AZULE ENERGY EXPLORATION (ANGOLA) 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
£39M
USD 51,657,000
-47.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£2B
USD 2,876,272,000
-42.7% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1B
USD 1,543,862,000
-5.7% 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 | £1,623,517,231 | £1,624,602,676 | |
| Operating profit | £1,195,708,305 | £1,131,293,265 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,224,351,499 | £1,154,116,768 | |
| Net profit | £875,958,735 | £826,123,197 | |
| Cash | £73,603,947 | £38,616,282 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,849,895,343 | £3,234,608,657 | |
| Net assets | £3,749,419,900 | £2,150,162,219 | |
| Equity | £3,749,419,900 | £2,150,162,219 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 |
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
+0.1%
£1,623,517,231 £1,624,602,676
-
Cash
-47.5%
£73,603,947 £38,616,282
-
Net assets
-42.7%
£3,749,419,900 £2,150,162,219
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-5.4%
£1,195,708,305 £1,131,293,265
-
Profit before tax
-5.7%
£1,224,351,499 £1,154,116,768
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 | 73.6% | 69.6% | |
| Net margin | 54.0% | 50.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.7% | 35.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.1% | 39.9% | |
| Current ratio | 8.90x | 4.63x | |
| Interest cover | 33.69x | 25.96x |
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
- AZULE ENERGY EXPLORATION (ANGOLA) LIMITED 2023-04-13 → present
- BP EXPLORATION (ANGOLA) LIMITED 1993-07-12 → 2023-04-13
- BP EXPLORATION (EQUATORIAL GUINEA) LIMITED 1992-12-15 → 1993-07-12
- CLYDE CHARTER COMPANY LIMITED 1958-11-24 → 1992-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO 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. [...] Having a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months from the date these financial statements were approved, the directors consider it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1 August 2022, Azule Energy Holdings Limited was officially established, held in equal shares by Eni SpA and BP, the new business combination to which Eni's and BP's companies operating in Angola have been contributed.”
- “In 2024, the Block 18 Infills-project-progressed-with-subsea-manifold-fabrication and ICSS software installation.”
- “In Block 15 the Likembe-1 well made a discovery which is due to be on-line in 2027. In Block 17 the Dalia-6 exploration well was drilled resulting in an oil discovery, studies are ongoing.”
- “During the year the Company has declared and paid dividends of $3,244,432,000 (2023: $nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEREDITH, Darren | Secretary | 2024-07-02 | — | — |
| GHEDI, Nicola | Director | 2023-04-05 | Nov 1976 | Italian |
| MAZZONI, Federico | Director | 2025-09-24 | Jan 1973 | Italian |
| MURPHY, Joseph Richard | Director | 2022-08-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Yasin Stanley | Secretary | 2006-02-01 | 2010-06-30 |
| CUMMING, Robert Cameron | Secretary | 1992-12-05 | 2002-03-31 |
| ELVIDGE, Janet | Secretary | 2004-08-01 | 2006-02-01 |
| ENG, Christopher Kuangcheng Gerald | Secretary | 2009-03-23 | 2010-06-30 |
| HEMMENS, Philip Duncan | Secretary | 2023-03-02 | 2024-07-02 |
| TOOLEY, Roy Leslie | Secretary | 2002-02-11 | 2004-08-01 |
| WATTS, Julian John | Secretary | — | 1992-12-05 |
| SUNBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-07-01 | 2022-08-01 |
| AGGOGERI, Nicolo' | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2023-04-05 |
| ALEXANDER, Ralph Charles | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2002-06-01 |
| ALLEN, David Christopher, Dr | Director | 1997-09-01 | 1999-02-28 |
| BAMFORD, Samuel Arnold David | Director | 1995-09-01 | 1998-08-31 |
| BARTLETT, John Harold, Mr. | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2016-01-01 |
| BASTOS, Adriano | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-08-01 |
| BENTLEY, Mark Traill | Director | — | 1992-07-17 |
| BLY, Mark Robert | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2003-02-03 |
| BLYTHE, James Stephen | Director | 2011-05-04 | 2014-12-01 |
| BRYANT, Joseph Hugh | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2004-09-01 |
| CHAPMAN, Douglas Patrick | Director | 1992-07-17 | 1992-12-05 |
| DUDLEY, Robert Warren | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2003-03-01 |
| DUPREE, James Henry | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2007-05-01 |
| EYTON, David Geoffrey Philip | Director | 1999-06-01 | 1999-12-01 |
| FEARNLEY, Robert Carl | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2011-05-04 |
| FIDLER, Michael Stephen | Director | 2023-03-16 | 2025-09-24 |
| FRYAR, Robert Thomas | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2011-05-18 |
| GOLDEN, Jack Emitt, Dr | Director | 1999-03-01 | 1999-09-20 |
| GRAYSON, Richard Charles | Director | — | 1992-12-05 |
| GROTE, Byron Elmer, Doctor | Director | 1996-03-12 | 1997-07-01 |
| HERBERT, Richard | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2016-05-27 |
| HERBERT, Richard | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2001-08-31 |
| HOSTLER, Kevin | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2001-08-31 |
| JONES, Alan Morrison | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2000-04-30 |
| LITTLE, Adam Charles | Director | 2004-12-22 | 2007-08-01 |
| LYNCH JR, John Edward | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2006-08-01 |
| LYONS, Jan Clayton | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2021-04-06 |
| MACLENNAN, Karen | Director | 2020-03-15 | 2022-08-01 |
| MACRAE, Sandra Jean | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-08-28 |
| MARSHALL, Stephen | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2001-08-31 |
| MARTIN, Alan Philip | Director | 2011-05-18 | 2015-10-01 |
| MAYSON, Howard John | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2000-12-01 |
| MEHTA, Hiten Jekisandas | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2023-03-16 |
| MONGINI, Adriano | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2025-11-30 |
| MORRIS, Martyn | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2015-02-01 |
| MORRIS, Robin Dale | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2003-02-03 |
| RIDER, David Alan | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2020-03-15 |
| SCHRADER, William George | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2006-11-01 |
| SHAFER MALICKI, Mary Louise | Director | 2007-05-15 | 2009-02-01 |
| TALLENTS, Adrienne Christine | Director | 1994-12-09 | 1999-07-31 |
| URBAN, Scott Douglas | Director | 1999-09-10 | 2001-08-31 |
| VANN, Ian Roland | Director | 1992-12-05 | 1995-09-01 |
| WALKER, John Stephen | Director | 1992-12-05 | 1994-12-09 |
| WHITING, Lindsay Ann | Director | 2021-04-06 | 2022-08-01 |
| WILLIS, Darryl Keith | Director | 2015-02-01 | 2017-03-01 |
| WILLIS, Stephen | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2020-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azule Energy Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-09 | Active |
| Angola Jvco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-24 | Ceased 2023-03-09 |
| Bp Exploration Operating Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 281 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-13 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-28 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.