ENQUEST HEATHER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-25 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£172M
USD 229,841,000
-8.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£440M
USD 589,033,000
+23.4% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£145M
USD 193,564,000
-31.3% 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 | £1,000,926,217 | £790,959,109 | |
| Operating profit | £276,549,301 | -£127,835,838 | |
| Profit before tax | £210,669,059 | £144,699,110 | |
| Net profit | £31,116,095 | £83,412,574 | |
| Cash | £187,117,440 | £171,818,046 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,739,599,312 | £1,677,468,042 | |
| Net assets | £356,920,087 | £440,332,661 | |
| Equity | £356,920,087 | £440,332,661 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £160,172,684 | £428,501,159 |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (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
-
Turnover
-21%
£1,000,926,217 £790,959,109
-
Cash
-8.2%
£187,117,440 £171,818,046
-
Net assets
+23.4%
£356,920,087 £440,332,661
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-146.2%
£276,549,301 -£127,835,838
-
Profit before tax
-31.3%
£210,669,059 £144,699,110
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 | 27.6% | -16.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 10.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.9% | -7.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 88.4% | 83.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.26x | 0.38x | |
| Interest cover | 3.96x | -1.80x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- ENQUEST HEATHER LIMITED 2010-05-06 → present
- LUNDIN HEATHER LIMITED 2004-02-20 → 2010-05-06
- DNO HEATHER LIMITED 1997-07-02 → 2004-02-20
- UNOCAL BRITAIN LIMITED 1992-12-09 → 1997-07-02
- YEARNRARE LIMITED 1992-09-21 → 1992-12-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the binding letter of support received from the ultimate parent company, the EnQuest Group's robust liquidity position, strong cash flows and a range of plausible sensitivities. Having made appropriate enquiries, the Directors have concluded that the Company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of this report and have therefore concluded that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate.”
Group structure
- ENQUEST HEATHER LIMITED · parent
- EnQuest Thistle Limited 100%
- EnQuest UKCS Limited 100%
- Stratic UK (Holdings) Limited 100%
- EnQuest NNS Holdings Limited 100%
- EnQuest Heather Leasing Limited 100%
- EnQuest Advance Holdings Limited 100%
- EnQuest Forward Holdings Limited 100%
- EnQuest Forward Limited 100%
- EnQuest NNS Limited 100%
- North Sea (Golden Eagle) Resources Ltd 100%
- EnQuest Advance Limited 100%
- EnQuest Progress Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In September 2024, the Company transferred a 35% interest in the Bressay development field to EnQuest Progress Limited, a fellow subsidiary.”
- “In October 2024, the Company fully repaid the US Dollar Term Loan of $150.0 million.”
- “Subsequent to the year-end the Company entered into a series of bonus issues and capital reductions resulting in the $99.0 million other reserves transferring into retained earnings with no impact on total equity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 58 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIST, Kathryn Anna | Secretary | 2023-11-01 | — | — |
| MCKIMMIE, Ian | Director | 2025-12-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
| STEPHEN, Keith | Director | 2026-01-19 | Dec 1977 | British |
| WOOD, Ian David | Director | 2022-06-01 | Mar 1977 | British |
Show 58 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHMED, Dawood | Secretary | 2022-09-02 | 2023-11-01 |
| CHRIST, Kathryn Anna | Secretary | 2016-03-24 | 2022-09-02 |
| FRASER, Brian | Secretary | 1998-12-31 | 2010-04-28 |
| FRASER, Brian | Secretary | 1993-07-01 | 1997-06-30 |
