ENTERPRISE OIL MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
Operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise Oil Limited within the Shell group, the company is engaged in the extraction of crude petroleum.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£90m
-31.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£11m
+145.2% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £19,868,000 | £38,658,000 | £17,561,000 | -54.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£424,000 | -£4,532,000 | £15,982,000 | +452.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £181,963,000 | -£24,560,000 | £11,108,000 | +145.2% | |
| Net profit | £183,781,000 | -£23,392,000 | -£40,490,000 | -73.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £559,257,000 | £130,028,000 | £89,538,000 | -31.1% | |
| Net assets | £513,044,000 | £130,028,000 | £89,538,000 | -31.1% | |
| Equity | £513,044,000 | £130,028,000 | £89,538,000 | -31.1% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | -2.1% | -11.7% | 91.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -60.5% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.1% | -3.5% | 17.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.4% | 45.9% | 25.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 3.53x | 1.79x | |
| Interest cover | -0.25x | -2.00x | 7.97x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ENTERPRISE OIL MIDDLE EAST LIMITED 1996-06-20 → present
- SAFECHANCE LIMITED 1991-09-30 → 1996-06-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the projected cash flows and the proceeds expected to be realised from the asset disposals, the Directors believe that the Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the going concern period to 31 December 2027.”
Group structure
- ENTERPRISE OIL MIDDLE EAST LIMITED · parent
- Shell Upstream Overseas Services (I) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On December 1, 2025, Shell and Equinor ASA completed a deal to combine their UK offshore oil and gas operations to form a new company, Adura Energy Limited ("Adura"). Assets of £113,441 thousands and associated liabilities of £64,850 thousands were transferred to Adura.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-05-22 | — | — |
| CHOPRA, Avinash | Director | 2025-12-01 | Aug 1989 | Indian |
| SIDDIQUI, Muhammad Hisham | Director | 2026-02-02 | Feb 1978 | Pakistani |
| UPRICHARD, Jill | Director | 2025-12-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIBNEY, Vivien Murray | Secretary | 1998-03-30 | 1999-02-01 |
| INGRAM, Peter William Irving | Secretary | 1997-06-23 | 1998-03-30 |
| LEE, Jonathan Joshua | Secretary | 1996-06-19 | 1997-06-23 |
| RIPLEY, Lesley Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1996-06-19 |
| WHITE, Mark Jonathan | Secretary | 1999-02-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| PECTEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-11-01 | 2026-05-27 |
| SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-07-01 | 2022-11-01 |
| ANDERSON, Mary Grace | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2007-05-18 |
| ARMOUR, Andrew Richard, Doctor | Director | 1996-06-19 | 2002-02-01 |
| BRASS, Lorin Lee | Director | 2002-05-08 | 2002-05-29 |
| BROCKLEBANK, Andrew Edward | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2025-12-01 |
| CHAUHAN, Aman Shaktiman | Director | 2023-01-09 | 2025-02-06 |
| CRAIG, Ian | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2002-05-08 |
| DAVIES, Paul Graham Hamblin | Director | 2002-11-12 | 2005-12-08 |
| DIBUA, Egbeazien Philippa Cornelia | Director | 2024-06-01 | 2025-12-01 |
| EIDE, Marianne Wold | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2021-05-31 |
| FRIEDLANDER, Colin David | Director | 1998-09-01 | 1999-02-01 |
| GARDY, Dominique | Director | 2002-05-08 | 2002-07-01 |
| GASKELL, Ralph Neil | Director | 2002-05-08 | 2003-11-03 |
| GIBNEY, Vivien Murray | Director | — | 1996-06-19 |
| GORDON, Jonathan Stuart | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| HADFIELD, John Paul Simeon | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2017-01-09 |
| HAND, Auastin Francis | Director | 2008-08-06 | 2015-02-28 |
| HARRISON, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2006-06-07 | 2009-03-27 |
| HART, William Allan | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2006-09-30 |
| HOPE, Peter Mark | Director | 1996-06-19 | 1999-05-20 |
| JAIN, Saurabh | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2024-06-01 |
| JONES, Howard Edwin Lotgering | Director | 2018-05-28 | 2021-09-30 |
| JUNGELS, Pierre Jean Marie Henri, Dr | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2001-10-31 |
| KAPPELLE, Derk | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2006-05-19 |
| KEMSHELL, David Michael | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| KLAP, Frits Michiel Alexander | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2017-12-31 |
| LAIDLAW, William Samuel Hugh | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2002-05-08 |
| LONGDEN, Andrew William | Director | 2003-11-03 | 2005-03-15 |
| MARTIN, David John | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2008-07-31 |
| MATHER, Graham | Director | — | 1993-02-16 |
| MAXWELL, Robert James | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-01-10 |
| OUELLETTE, Shannon Lorraine | Director | 2018-02-12 | 2020-03-31 |
| PATERSON, Iain Stayton | Director | 1996-06-19 | 1998-09-01 |
| PINK, Michael John | Director | 1996-06-19 | 1996-12-31 |
| SHILSTON, Andrew Barkley | Director | 1993-12-14 | 2002-05-08 |
| SMART, Erica Jane | Director | 2021-07-05 | 2024-06-01 |
| SPROUSE, Rolynda Ann | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2016-10-31 |
| STRENG, Chris | Director | 2002-07-15 | 2002-10-31 |
| THOMAS, Peter Neil | Director | 1993-03-08 | 1996-06-19 |
| VAN BUNNIK, Johannes Simon Maria | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2018-04-16 |
| VASEY, Bethan Sara | Director | 2025-02-06 | 2025-12-01 |
| WALMSLEY, John Arthur | Director | — | 1993-12-14 |
| WATTS, Kevin Paul | Director | 1998-02-12 | 2002-05-08 |
| WISEMAN, Richard Max | Director | 2002-05-08 | 2005-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Oil Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 244 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-05 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.