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Cash

£415M

USD 555,100,000

+11.2% vs 2023

Net assets

-£204M

USD -272,700,000

+24.1% vs 2023

Employees

402

+2.3% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£240M

USD 321,500,000

+975.3% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £1,221,574,344£1,147,417,209 -6.1%
Operating profit £221,200,568£445,241,833 +101.3%
Profit before tax £22,351,798£240,337,893 +975.3%
Net profit -£81,931,674£40,816,327 +149.8%
Cash £373,028,332£414,965,986 +11.2%
Total assets less current liabilities £2,401,584,810£1,879,419,900 -21.7%
Net assets -£268,670,105-£203,857,367 +24.1%
Equity -£268,670,105-£203,857,367 +24.1%
Average employees 393402 +2.3%
Wages £53,449,951£54,571,279 +2.1%
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. 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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 18.1%38.8%
Net margin -6.7%3.6%
Return on capital employed 9.2%23.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 108.1%106.7%
Current ratio 1.03x0.80x
Interest cover 0.90x1.72x

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 1 time since incorporation

  1. TULLOW OIL PLC 2000-04-28 → present
  2. DMWSL 291 PLC 2000-02-04 → 2000-04-28

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
IFRS
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Ernst & Young LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Material uncertainty disclosed

“We draw attention to note (3) of the financial statements, which indicates that the group’s ability to implement a holistic refinancing and to cover the expiration of the $250 million Revolving Credit Facility at the end of June 2025... This condition indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the group and parent company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”

Group structure

  1. TULLOW OIL PLC · parent
    1. Hardman Resources Pty Limited · Australia
    2. Tullow Chinguetti Production Pty Limited · Australia
    3. Tullow Petroleum (Mauritania) Pty Limited · Australia
    4. Tullow Uganda Operations Pty Limited · Australia
    5. Eagle Drill Limited 0.5% · British Virgin Islands
    6. Tullow (EA) Holdings Limited · Cayman Islands
    7. DWT.T Company · Cayman Islands
    8. Tullow Argentina Limited · England and Wales
    9. Tullow Comoros Limited · England and Wales
    10. Tullow Côte d'Ivoire Onshore Limited · England and Wales
    11. Tullow Group Services Limited · England and Wales
    12. Tullow Jamaica Limited · England and Wales
    13. Tullow New Ventures Limited · England and Wales
    14. Tullow Mozambique Limited · England and Wales
    15. Tullow Oil 101 Limited · England and Wales
    16. Tullow Oil Finance Limited · England and Wales
    17. Tullow Oil SK Limited · England and Wales
    18. Tullow Oil SPE Limited · England and Wales
    19. Tullow Peru Limited · England and Wales
    20. Tullow Uruguay Limited · England and Wales
    21. Tullow Oil Gabon SA · Gabon
    22. Tullow Oil (Mauritania) Limited · Guernsey
    23. Tullow Oil Limited · Ireland
    24. Tullow Congo Limited · Isle of Man
    25. Tullow Gabon Holdings Limited · Isle of Man
    26. Tullow Gabon Limited · Isle of Man
    27. Tullow Mauritania Limited · Isle of Man
    28. Tullow Namibia Limited · Isle of Man
    29. Tullow Uganda Limited · Isle of Man
    30. Tullow Côte d'Ivoire Limited · Jersey
    31. Tullow Kenya Limited · Jersey
    32. Tullow India Operations Limited · Jersey
    33. Tullow Oil (Jersey) Limited · Jersey
    34. Tullow Oil International Limited · Jersey
    35. Tullow Hardman Holdings BV · Netherlands
    36. Tullow Kenya BV · Netherlands
    37. Tullow Overseas Holdings BV · Netherlands
    38. Tullow Suriname BV · Netherlands
    39. Tullow Zambia BV · Netherlands
    40. Energy Africa Bredasdorp (Pty) Limited · South Africa
    41. Tullow South Africa (Pty) Limited · South Africa
    42. T.U.S.A. · Uruguay