| HUSSEIN, Nadira | Secretary | 2014-11-13 | 2016-01-20 |
| LONG, Richard Francis | Secretary | 1992-11-04 | 1993-07-01 |
| REGAN, Timothy Sean James | Secretary | 1992-10-21 | 1992-11-04 |
| TRAVIS, Melanie Susan | Secretary | 2016-01-20 | 2016-03-24 |
| TRAVIS, Melanie | Secretary | 2013-10-18 | 2014-11-13 |
| WATERS, Paul | Secretary | 2010-04-28 | 2013-10-18 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-06-30 | 1998-12-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-09-21 | 1992-10-21 |
| AL-KASIM, Farouk | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2004-02-13 |
| ALLCOCK, James Frank | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2001-12-05 |
| BOWYER, Steven David | Director | 2024-01-15 | 2025-11-30 |
| BROWN, Rebecca Louise, Dr | Director | 2017-03-20 | 2018-03-15 |
| BSEISU, Amjad Adnan | Director | 2010-04-06 | 2012-10-24 |
| CAMPBELL, Philip Alexander | Director | 1995-07-24 | 1997-06-30 |
| CORR, Glenn Andrew, Dr | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2020-03-31 |
| CURRAN, Alan Thomas | Director | 2006-03-27 | 2009-01-13 |
| DRANGE, Jan Magnar | Director | 1998-10-29 | 2000-08-17 |
| EIDE, Helge | Director | 1998-10-29 | 2004-02-13 |
| FARESTVEIT, Anders | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2000-08-17 |
| FRASER, Brian | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1997-06-30 |
| FREEMAN, Jill Dominique | Director | 1992-10-21 | 1992-11-04 |
| FRY, Laurence Frederick | Director | 1992-11-04 | 1993-07-01 |
| GALVIN, John Edward | Director | 2004-09-03 | 2006-03-26 |
| HAMILTON, Neill Michael | Director | 2018-03-20 | 2026-01-19 |
| HARES, Thomas Nigel Dawson | Director | 2010-04-06 | 2012-10-24 |
| HENSLEY, Edward Gordon | Director | 2013-09-26 | 2014-11-03 |
| HEPPENSTALL, Charles Ashley | Director | 2004-02-13 | 2010-04-06 |
| HESLOP, David Owen | Director | 2011-06-20 | 2014-04-14 |
| HODCROFT, Kenneth Joseph | Director | 1997-06-30 | 1997-10-09 |
| HOLDEN, Brian | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1995-07-24 |
| HUSTOFT, Reidar | Director | 1995-12-22 | 1997-06-30 |
| KELLER, Richard Charles | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1995-05-22 |
| LARSEN, Berge Gerdt | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2004-02-13 |
| LINDOP, Paul Hastings | Director | 2009-02-26 | 2011-05-20 |
| LONG, Richard Francis | Director | 1992-11-04 | 1993-07-01 |
| MASSIE, Paul Euan | Director | 2014-11-13 | 2021-02-16 |
| MAXWELL, H D | Director | 1992-11-04 | 1993-07-01 |
| MCCULLOCH, Neil James | Director | 2014-04-15 | 2017-11-21 |
| MCINTOSH, Andrew Graham | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2014-11-04 |
| MENTIPLY, Martin James | Director | 2019-05-29 | 2023-09-29 |
| PACE, Bernard William | Director | 1992-11-20 | 1993-07-01 |
| PARMIGIANO, John Michael | Director | 1994-12-05 | 1997-06-30 |
| REGAN, Timothy Sean James | Director | 1992-10-21 | 1992-11-04 |
| RICKETTS, Stefan John | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2022-06-01 |
| RYALLS, Peter | Director | 1992-11-04 | 1994-12-05 |
| SCHANCK, Jack Wayne | Director | 1995-05-22 | 1996-11-01 |
| SCHNEITER, Alexandre Jean Marie | Director | 2004-02-13 | 2010-04-06 |
| SHORT, John | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1995-10-06 |
| STEELE, Andrew Forbes | Director | 2021-02-16 | 2022-10-07 |
| STEWART, Craig Colin | Director | 2014-09-05 | 2017-03-20 |
| SWINNEY, Jonathan Anthony Robert | Director | 2010-04-06 | 2012-10-24 |
| WATSON, Stewart William, Dr | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2004-08-25 |
| WILLIAMSON, Charles Ross | Director | 1996-11-01 | 1997-06-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-09-21 | 1992-10-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enquest Britain Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 319 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- 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.