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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

£4M

USD 5,292,000

-51.2% vs 2023

Net assets

£228M

USD 304,767,000

+35.1% vs 2023

Employees

467

-4.9% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£53M

USD 70,362,000

+139.4% vs 2023

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover
Operating profit -£52,978,994£8,283,621
Profit before tax -£133,661,509£52,599,237
Net profit -£130,407,416£58,450,325
Cash £8,114,674£3,956,044
Total assets less current liabilities £269,583,614£227,829,110
Net assets £168,604,321£227,829,110
Equity £168,604,321£227,829,110
Average employees 491467
Wages £33,252,598£34,416,536
Directors' remuneration

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

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Return on capital employed -19.7%3.6%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 82.8%77.5%
Current ratio 0.03x0.02x
Interest cover -0.77x0.16x

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 3 times since incorporation

  1. ENQUEST BRITAIN LIMITED 2010-05-13 → present
  2. LUNDIN BRITAIN LIMITED 2004-02-20 → 2010-05-13
  3. DNO BRITAIN LIMITED 1998-12-10 → 2004-02-20
  4. INTERCEDE 1359 LIMITED 1998-09-08 → 1998-12-10

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 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

  1. ENQUEST BRITAIN LIMITED · parent
    1. EnQuest Heather Limited 100% · England and Wales · exploration, extraction and production of hydrocarbons
    2. EnQuest UK Limited 100% · England and Wales
    3. EnQuest ENS Limited 100% · England and Wales
    4. EnQuest Dons Leasing Limited 100% · England and Wales · non-trading entities
    5. EnQuest Energy Limited 100% · England and Wales
    6. EnQuest Production Limited 100% · England and Wales
    7. EnQuest NNS Holdings Limited 100% · England and Wales
    8. EnQuest NNS Limited 100% · England and Wales
    9. EnQuest Thistle Limited 100% · England and Wales
    10. EnQuest UKCS Limited 100% · England and Wales
    11. Stratic UK Holdings Limited 100% · England and Wales
    12. EnQuest Heather Leasing Limited 100% · England and Wales
    13. EnQuest Advance Holdings Limited 100% · England and Wales
    14. EnQuest Advance Limited 100% · England and Wales · non-trading entities
    15. EnQuest Forward Holdings Limited 100% · England and Wales
    16. EnQuest Forward Limited 100% · England and Wales
    17. EnQuest Progress Limited 100% · England and Wales · appraisal and development of oil resources in the UK North Sea
    18. North Sea (Golden Eagle) Resources Limited 100% · England and Wales

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 38 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 38 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 1998-12-03 2010-04-28
HUSSEIN, Nadira Secretary 2014-11-13 2016-01-20
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
MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1998-09-08 1998-12-03
AL-KASIM, Farouk Director 1998-12-10 2004-02-13
ALLCOCK, James Frank Director 1998-12-03 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
CORR, Glenn Andrew, Dr Director 2018-03-20 2020-03-31
COWIE, John Director 2017-11-21 2018-03-15
CURRAN, Alan Thomas Director 2006-03-27 2009-01-13
DRANGE, Jan Magnar Director 1998-12-03 2000-08-17
EIDE, Helge Director 1998-12-03 2004-02-13
FARESTVEIT, Anders Director 1998-12-03 2000-08-17
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
LARSEN, Berge Gerdt Director 1998-12-03 2004-02-13
LINDOP, Paul Hastings Director 2009-02-26 2011-05-20
MASSIE, Paul Euan Director 2014-11-13 2021-02-16
MCCULLOCH, Neil James Director 2014-04-15 2017-11-21
MCINTOSH, Andrew Graham Director 2012-10-24 2014-11-04
REEVES, Barbara Nominee Director 1998-09-08 1998-12-03
RICH, Michael William Nominee Director 1998-09-08 1998-12-03
RICKETTS, Stefan John Director 2012-10-24 2022-06-01
SCHNEITER, Alexandre Jean Marie Director 2004-02-13 2010-04-06
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

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Enquest Plc Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 254 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2024-10-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-01-20 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-20 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-12-18 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-12-16 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-12-16 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-12-01 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-12-01 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-12-01 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-11-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-11-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-09-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-04 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-11-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-10-28 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-10-20 SH19 capital Capital statement capital company with date currency figure
2024-10-20 SH20 capital Legacy
2024-10-20 CAP-SS insolvency Legacy
2024-10-20 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-09-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-01-15 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
11

last 12 months

Capital events
2

last 24 months

Officers appointed
2

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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