EQUINOR WOS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-02 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£529M
+1.3% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£4M
-100.9% 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 | £180,592,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £146,923,000 | -£1,432,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £454,572,000 | -£4,008,000 | |
| Net profit | £412,339,000 | £6,732,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £523,506,000 | £529,707,000 | |
| Net assets | £522,677,000 | £529,260,000 | |
| Equity | £522,677,000 | £529,260,000 | |
| Average employees | 21 | — | |
| Wages | £4,104,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £361,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — 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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+1.3%
£522,677,000 £529,260,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-101%
£146,923,000 -£1,432,000
-
Profit before tax
-100.9%
£454,572,000 -£4,008,000
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 | 81.4% | — | |
| Net margin | 228.3% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.1% | -0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.0% | 8.5% | |
| Current ratio | 12.62x | 11.91x | |
| Interest cover | 27.21x | -0.54x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- EQUINOR WOS LIMITED 2023-07-05 → present
- SUNCOR ENERGY UK LIMITED 2011-04-04 → 2023-07-05
- PETRO-CANADA UK LIMITED 2002-05-27 → 2011-04-04
- VEBA OIL & GAS UK LIMITED 1998-12-01 → 2002-05-27
- DEMINEX UK OIL AND GAS LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1998-12-01
- DEMINEX OIL AND GAS(U.K.)LIMITED 1970-02-17 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst and Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources and liquidity to continue its operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The Company has reduced activity during the year since it divested its 40% interest in the Rosebank development and 100% interest in the Blackrock licence to Equinor UK Limited on 31 December 2023.”
- “On 31 July 2023, the company sold its 29.89% interest in the Buzzard producing field to Equinor UK Limited for a consideration of £270.1 million resulting in recognition of a gain on sale of £226.9 million.”
- “On 31 December 2023, the company sold its 40% interest in the Rosebank development and 100% interest in the Blackrock licence to Equinor UK Limited for a combined consideration of £268.9 million resulting in recognition of a gain on sale of £68.9 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGUS, Keith Alistair | Director | 2026-02-01 | Feb 1982 | British |
| GAMBLIN, Nigel | Director | 2026-02-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHFORD, Stephen James | Secretary | 1998-05-06 | 2002-05-02 |
| ASHFORD, Stephen James | Secretary | — | 1994-12-31 |
| MACE, Philip Michael | Secretary | 2004-07-09 | 2005-12-20 |
| RUSH, Sean Edward | Secretary | 2004-07-09 | 2007-05-21 |
| SMITH, Linda Gillian | Secretary | 2007-09-25 | 2010-06-07 |
| STOCK, Paul Simon | Secretary | 1995-01-01 | 1997-11-30 |
| WACHTEL, Michael Jon | Secretary | 2002-05-02 | 2004-07-09 |
| WILSON, Andrew Charles Crawford | Secretary | 2007-05-21 | 2007-09-25 |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-10-29 | 2023-06-30 |
| ASHFORD, Stephen James | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2002-05-02 |
| BECKER, Joachim Juergen, Dr | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1996-01-15 |
| BUTLER, John Greer | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2002-05-02 |
| CAMPBELL, Sean Aidan | Director | 2019-06-04 | 2022-06-15 |
| CARRICK, Gordon Joseph | Director | 2005-05-19 | 2010-01-07 |
| DAVIE, Ronald | Director | 2010-11-16 | 2019-04-30 |
| DOWELL, Alexander Copland | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| EGGERTON, Andrew | Director | 2019-12-04 | 2023-06-30 |
| EIKESDAL, Eystein | Director | 2023-06-30 | 2026-04-30 |
| GHONIEM, Youssef Mohammed Rafi, Doctor | Director | 1998-11-06 | 2005-05-19 |
| GOLDBACH, Wolfgang | Director | — | 1996-03-15 |
| GROEGER, Joachim Rudolf | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| GÜRTNER, Arne | Director | 2023-06-30 | 2024-09-01 |
| HASELDONCKX, Paul Marie Alois | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-05-02 |
| HASLEDONCKX, Paul Marie Alois | Director | — | 1998-10-06 |
| KALLOS, Peter Stephen | Director | 2004-01-23 | 2009-12-31 |
| KINAST, Gerhard, Dr | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2006-02-16 |
| LEONHARDT, Ernst | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| LYON, Graham Victor | Director | 2005-05-19 | 2008-08-31 |
| MADEN, Nicholas Alan | Director | 2005-05-19 | 2010-11-16 |
| MANSON, Donald Humphrey | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| MARSCHNER, Horst | Director | 1996-03-15 | 2000-12-31 |
| MCINTYRE, Norman | Director | 2002-05-02 | 2004-01-23 |
| MORTON, David John, Dr | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1997-09-23 |
| PIGAHT, Jorg | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-05-02 |
| RUSSELL, Keith Forsyth | Director | 2011-02-18 | 2015-04-10 |
| SALTHE, Camilla | Director | 2024-09-01 | 2026-02-01 |
| SANDAL, Hugo | Director | 1997-11-07 | 1998-09-30 |
| SCHWEINHAGE, Peter | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| SCRIMGEOUR, John Anderson, Non-Executive Chairman | Director | 2010-01-07 | 2011-03-31 |
| SIKKEMA, Sander Marc Wytze | Director | 2022-06-15 | 2023-06-30 |
| THALGOTT, Mark | Director | 2015-03-13 | 2016-02-01 |
| TRUEMAN, Steven | Director | 2015-03-13 | 2023-06-30 |
| VAN DRIEL, Herman Johan | Director | 2010-01-07 | 2010-08-31 |
| WESLEY, Helen June | Director | 2006-02-16 | 2009-10-06 |
| WHYTE, Robert Lorne | Director | 2013-03-06 | 2015-06-23 |
| WILSON, Peter Martin | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2002-04-25 |
| ZELLER, Dwayne | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2019-06-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equinor Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-30 | Active |
| Suncor Energy Uk Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 254 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-05 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-07-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.