DANA PETROLEUM (E&P) LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£44m
-79.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
44
-6.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£246m
-218.8% 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 | £586,187,000 | £573,525,000 | £401,761,000 | -29.9% | |
| Operating profit | £17,487,000 | £214,824,000 | -£207,974,000 | -196.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,585,000 | £206,898,000 | -£245,708,000 | -218.8% | |
| Net profit | -£72,166,000 | £98,429,000 | -£176,448,000 | -279.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £922,448,000 | £836,638,000 | -9.3% | |
| Net assets | £199,268,000 | £219,851,000 | £44,389,000 | -79.8% | |
| Equity | — | £219,851,000 | £44,389,000 | -79.8% | |
| Average employees | — | 47 | 44 | -6.4% | |
| Wages | — | £7,204,000 | £5,847,000 | -18.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,117,000 | £1,137,000 | +1.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £246,000 | £275,000 | +11.8% |
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 | 3.0% | 37.5% | -51.8% | |
| Net margin | -12.3% | 17.2% | -43.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 23.3% | -24.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.6% | 82.0% | 96.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 2.00x | 2.53x | |
| Interest cover | 0.66x | 7.85x | -5.46x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- DANA PETROLEUM (E&P) LIMITED 1998-09-08 → present
- SEAFIELD RESOURCES PLC 1988-11-01 → 1998-09-08
- BALIGLEN PLC 1988-09-12 → 1988-11-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have performed a going concern assessment which indicates that in both the base and reasonably possible downsides, the Company will continue to require funds...”
Group structure
- DANA PETROLEUM (E&P) LIMITED · parent
- Dana Petroleum (North Sea) Limited 100%
- Dana Petroleum East Zeit Limited 100%
- Dana Petroleum East Beni Suef Limited 100%
- Dana Petroleum Qarun Limited 100%
- Dana Petroleum WAG Limited 100%
- Dana Petroleum North Zeit Bay Limited 100%
- Dana Petroleum South October Limited 100%
Significant events
- “With the termination of the Sale & Purchase Agreement with Neo Energy in March 2025, at the date signing, the Western Isles FPSO remains warmed stacked in Scapa, Orkney although plans are in an advanced stage to relocate the FPSO to Kishorn before the end of Q3 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANG, Hyunki | Director | 2026-08-03 | Nov 1970 | South Korean |
| LEE, Jaikyun | Director | 2026-05-25 | Dec 1978 | South Korean |
| RODGER, George Brian | Director | 2023-10-30 | Mar 1967 | British |
| WILDGOOSE, Ewan Munro | Director | 2022-04-29 | May 1969 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNTON, John James | Secretary | 2000-12-31 | 2011-03-21 |
| ASKEW, Roy Gordon | Secretary | 1997-10-30 | 2000-12-31 |
| CRAWFORD, David Andrew | Secretary | 2011-03-21 | 2011-11-30 |
| REID, Jill | Secretary | 2011-11-30 | 2014-12-11 |
| WORBOYS, Hilary Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1997-10-27 |
| AN, Kyoungtak | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2026-05-22 |
| ASKEW, Roy Gordon | Director | 1997-09-05 | 2000-12-31 |
| BAEK, Ohkyeu, Non-Executive Board Member | Director | 2013-02-19 | 2014-07-15 |
| BOSTOCK, Andrew Mark | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2006-06-02 |
| BROWN, Graham Austin | Director | 1996-04-19 | 1997-09-05 |
| CHIENE, John | Director | — | 1997-09-05 |
| CHOI, Jongweon | Director | 2024-05-01 | 2026-07-28 |
| CRAVEN, John Edward | Director | 1997-09-05 | 1999-03-29 |
| CRAWFORD, David Andrew | Director | 2012-01-17 | 2017-06-07 |
| CROSS, Thomas Patrick | Director | 1997-09-05 | 2010-11-08 |
| DUNCANSON, Andrew Graham | Director | 2022-08-15 | 2023-07-17 |
| ELLIOT, Robert David, Dr | Director | 2014-08-29 | 2018-12-31 |
| HUTCHISON, Laura Anne | Director | 2017-07-21 | 2022-04-29 |
| KANG, Yongwoo | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2020-07-06 |
| KANG, Yongwoo | Director | 2014-07-15 | 2016-12-24 |
| KEITH, David Roger | Director | — | 1997-05-19 |
| KIM, Jongwoo | Director | 2020-08-28 | 2022-08-24 |
| MACFARLANE, David Archibald | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2011-03-21 |
| MIN, Kyung Seok | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2022-09-01 |
| NAM, Jaegu | Director | 2022-09-19 | 2024-04-30 |
| PATON, Stuart Mcnicol, Dr | Director | 2006-06-02 | 2011-03-21 |
| RAITT, John Stewart | Director | — | 1997-09-05 |
| RICHARDS, Marcus Trevor, Dr | Director | 2011-03-02 | 2013-11-27 |
| SCOTTON, Graham | Director | 2013-09-27 | 2014-08-22 |
| SEO, Jungwoo | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2020-06-01 |
| STEWART, Graham Duncan | Director | 1998-01-21 | 2002-12-23 |
| SYNN, Eugene | Director | 2011-03-02 | 2013-02-19 |
| VAN DALEN, Bert Eiko | Director | 2017-07-21 | 2022-08-15 |
| WEBSTER, John Colin Eden | Director | — | 1997-09-05 |
| WITTS, Roger Charles | Director | — | 1997-12-11 |
| WORBOYS, Hilary Elizabeth | Director | — | 1997-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Petroleum Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-05-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 441 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-14 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-12-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-14 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-12-14 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-12-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.