PREMIER OIL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£890m
USD -1,199,371,000
+24.4% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£198m
USD 266,601,000
+1,348.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Energy median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£163,961 | -£202,597 | -23.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,662,846 | £197,848,609 | +1,348.1% | |
| Net profit | £9,089,462 | £208,291,651 | +2,191.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,024,869,468 | £3,048,090,538 | +0.8% | |
| Net assets | -£1,178,003,820 | -£890,071,243 | +24.4% | |
| Equity | -£1,178,003,820 | -£890,071,243 | +24.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 134.6% | 127.8% | |
| Current ratio | 8.24x | 19.75x | |
| Interest cover | — | -0.01x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PREMIER OIL HOLDINGS LIMITED 1999-03-10 → present
- TRUSHELFCO (NO.2475) LIMITED 1998-12-29 → 1999-03-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have adopted the going concern basis of accounting for the preparation of the financial statements as the Company's ultimate parent company, Harbour Energy plc, has undertaken to directly provide the necessary financial support to the Company”
Group structure
- PREMIER OIL HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Premier Oil Far East Limited 100%
- Premier Oil and Gas Services Limited 100%
- EnCore Oil Limited 100%
- Premier Oil do Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda 100%
- Premier Oil Vietnam 121 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025, the following wholly owned subsidiaries were dissolved: Premier Oil ANS Holdings Limited, Premier Oil Congo (Marine IX) Limited.”
- “During 2025, the Company recognised an impairment charge of $300,000 in respect of its investments in Ebury Gate Limited and Premier Oil Far East Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARBOUR ENERGY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-05-31 | — | — |
| KAUSCHUS, Andreas | Director | 2026-04-27 | Feb 1978 | German |
| LANDES, Howard Ralph | Director | 2021-04-15 | Dec 1975 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARRATT, Heather Diane | Secretary | 2006-07-12 | 2010-07-14 |
| HUDDLE, Stephen Charles | Secretary | 2006-03-29 | 2006-07-12 |
| KAWAN, Heather | Secretary | 2011-09-12 | 2014-01-31 |
| PARSONS, Lisa Julia | Secretary | 1999-06-18 | 2006-03-29 |
| RICKARD, Rachel Abigail | Secretary | 2014-01-31 | 2017-01-18 |
| ROSE, Daniel Alexander | Secretary | 2018-11-01 | 2022-05-31 |
| SHEPHERD, Nicholas Keith | Secretary | 1999-03-08 | 1999-06-18 |
| VICKERS, Julie Alison | Secretary | 2017-01-18 | 2018-11-01 |
| VICKERS, Julie | Secretary | 2010-07-14 | 2011-09-12 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-12-29 | 1999-03-08 |
| ALLAN, Robert Andrew | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2020-06-25 |
| ALLAN, Robert Andrew | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2010-07-16 |
| DURRANT, Anthony Richard Charles | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2020-12-16 |
| FREEBORN, Edward | Director | 1999-03-08 | 1999-03-24 |
| GIBB, Andrew George | Director | 2017-01-18 | 2021-04-15 |
| HAWKINGS, Neil | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2016-06-30 |
| HUDDLE, Stephen Charles | Director | 2013-11-12 | 2015-05-29 |
| JAMIESON, Charles James Auldjo | Director | 1999-03-08 | 2005-06-30 |
| KIRK, Philip Andrew | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2022-02-28 |
| KRANE, Alexander Lorentzen | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2024-12-12 |
| LIDDELL, Richard | Director | 2000-09-12 | 2003-01-31 |
| LOCKETT, Simon Charles | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2014-08-15 |
| LODGE, Andrew Geoffrey | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2015-06-30 |
| RICKARD, Rachel Abigail | Director | 2015-05-29 | 2017-01-18 |
| ROSE, Richard Andrew | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2021-04-15 |
| ROWE, Drusilla Charlotte Jane | Director | 1998-12-29 | 1999-02-10 |
| SHELLEY, Eldyne Sarah | Director | 1999-02-10 | 1999-03-08 |
| SUTTIE, Laura Anne | Director | 2024-12-12 | 2026-04-27 |
| VAN DER WELLE, John Alexander | Director | 1999-06-18 | 2005-06-30 |
| WHEATON, Stuart Royston | Director | 2021-11-09 | 2023-09-29 |
| WITTMANN, David Andrew | Director | 1999-02-10 | 1999-03-08 |
| ZUERCHER, Eleanor Jane | Director | 1998-12-29 | 1999-02-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Oil Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.