OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY STUDIES
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Cash
£2.3m
-23% vs 2024
Net assets
£16m
+10.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
16
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£635k
-38.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY STUDIES·Industrials median
OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY STUDIES·Industrials median
OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY STUDIES·Industrials median
OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY STUDIES·Industrials median
OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY STUDIES·Industrials 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 | £2,449,211 | £2,658,575 | £2,259,037 | -15% | |
| Operating profit | £1,098,835 | £709,700 | £318,194 | -55.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,027,318 | £634,941 | -38.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,539,705 | £1,027,318 | £634,941 | -38.2% | |
| Cash | £1,363,786 | £2,996,208 | £2,306,715 | -23% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,061,485 | £14,917,194 | £16,444,882 | +10.2% | |
| Net assets | £13,061,485 | £14,917,194 | £16,444,882 | +10.2% | |
| Equity | £13,061,485 | £14,917,194 | £16,444,882 | +10.2% | |
| Average employees | 13 | 16 | 16 | 0% | |
| Wages | £971,767 | £1,034,974 | £1,106,884 | +6.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 44.9% | 26.7% | 14.1% | |
| Net margin | 62.9% | 38.6% | 28.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.4% | 4.8% | 1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 11.04x | 18.01x | 23.06x | |
| Interest cover | 21.80x | 13.20x | 5.48x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Wenn Townsend
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY STUDIES · parent
- OIES Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The impact of conflicts and political uncertainty around the globe and the effects on global energy markets cannot go unmentioned and will remain an area of research focus.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 87 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEASDALE, Katherine Anne | Secretary | 2014-05-15 | — | British |
| AL KUWAIZ, Abdullah, Ambassador Dr | Director | — | Aug 1939 | Saudi Arabian |
| AL SAUD, Abdulaziz Bin Salman, Hrh Prince | Director | — | May 1960 | Saudi Arabian |
| AL-SABAH, Nawaf, Sheikh | Director | 2024-11-13 | Jul 1971 | Kuwaiti |
| ALAJLAN, Fahad | Director | 2025-03-18 | Jun 1980 | Saudi Arabian |
| ALMUDHAF, Anwar Ali, Dr | Director | 2001-05-16 | Nov 1956 | Kuwaiti |
| ALRUWAIGH, Khalid | Director | 2022-10-14 | Apr 1982 | Saudi Arabian |
| HORSNELL, Paul Harry, Dr | Director | 2025-05-15 | Mar 1961 | British |
| OLSSON, Carl Olof Olle | Director | 2025-04-16 | Jun 1979 | Swedish |
| SULTAN, Nader | Director | 2024-11-13 | Jun 1948 | Kuwaiti |
| TERAZAWA, Tatsuya | Director | 2021-09-08 | Jan 1961 | Japanese |
| TOLL, Mikael Ivar | Director | 2023-02-21 | May 1975 | Swedish |
Show 87 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVISON, Ann | Secretary | — | 1995-06-28 |
| EXLEY, Karen | Secretary | — | 1993-06-23 |
| SKEET, Ian Peter Hasler | Secretary | 1995-06-28 | 2006-05-05 |
| WYBREW-BOND, Ian | Secretary | 2006-05-06 | 2014-05-15 |
| ADAM, Christopher Scott, Professor | Director | 2006-11-19 | 2025-11-18 |
| AINSWORTH, Roger William, Professor | Director | 2002-10-04 | 2019-02-23 |
| AL GHAIS, Haitham | Director | 2008-02-10 | 2014-05-01 |
| AL HADLAQ, Mohammad | Director | 2014-06-23 | 2017-10-02 |
| AL LOUGHANI, Jamal | Director | 2023-05-03 | 2026-02-26 |
| AL MAATOQ, Anwar | Director | 2017-10-12 | 2020-10-02 |
| AL MARAJ, Rasheed Mohammed | Director | 2003-07-27 | 2018-04-23 |
| AL NASHMI, Fahad | Director | 2005-11-13 | 2008-02-10 |
| AL TAMMAR, Abdulwahab Ali | Director | — | 2001-06-07 |
| AL TURKI, Abdulaziz Al-Abdullah | Director | — | 2008-02-29 |
| APPERT, Olivier Pierre Camille | Director | 1995-04-18 | 1999-09-30 |
| ATKINSON, Anthony Barnes | Director | 1996-05-16 | 2002-12-07 |
| ATTIGA, Ahmed Ali, Dr | Director | 2018-04-23 | 2022-08-30 |
| BATTLE, Peter David, Professor | Director | 2019-04-25 | 2020-02-11 |
| BERGHOLTZ, Rebecka | Director | 2022-04-05 | 2024-04-27 |
| BRENNEMAN, Ronald Alvin | Director | 2000-11-08 | 2009-10-30 |
| BUDD, Alan Peter, Sir | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2008-10-01 |
| BÖRJARS, Kersti Elisabet, Prof | Director | 2020-02-24 | 2024-07-01 |
| CHAMPLON, Daniel | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2018-03-01 |
