HESS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.7M
USD 3,544,000
-2.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£526M
USD 699,208,000
+4.5% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£20M
USD 26,918,000
-6.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Energy median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£102,233 | -£5,196,572 | -4,983.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £21,671,052 | £20,234,534 | -6.6% | |
| Net profit | £21,871,007 | £22,534,767 | +3% | |
| Cash | £2,727,956 | £2,664,061 | -2.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £514,640,307 | £541,613,922 | +5.2% | |
| Net assets | £503,066,977 | £525,601,744 | +4.5% | |
| Equity | £503,066,977 | £525,601,744 | +4.5% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.752 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | -1.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.7% | 3.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.30x | 3.97x | |
| Interest cover | -68.02x | — |
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
- HESS LIMITED 2006-06-06 → present
- AMERADA HESS LIMITED 1985-01-15 → 2006-06-06
- AMERADA HESS EXPLORATION LIMITED 1983-11-04 → 1985-01-15
- AMERADA EXPLORATION LIMITED 1964-06-01 → 1983-11-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for 12 months from when the financial statements are authorized for issue, being the going concern period.”
Group structure
- HESS LIMITED · parent
- Hess Services UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In October 2023, Hess Corporation entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Chevron Corporation (Chevron) and Yankee Merger Sub Inc. (Merger Subsidiary), a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron. The merger was completed in July 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLA TRIMARCO, Cecilia | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| CHADWICK, Michael James, Mr. | Director | 2015-03-27 | Sep 1972 | British |
| GRINFELD, Mark, Mr. | Director | 2018-05-18 | Apr 1978 | American |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRY, George Charles, Mr. | Secretary | 2005-03-31 | 2016-09-30 |
| CHALONER, Christopher Benjamin | Secretary | 1996-05-31 | 2001-02-09 |
| COLE, Ian David, Mr. | Secretary | 2011-12-30 | 2013-10-31 |
| DUNLOP, John Alan Brown, Mr. | Secretary | 2001-02-09 | 2010-06-17 |
| HARWOOD, Roger Morris, Mr. | Secretary | 2010-07-09 | 2011-12-30 |
| MULCARE, Anthony | Secretary | — | 1996-05-31 |
| ARMES, Christopher David, Mr. | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2018-08-10 |
| BLAIR, Peter Alexander, Mr. | Director | 2016-05-27 | 2018-05-18 |
| CAREY, Brendan John, Mr. | Director | 2008-03-03 | 2016-05-27 |
| CHALONER, Christopher Benjamin | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2002-03-21 |
| CHESHIRE, Brent | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2003-06-06 |
| CLARKE, Kevin Frederick | Director | 2003-08-22 | 2008-03-03 |
| CLEVELAND, Virgil William, Mr. | Director | 2018-08-10 | 2022-09-30 |
| COLE, Ian David, Mr. | Director | 2003-08-22 | 2013-10-31 |
| COX, Christopher Martin | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2006-07-25 |
| EDWARDS, Martin George | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2018-12-14 |
| FAIRBROTHER, Nicholas John | Director | 1998-07-28 | 2002-11-11 |
| GAISFORD, Rex William, Dr | Director | — | 1999-12-01 |
| GIBBONS, Alan Stuart, Mr. | Director | 2006-08-29 | 2015-03-30 |
| GUGEN, Francis Robert | Director | — | 1999-12-01 |
| HAJDIK, Brock Randall, Mr. | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2025-11-11 |
| HARDMAN, Richard Frederick Paynter | Director | — | 2002-03-21 |
| HARWOOD, Roger Morris, Mr. | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2011-12-30 |
| HEMPHILL, Lesley Anne, Ms. | Director | 2009-04-23 | 2011-12-30 |
| HESS, John Barnett, Mr. | Director | 1994-03-10 | 2011-12-30 |
| HESS, Leon | Director | — | 1999-05-07 |
| HILL, Gregory P | Director | 2009-03-04 | 2011-12-30 |
| HOLTE, Johan Berthin | Director | — | 1999-01-26 |
| LAIDLAW, Christopher Charles Fraser, Sir | Director | — | 1999-01-26 |
| LAIDLAW, William Samuel Hugh | Director | — | 2001-09-30 |
| LODGE, Andrew Geoffrey | Director | 2003-08-22 | 2009-03-27 |
| MULCARE, Anthony | Director | — | 1996-05-31 |
| O'CONNOR, John Joseph | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2009-03-04 |
| PAVER, Howard, Mr. | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2016-03-31 |
| PHILLIPS, Roger Simon Coltman | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2004-03-31 |
| SANDISON, George Frederick, Mr. | Director | 2005-03-31 | 2009-10-12 |
| SCHREYER, John Young | Director | — | 2004-03-31 |
| TRANFIELD, Geoffrey Andrew | Director | 2003-08-22 | 2008-07-02 |
| WALKER, Eric Mason, Mr. | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2009-04-22 |
| WARD, Anthony | Director | 1995-05-04 | 1999-01-26 |
| WELFORD, Paul David, Mr. | Director | 2012-01-13 | 2016-05-27 |
| WILSON, Glenn, Mr. | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2016-01-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hess Nwe Holdings | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 253 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.