Significant events

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

People

8 active · 39 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
HOLLAND, Adam Secretary 2018-04-25
GOETHE, Roald Director 2023-02-24 Mar 1960 German
MILLER, Richard David Director 2023-01-01 Jan 1983 British
PERKS, Ian Anthony Director 2025-09-15 Mar 1967 British
PETERKIN, James Robert Director 2026-05-01 Mar 1970 British
SHIRLAW, Euan Campbell Director 2026-05-01 Jun 1985 British
STEEL, Henry James Edward Director 2026-04-08 May 1989 British
WILES, Rebecca Director 2023-06-28 Feb 1966 British
Show 39 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
HICKEY, Thomas Gerard Secretary 2000-05-03 2008-03-04
MARTIN, Alan Graham Secretary 2008-03-04 2016-01-01
MARTIN, Alan Graham Secretary 2000-04-27 2000-05-03
MASSIE, Kevin Michael Secretary 2016-01-01 2018-04-25
MINTO, Bruce Watson Secretary 2000-02-04 2000-04-27
THOMPSON, Dorothy Carrington Secretary 2018-04-25 2018-04-25
AGYARE, Kofi Tutu Director 2010-08-25 2019-04-25
BAMFORD, Samuel Arnold David, Dr Director 2004-07-08 2014-04-30
BRUCE, Roderick Lawrence Director 2000-02-04 2000-04-27
BURRARD-LUCAS, Stephen Charles Director 2012-03-14 2020-04-23
COURTNEY, Rohan Richard Director 2000-05-03 2007-12-31
DALY, Michael Christopher, Professor Director 2014-06-01 2023-05-24
DHIR, Rahul Director 2020-07-01 2025-02-14
DRINKWATER, Anne Director 2012-07-25 2018-04-25
GRANT, Ann Director 2008-05-15 2017-04-26
GREENSLADE, Martin Frederick Director 2019-11-01 2025-11-30
HEAVEY, Aidan Joseph Director 2000-04-27 2018-07-20
HICKEY, Thomas Gerard Director 2000-05-03 2008-09-01
INGRAM, Mitchell Director 2020-09-09 2025-11-30
KHAMA, Sheila Director 2019-04-26 2025-08-01
LANDER, John Hugh Russell Director 2001-03-23 2004-04-16
MALEKI, Eskandar Director 2000-05-03 2004-04-21
MARTIN, Alan Graham Director 2000-04-27 2016-04-28
MCCOSS, Angus Murray, Dr Director 2006-12-06 2019-12-09
MCDADE, Paul Director 2006-03-29 2019-12-09
MCTIERNAN, Steven James Director 2002-03-01 2012-12-31
MINTO, Bruce Watson Director 2000-02-04 2000-04-27
NEL, Willem Adrian Director 2004-09-13 2006-05-31
NHLEKO, Phuthuma Freedom Director 2021-10-25 2025-11-30
O'DONOGHUE, Matthew John Director 2000-05-03 2008-03-31
PLUNKETT, Patrick Joseph Director 2000-05-03 2011-12-31
SANGUDI, Genevieve L Director 2019-04-26 2025-11-30
SPOTTISWOODE, Clare Mary Joan Director 2002-03-01 2011-05-12
SPRINGETT, Ian Director 2008-09-01 2017-06-20
THOMPSON, Dorothy Carrington Director 2018-04-25 2021-12-31
THOMPSON, Simon Robert Director 2011-05-16 2017-04-26
WILLIAMS, David Michael Director 2006-06-01 2012-05-16
WILSON, Jeremy Richard Director 2013-10-21 2022-11-30
WOOD, George Leslie Director 2017-06-20 2022-03-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 720 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-05-11 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-05-11 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-05-05 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-04-30 MR05 mortgage Mortgage charge part release with charge number PDF
2026-04-30 MR05 mortgage Mortgage charge part release with charge number PDF
2026-04-30 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2026-04-30 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2026-04-28 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2026-04-28 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2026-04-28 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2026-04-15 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2026-04-15 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2026-04-15 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2026-04-15 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2026-04-14 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-03-24 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2026-03-24 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2026-03-24 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2026-03-24 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2026-03-24 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
20

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
4

last 12 months

Officers resigned
5

last 12 months

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

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