| CLARK, Gordon Leslie, Prof | Director | 2014-03-07 | 2017-05-22 |
| COX, David Roxbee, Sir | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| DAHRENDORF, Ralf, Sir | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| ENG, Tord | Director | — | 1994-11-14 |
| ENGEBRETSEN, Halvor | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2016-09-23 |
| FARRAG, Nureddin Mahmoud, Dr | Director | — | 2002-12-21 |
| FRIES, Steven Michael, Dr | Director | 2012-02-03 | 2016-06-17 |
| GOLDIN, Ian Andrew, Dr | Director | 2008-10-08 | 2013-09-14 |
| GOODMAN, Roger James, Professor | Director | 2008-10-08 | 2025-07-01 |
| GOODMAN, Roger James, Professor | Director | 2006-11-17 | 2007-07-14 |
| GOULDING, Marrack Irvine, Sir | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2006-09-30 |
| GUINNESS, John Ralph Sidney | Director | — | 1992-05-13 |
| HENDERSON, Charles Edward | Director | — | 1996-09-01 |
| HOPPER, Wilbert | Director | — | 1993-06-23 |
| HUBBARD, Richard John, Dr | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2002-03-03 |
| IKUTA, Toyoaki | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| KABERGER, Tomas | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2011-09-28 |
| KARNIK, Jean-Luc | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2011-12-12 |
| KNAPP, Wilfrid | Director | — | 1995-06-28 |
| LAJOUS, Adrian | Director | 2003-06-06 | 2023-05-04 |
| LAJOUS, Adrian | Director | 1995-01-19 | 2000-12-01 |
| LARSEN, Rolf Magne | Director | 2004-03-04 | 2014-12-31 |
| LIVAS ELIZONDO, Raul Alejandro | Director | 2007-05-11 | 2009-10-22 |
| LYNGØ, Sigurd Nikolai | Director | 2016-09-23 | 2019-08-31 |
| MACMILLAN, Margaret Olwen, Prof | Director | 2007-10-02 | 2017-11-03 |
| MANIATOPOULOS, Constantinos | Director | — | 1996-05-03 |
| MARTINEZ DEL RIO, Eduardo Joaquin | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2005-01-31 |
| MASSERON, Jean | Director | — | 1995-04-18 |
| MATHIEU, Philippe Francois | Director | 2019-11-25 | 2025-06-11 |
| MULD, Andres | Director | 1998-03-27 | 2010-09-22 |
| NAITOH, Masahisa, Dr | Director | 2003-06-06 | 2012-04-09 |
| NAQI, Abbas Ali, Secretary General | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2020-02-29 |
| NORVIK, Harald Johan | Director | — | 1994-06-27 |
| OLSEN, Willy Halsen | Director | 2002-03-04 | 2004-02-29 |
| PARRY, Martin Lewis, Professor | Director | 1993-08-09 | 1996-07-21 |
| PEACH, Guthlac Ceri Klaus, Dr | Director | 1996-07-22 | 2006-09-30 |
| PLANT, Raymond, Professor Lord | Director | 1995-05-24 | 1999-12-31 |
| PRESTON, Jeffrey William | Director | 1997-07-15 | 1998-09-20 |
| PRIDDLE, Robert John | Director | — | 1992-11-20 |
| REYNISH, Stephen David Lile | Director | 2014-09-12 | 2020-09-10 |
| RICHARDS, Rex Edward | Director | — | 1991-09-30 |
| RICKETT, William Francis Sebastian | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2009-10-01 |
| ROJAS, Francisco | Director | — | 1995-01-19 |
| SAKAMOTO, Yoshihiro | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| SMITH, Eric Brian, Professor Sir | Director | — | 1993-06-23 |
| SMITH, Kristopher Peter | Director | 2012-01-31 | 2014-07-31 |
| SOUTHWOOD, Thomas Richard Edmund, Professor Sir | Director | — | 2003-09-30 |
| SPENCE, Michael James, Dr | Director | 2006-11-17 | 2008-04-30 |
| STANFORD, James Mark | Director | 1993-06-02 | 2000-01-01 |
| SUAREZ COPPEL, Juan Jose | Director | 2009-11-10 | 2013-07-01 |
| SULTAN, Nader | Director | 2009-05-29 | 2019-09-30 |
| SULTAN, Nader | Director | — | 2005-11-01 |
| THORNTON, Jay | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2012-02-13 |
| TOLL, Mikael Ivar | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2022-01-14 |
| TOYODA, Masakazu | Director | 2012-05-11 | 2021-07-15 |
| VAN NOORDEN, Roger | Director | — | 2006-09-30 |
| VOLD, Johan Nic | Director | 1994-06-27 | 2000-04-01 |
| WALKER, Anna Elizabeth Blackstock | Director | 1998-11-20 | 2001-11-02 |
| WESTIN, Paul Erik Hearn | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2016-03-22 |
| WHATMORE, Sarah Jane, Professor | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2019-07-08 |
| WHITE, Graham Clive | Director | 2010-02-08 | 2011-07-26 |
| WHITEHEAD, Laurence Andrew | Director | 2002-12-08 | 2025-05-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Michael, Sir | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-10-03 |
| ZAMBRANO, Rosendo | Director | 2005-04-07 | 2007-03-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 263 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.