BP EXPLORATION BETA LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£64m
USD 86,774,000
-86.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£21m
USD 28,303,000
-19.3% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,863,037 | £47,755 | £881,633 | +1,746.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £34,881,550 | £26,031,519 | £21,004,082 | -19.3% | |
| Net profit | £33,854,722 | £26,343,521 | £20,604,082 | -21.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £461,514,747 | £494,726,998 | £65,463,451 | -86.8% | |
| Net assets | £459,610,919 | £492,685,450 | £64,396,289 | -86.9% | |
| Equity | £459,610,919 | £492,685,450 | £64,396,289 | -86.9% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.4% | 0.0% | 1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.9% | 3.5% | 2.0% | |
| Current ratio | 28.96x | 32.18x | — | |
| Interest cover | -5.48x | 0.61x | 10.33x |
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
- BP EXPLORATION BETA LIMITED 1997-12-30 → present
- BRITOIL (EXPLORATION) LIMITED 1982-08-02 → 1997-12-30
- BNOC (EXPLORATION) LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1982-08-02
- NATIONAL COAL BOARD(EXPLORATION)LIMITED 1967-01-12 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“No material uncertainties over going concern or significant judgements or estimates on the assessment were identified. Accordingly, the company will be able to draw on support from the bp group for the foreseeable future and these financial statements have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “There was no post balance sheet event identified.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-10-29 | — | — |
| SUNBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-07-01 | — | — |
| MACLENNAN, Karen | Director | 2020-03-15 | May 1971 | British |
| WHITING, Lindsay Ann | Director | 2021-04-06 | Oct 1981 | British |
Show 59 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 |
| AUCHINCLOSS, Murray Michael | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2010-04-21 |
| BAMFORD, Samuel Arnold David | Director | 1998-01-05 | 1998-09-30 |
| BARTLETT, John Harold, Mr. | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2016-01-01 |
| BASTOS, Adriano | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-12-01 |
| BIRRELL, Gordon Young | Director | 2005-01-24 | 2006-09-01 |
| BLACKWOOD, David John | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| BLY, Mark Robert | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2003-02-03 |
| BOURNE, Gregory David | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1997-08-31 |
| BRADLEY, Godfrey Richard | Director | 1993-05-31 | 1994-04-01 |
| BRYANT, Joseph Hugh | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2004-09-01 |
| CAITO, Susan Irene | Director | 1999-07-01 | 1999-12-01 |
| CAMPBELL, David Sydney Macdonald | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2009-08-01 |
| DUPREE, James Henry | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2007-05-01 |
| FLORES, Ariel David | Director | 2018-05-23 | 2020-03-15 |
| FRYAR, Robert Thomas | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2012-09-26 |
| GARLICK, Trevor William | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| GIBSON SMITH, Christopher Shaw, Dr | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| GOLDEN, Jack Emitt, Dr | Director | 1999-03-01 | 1999-08-31 |
| GOODWILL, David William | Director | 2011-11-09 | 2015-02-26 |
| GRAHAM, Alastair Macleod, Dr | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-08-31 |
| GRANT, David William John | Director | 1997-09-01 | 1999-02-19 |
| GROTE, Byron Elmer, Doctor | Director | 1996-03-12 | 1997-07-01 |
| HALLIDAY, James William | Director | 2010-04-21 | 2014-10-09 |
| HAYWARD, Anthony Bryan | Director | 1997-09-01 | 1999-02-28 |
| HERBERT, Richard | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2016-05-27 |
| HERBERT, Richard | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2001-08-31 |
| JONES, Alan Morrison | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2000-04-30 |
| LEACH, Howard | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2020-03-15 |
| LOONEY, Bernard | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2010-11-01 |
| LUNN, Anthony | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2009-09-15 |
| LUTTRELL, Eric Martin | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| LYNCH, David James | Director | 2011-11-09 | 2015-09-07 |
| LYNCH JR, John Edward | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2006-07-03 |
| LYONS, Jan Clayton | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2021-04-06 |
| MACRAE, Sandra Jean | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-08-28 |
| MCMAHON, Shiva Pezeshki | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2017-05-10 |
| MORRIS, Martyn | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2015-02-01 |
| MORRIS, Robin Dale | Director | — | 1993-05-31 |
| NICOLSON, Donald Oag | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2008-02-26 |
| PEACOCK, Steven Graham | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-03-01 |
| RICHARDS, Marcus Trevor, Dr | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2008-09-03 |
| RIDER, David Alan | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2020-03-15 |
| SCHRADER, William George | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2006-11-01 |
| SHAFER MALICKI, Mary Louise | Director | 2007-05-15 | 2009-02-01 |
| SHAFER-MALICKI, Mary Louise | Director | 2007-05-15 | 2009-02-01 |
| SKIPPER, John Craig | Director | 1999-02-19 | 2012-12-14 |
| SUMMERS, Timothy David | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2005-01-21 |
| THOMAS, Mark Joseph | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-03-15 |
| URBAN, Scott Douglas | Director | 1999-09-10 | 2003-06-01 |
| WARNER, Cynthia Julien | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2003-12-01 |
| WERNER, Matthew Leon | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2011-07-15 |
| WESTON, Steven | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1997-08-31 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bp Exploration Operating Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 274 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-12-20 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-20 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-08 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.