-14 |
| STIRRUP, Edith Jeannie | Secretary | 2003-08-13 | 2012-04-30 |
| STOKELD, Michael Philip, Sol | Secretary | 1995-01-16 | 2003-08-13 |
| WARD, Elaine June | Secretary | 2003-08-13 | 2006-10-13 |
| ABEL, Roger Lee | Director | 1993-03-18 | 1997-06-01 |
| ALLEN, Nicholas David | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2017-01-05 |
| ANDERSON, Robert Hendry | Director | 2009-09-07 | 2013-05-13 |
| ATKINSON, William Silver | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| BALTESKARD, Birger | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2019-09-30 |
| BLOOD, Ian | Director | — | 1994-05-09 |
| BOLEN, David Paul | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2001-06-01 |
| CHENIER, David Eric | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2015-08-01 |
| COLLINS, Derryl Lynn | Director | 1998-10-05 | 2002-11-11 |
| COLLINS, Derryl Lynn | Director | — | 1994-10-20 |
| CONWAY, Christopher William | Director | 2010-03-15 | 2012-04-30 |
| COOK, Thomas Edward | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2003-08-14 |
| DUNHAM, Archie Wallace | Director | 1992-11-01 | 1994-05-09 |
| ERIKSEN, Gisle | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2003-08-14 |
| FARTHING, David Andrew, Vivian | Director | 2008-11-14 | 2009-10-09 |
| FREDIN, Todd William | Director | 2003-08-14 | 2010-01-31 |
| FRETWELL, Michael Robert | Director | 2004-07-13 | 2006-10-15 |
| GANNON, Frank Lawrence | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1997-06-15 |
| GAUTREY, Christopher | Director | 2004-01-21 | 2011-12-23 |
| GOFF, Gregory James | Director | 2002-09-03 | 2004-07-14 |
| GRIFFITHS, Malcolm David | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2003-11-28 |
| GRIFFITHS, Malcolm David | Director | 1993-07-23 | 1994-05-09 |
| HALLIWELL, Andrew Roy | Director | 2005-08-05 | 2010-03-05 |
| HALLIWELL, Andrew Roy | Director | 2004-01-14 | 2004-03-22 |
| HAMM, William Ricky | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2002-09-03 |
| HASSLER, Robert Joseph | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2008-06-01 |
| HASTINGS, Andrew David Richard | Director | 2009-10-09 | 2018-06-15 |
| HERMAN, Robert Alan | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2010-03-01 |
| IRELAN, Robert Earl | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| KEM, David Oliver | Director | — | 2000-06-01 |
| KENNEDY, Archibald Wood | Director | 2004-03-22 | 2009-04-03 |
| KING, Terri Gay | Director | 2017-01-05 | 2019-09-30 |
| KIRK, Philip Andrew | Director | 2019-09-30 | 2022-02-28 |
| KNUDSON, Thomas Clifford | Director | 1997-06-01 | 2000-07-01 |
| KRANE, Alexander Lorentzen | Director | 2021-10-20 | 2024-12-12 |
| MACKLON, Dominic Edward | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2017-01-05 |
| MAXSON, Page Frank | Director | 2003-08-14 | 2004-11-22 |
| MAYS, Miles Claren | Director | — | 1994-05-09 |
| MCGEACHIE, Daniel | Director | — | 2000-06-10 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Gary Lynn | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| MCMORRAN, James Deas | Director | 2003-08-14 | 2003-12-31 |
| MERRIMAN, Gary | Director | 1993-07-23 | 1994-05-09 |
| MOORE, Terence | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| OSBORNE, Andrew Jon | Director | 2019-09-30 | 2021-10-26 |
| PELZER, Robert Edward | Director | 1997-06-15 | 1998-10-05 |
| PITCHER, Max Grow | Director | — | 1992-11-01 |
| RAMSHAW, Roger Stephen | Director | 2002-09-03 | 2003-12-31 |
| REID, Anthony Gainford | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| RICE-JONES, Malcolm Robert | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2019-01-31 |
| ROBINSON, Ronald Bruce | Director | 1994-05-09 | 1996-09-06 |
| SCOTT, Russell | Director | 2018-09-25 | 2019-09-30 |
| SIMPSON, Katherine Susan | Director | 2018-06-15 | 2019-05-22 |
| SKJERVOY, Arild | Director | 2003-08-14 | 2005-08-05 |
| STALKER, Ross Graham | Director | 2015-10-31 | 2018-09-25 |
| STINSON, John Michael | Director | — | 1993-03-18 |
| SYMON, John Charles | Director | — | 1993-08-01 |
| THEEDE, Steven Michael | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2003-08-14 |
| TIPTON, Ronald Gene | Director | 1996-09-06 | 1998-07-01 |
| WALLACE, James Rodney | Director | — | 1993-10-08 |
| WALSH, John Ronald | Director | 1994-05-09 | 1999-03-01 |
| WARRENDER, John Mcandrew | Director | 2008-11-14 | 2013-07-03 |
| WARWICK, Paul Cyril | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2012-04-30 |
| WATKINS, George Edward | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2002-09-03 |
| WATTS, David | Director | — | 1994-05-09 |
| WOLFE, Patrick | Director | 2019-05-22 | 2019-09-30 |
| WRIGHT, Michael Don | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2015-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysaor Production Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-01 | Active |
| Chrysaor Production Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-06 | Ceased 2023-11-01 |
| Chrysaor E&P Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-09-30 | Ceased 2021-10-06 |
| Cop Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2019-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 388 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-03 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.