ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC
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Cash
£685K
USD 915,000
-73.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£186M
USD 248,377,000
+24.1% vs 2023
Employees
7
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£57M
USD 76,780,000
+2,809.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-06-30.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Energy median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£2,922,593 | -£2,716,724 | +7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,121,575 | £57,478,664 | +2,809.2% | |
| Net profit | -£3,406,199 | £35,643,060 | +1,146.4% | |
| Cash | £2,610,421 | £684,983 | -73.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £194,174,278 | £249,240,904 | +28.4% | |
| Net assets | £149,812,846 | £185,938,763 | +24.1% | |
| Equity | £149,812,846 | £185,938,763 | +24.1% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | 0% | |
| Wages | £996,407 | £1,405,899 | +41.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £552,478 | £641,563 | +16.1% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -1.5% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.1% | 30.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 3.74x | |
| Interest cover | -32.26x | -12.26x |
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
- ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC 2005-03-04 → present
- ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION LIMITED 2005-01-05 → 2005-03-04
- CRUDE LTD 2004-10-05 → 2005-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Board of Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence until at least September 2026 and that at this point in time there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern.”
Group structure
- ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC · parent
- Rockhopper Resources Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Exploration (Oil) Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Exploration (Hydrocarbons) Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Exploration (Petrochemicals) Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Exploration (Oil) Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Mediterranean Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Civita Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Italia SpA 100%
- Falkland Oil and Gas Limited 100%
- Desire Petroleum Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Monetisation of the Award with a regulated specialist fund ('Specialist Fund') - Completion and First Tranche payment received, €19 million retained.”
- “The period under review and subsequently has seen the most material positive development to date in relation to the potential Sea Lion development financing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Janette Lesley | Secretary | 2011-03-08 | — | — |
| BAKER, Alison Claire | Director | 2018-09-18 | Jan 1971 | British |
| MAYLAND, Paul Joseph | Director | 2023-10-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| MOODY, Samuel John | Director | 2005-02-21 | Feb 1970 | British |
| SLAPE, Richard | Director | 2026-01-19 | Dec 1965 | British |
| THOMSON, Simon John | Director | 2023-10-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON CLARKE, Peter John | Secretary | 2005-03-01 | 2011-03-08 |
| VISICK, Jay Frederick | Secretary | 2004-10-05 | 2005-02-28 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-10-05 | 2004-10-05 |
| BODECOTT, David | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2013-01-22 |
| BUSHELL, Timothy Paul | Director | 2016-01-18 | 2020-04-30 |
| CROWLE, Kevin John | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2014-03-31 |
| DIXON CLARKE, Peter John | Director | 2004-12-29 | 2014-01-31 |
| JUNGELS, Pierre Jean Marie Henri, Dr | Director | 2005-02-21 | 2016-05-17 |
| LOUGH, Keith Geddes | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2023-10-01 |
| MACAULAY, Fiona Margaret | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2017-07-04 |
| MACDONALD, Stewart | Director | 2014-03-10 | 2022-01-31 |
| MARTIN, John Edward | Director | 2016-01-18 | 2018-05-18 |
| MCMANUS, David | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2019-05-15 |
| PETERS, Robert John | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2016-12-31 |
| SUMMERS, Arthur John, Dr | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2023-10-01 |
| VISICK, Richard Faras | Director | 2004-10-05 | 2010-02-22 |
| WALTON, Christopher John | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2014-03-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Keith | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2007-01-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-10-05 | 2004-10-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 359 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-20 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 7
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.