BG GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-15 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3B
USD 4,131,000,000
+14.4% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4B
USD 4,924,000,000
+250.5% 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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £4,485,311 | -£4,485,311 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,050,310,234 | £3,680,944,905 | |
| Net profit | £1,018,913,060 | £3,677,954,698 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,699,409,434 | £3,088,136,353 | |
| Net assets | £2,699,409,434 | £3,088,136,353 | |
| Equity | £2,699,409,434 | £3,088,136,353 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £747,552 | — |
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+14.4%
£2,699,409,434 £3,088,136,353
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-200%
£4,485,311 -£4,485,311
-
Profit before tax
+250.5%
£1,050,310,234 £3,680,944,905
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | -0.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.05x | 56.50x |
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
- BG GROUP LIMITED 2016-03-30 → present
- BG GROUP PLC 1999-09-09 → 2016-03-30
- SCENTOFFICE LIMITED 1998-12-30 → 1999-09-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared under the going concern basis as the Directors are satisfied based on a detailed review of the Company's cash-flow forecasts in comparison with committed facilities that the Company has adequate resources to meet its financial commitments for the going concern period.”
Group structure
- BG GROUP LIMITED · parent
- SHELL BRASIL PETROLEO LTDA. 1%
- BJS Oil Operations B.V. 0.8%
- Atlantic 1 Holdings LLC 0.51%
- BG Energy Holdings Limited 1%
- BG Gas Netherlands Holdings B.V. 1%
- BG Gas Services Limited 1%
Significant events
- “The Company received interim dividends from its subsidiary, BG Energy Holdings, amounting to $1800 million on 21 February 2025, $1,348 million on 24 April 2025 and $1,850 million on 01 July 2025. The Board of Directors approved the payment of dividends amounting to $1,900 million, $1,348 million and $1,850 million to the Company's immediate parent company on the same dates.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PECTEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-11-01 | — | — |
| CRITCHLOW, Samuel Brandon | Director | 2020-02-04 | Nov 1979 | British |
| HESLOP, Karen | Director | 2024-06-01 | Jan 1972 | British |
| KEMULARIA, Tsira | Director | 2022-07-01 | Jan 1977 | British,Georgian |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Steven Patrick | Secretary | 2011-05-14 | 2016-03-14 |
| HUBBER, Keith Michael | Secretary | 2007-11-05 | 2011-05-13 |
| MATHEWS, Benedict John Spurway | Secretary | 2004-11-09 | 2007-07-12 |
| MCCULLOCH, Alan William | Secretary | 2007-07-12 | 2007-11-05 |
| NICHOL, Emma Claire | Secretary | 2000-10-23 | 2004-11-09 |
| PATIENCE, Donald William John | Secretary | 1999-09-15 | 2000-10-23 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-04-01 | 1999-09-15 |
| SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-03-14 | 2022-11-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-12-30 | 1999-04-01 |
| ALMANZA, Ashley Martin | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| ANDREW, Elizabeth Clare | Director | 2019-04-17 | 2022-06-30 |
| ASHWORTH, Michael John | Director | 2016-07-31 | 2024-06-06 |
| BACKHOUSE, Peter George | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2014-05-15 |
| BARBOSA, Fabio De Oliveira | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2013-02-15 |
| BENSON, David Holford | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2004-05-21 |
| BONFIELD, Andrew Robert John | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2002-08-16 |
| BONINO, Erik Ivano | Director | 2016-02-15 | 2017-02-07 |
| BRANDON, Stephen John | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2000-10-23 |
| CANN, John William Anthony | Director | 1999-04-01 | 1999-09-15 |
| CHAPMAN, Frank Joseph | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2012-12-31 |
| COLES, Arthur John, Sir | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2008-09-30 |
| COLLINS, Paul John | Director | 2000-10-23 | 2008-12-31 |
| COX, Vivienne, Dr | Director | 2012-02-08 | 2016-02-15 |
| DALEY, Pamela | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-02-15 |
| DORMANN, Jurgen | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| EILLEDGE, Elwyn Owen Morris | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2005-05-04 |
| FERGUSON, Martin John | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-02-15 |
| FINLAYSON, Christopher Geoffrey | Director | 2011-11-15 | 2014-04-28 |
| FRIEDRICH, William Michael | Director | 2000-10-23 | 2007-12-13 |
| GIORDANO, Richard Vincent, Sir | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2003-12-31 |
| GOULD, Andrew Frederick James | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2016-02-15 |
| HAMPSON, Christopher | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2000-10-23 |
| HAMPTON, Philip Roy | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2000-10-23 |
| HENRY, Simon Peter | Director | 2016-02-15 | 2016-07-31 |
| HOGG, Sarah Elizabeth Mary, Baroness | Director | 2005-01-27 | 2016-02-15 |
| HOOD, John Antony, Dr | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2016-02-15 |
| HOUSTON, Martin Joseph | Director | 2009-02-03 | 2013-11-13 |
| JONES, Dennis Gareth | Director | 2012-09-09 | 2013-12-02 |
| KOCH-WESER, Caio Kai | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2016-02-15 |
| LIM, Haw Kuang | Director | 2013-03-04 | 2016-02-15 |
| LOWTH, Simon Jonathan | Director | 2013-12-02 | 2016-02-15 |
| LUND, Helge | Director | 2015-02-09 | 2016-02-15 |
| MACKRELL, Keith Ashley Victor | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2005-05-04 |
| MANNING, David Geoffrey, Sir | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2016-02-15 |
| MARRIAGE, Jeremy Peter | Director | 1999-04-01 | 1999-09-15 |
| MCLEAN, Alan Daniel | Director | 2016-07-31 | 2023-04-05 |
| NOLAN, Philip, Doctor | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2000-10-23 |
| O'BRIEN, Russell Leslie | Director | 2016-02-15 | 2020-02-14 |
| PARKER, Thomas John, Sir | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2000-10-23 |
| PAULIDES, Gerardus Bernardus | Director | 2016-02-15 | 2016-07-31 |
| RIMINGTON, Stella, Dame | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2005-05-04 |
| SELIGMAN, Mark Donald, Mr. | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2016-02-15 |
| SHARMAN OF REDLYNCH, Colin, Lord | Director | 2000-10-23 | 2011-05-12 |
| THOMAS, Patrick Webster | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2016-02-15 |
| TIONG, Ching Kok | Director | 2016-02-15 | 2016-07-31 |
| VARIN, Philippe | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2013-02-11 |
| VARNEY, David Robert | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2000-10-23 |
| VIGEVENO, Huibert Hans | Director | 2016-02-15 | 2016-12-31 |
| WILSON, Joanne | Director | 2016-02-15 | 2018-11-09 |
| WILSON, Robert Peter, Sir | Director | 2002-09-19 | 2012-05-16 |
| WYBREW, John Bryan | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2000-10-23 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-12-30 | 1999-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shell Petroleum Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-07 | Active |
| Shell Petroleum B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-30 | Ceased 2023-12-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1496 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-28 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-10-28 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-28 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-27 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.