AL HAJ PAKISTAN EXPLORATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-21 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-07
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
US$ 2,467,146
-39.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£30M
US$ 39,647,116
+16.5% vs 2023
Employees
59
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
US$ 6,838,700
+14.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £8,878,017 | £8,080,019 | |
| Operating profit | £824,188 | £3,680,348 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,479,803 | £5,112,282 | |
| Net profit | £3,966,996 | £4,203,052 | |
| Cash | £3,041,259 | £1,844,319 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,370,927 | £36,756,502 | |
| Net assets | £25,435,219 | £29,638,272 | |
| Equity | £25,435,219 | £29,638,272 | |
| Average employees | 59 | 59 | |
| Wages | £506,017 | £560,664 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £122,015 | £147,268 |
Figures converted to GBP from US$ at 0.748 per US$ (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
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Turnover
-9%
£8,878,017 £8,080,019
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Cash
-39.4%
£3,041,259 £1,844,319
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Net assets
+16.5%
£25,435,219 £29,638,272
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Employees
0%
59 59
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Operating profit
+346.5%
£824,188 £3,680,348
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Profit before tax
+14.1%
£4,479,803 £5,112,282
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Wages
+10.8%
£506,017 £560,664
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 | 9.3% | 45.5% | |
| Net margin | 44.7% | 52.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.3% | 10.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.80x | 2.94x | |
| Interest cover | 2.08x | 9.50x |
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
- AL HAJ PAKISTAN EXPLORATION LIMITED 2019-05-24 → present
- PREMIER OIL PAKISTAN EXPLORATION LIMITED 2014-10-01 → 2019-05-24
- PKP EXPLORATION LIMITED 2001-11-16 → 2014-10-01
- PREMIER EXPLORATION PAKISTAN LIMITED 1988-11-17 → 2001-11-16
- PREMCO PETROLEUM (NORWAY) LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1988-11-17
- BALL AND COLLINS (NORWAY) LIMITED 1974-03-29 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- AL HAJ PAKISTAN EXPLORATION LIMITED · parent
- Al Haj Pakistan Kadanwari Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Al Haj Pakistan Exploration was awarded a 45% working interest in Exploration License No. 524/PAK/2023 for Block 2668-24 (S.W. Miano III) alongside Prime Pakistan Limited as the operator. The Petroleum Concession Agreement was executed on 26 October 2024. This acquisition enhances the Group's asset base and is expected to contribute positively to future development opportunities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRIDI, Hammad | Director | 2019-03-27 | May 1996 | Pakistani |
| AFRIDI, Taj Mohammad | Director | 2019-03-27 | Feb 1970 | Pakistani |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORSBY, Gillian | Secretary | — | 1996-08-30 |
| GARRATT, Heather Diane | Secretary | 2006-07-11 | 2010-07-14 |
| KAWAN, Heather | Secretary | 2011-09-12 | 2014-01-31 |
| PARSONS, Lisa Julia | Secretary | 1999-06-18 | 2002-11-29 |
| RICKARD, Rachel Abigail | Secretary | 2014-01-31 | 2017-01-18 |
| ROSE, Daniel Alexander | Secretary | 2018-11-01 | 2019-03-28 |
| SHEPHERD, Nicholas Keith | Secretary | 1996-08-30 | 1999-06-18 |
| VICKERS, Julie Alison | Secretary | 2017-01-18 | 2018-11-01 |
| VICKERS, Julie | Secretary | 2010-07-14 | 2011-09-12 |
| CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-11-30 | 2006-07-11 |
| AL-BAHBAHANI, Abdulsamee | Director | 2001-11-18 | 2004-06-01 |
| AL-HAWQAL, Mohammad | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2005-08-01 |
| AL-NIBARI, Abdullah Mohamed Ahmed | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-06-29 |
| ALLAN, Robert Andrew | Director | 2012-10-15 | 2019-03-27 |
| ALLAN, Robert Andrew | Director | 2007-06-29 | 2009-06-15 |
| ARUNDEL, Philip Ian | Director | 1999-02-11 | 1999-08-31 |
| ASTON, Ron | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2001-11-08 |
| BIRD, Patrick Robert | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2001-11-08 |
| BIRLEY, Maxwell Derek | Director | 1994-08-25 | 1999-02-11 |
| CHIDA, Mohammad Zaffar | Director | 2007-06-29 | 2012-01-31 |
| CLAYTON, Stuart | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2001-11-07 |
| COCKCROFT, Peter John | Director | 1999-02-11 | 2001-11-08 |
| DESMET, Carlos | Director | 2000-01-20 | 2000-06-09 |
| DUCKWORTH, Timothy Cloudesley | Director | 1999-02-11 | 2001-11-07 |
| DURRANT, Anthony Richard Charles | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2007-06-29 |
| FREEBORN, Edward | Director | 1997-06-30 | 1999-02-11 |
| HEATH, John Antony | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| HIGGINS, Thomas Victor | Director | 1999-02-11 | 1999-08-31 |
| HIGGINS, Thomas Victor | Director | 1999-02-11 | 1999-08-31 |
| JAMIESON, Charles James Auldjo | Director | — | 2000-02-18 |
| KERSLEY, Stephen Alexander | Director | 2000-06-09 | 2001-11-07 |
| LANDER, John Hugh Russell | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1995-04-24 |
| LIDDELL, Richard | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2003-01-31 |
| LOCKETT, Simon Charles | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2014-08-15 |
| LODGE, Andrew Geoffrey | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2015-06-30 |
| LOWDEN, Stephen Jonathan | Director | 1995-04-24 | 2000-11-01 |
| MARCUS, Neil | Director | 1995-12-07 | 1996-08-30 |
| MASOOD, Syed Ahmed | Director | — | 1994-11-24 |
| MCFIE, William John | Director | 1994-08-25 | 1995-07-03 |
| MIRZA, Mehran Inayat | Director | 2012-01-31 | 2019-03-27 |
| ORBELL, Gerald, Doctor | Director | 1994-08-03 | 1995-03-10 |
| PECHAL, Gerard | Director | 1995-12-07 | 1997-06-30 |
| ROBBE, Engelhardt Marinus | Director | 1999-02-11 | 2000-01-20 |
| SHAW, Roland Clark | Director | — | 1994-08-03 |
| VAN DER WELLE, John Alexander | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| VAN DER WELLE, John Alexander | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2000-05-08 |
| WESTON, David Maxwell | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2001-11-07 |
| WILDIG, Anthony | Director | 1999-02-11 | 1999-08-31 |
| WILSON, Nigel John | Director | 2001-11-07 | 2003-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Mohammad Afridi | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-03-27 | Active |
| Al Haj Pakistan Holdings B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 259 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-16 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-12 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-12-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-02 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-11-01 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-10 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-03-08 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-18 | 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.