ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC
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Cash
£2.6m
USD 3,487,000
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£149m
USD 200,120,000
Equity attributable
Employees
7
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2.1m
USD -2,834,000
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Energy median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£2,901,524 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,106,280 | — | |
| Net profit | -£3,381,643 | — | |
| Cash | £2,591,602 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £192,774,433 | — | |
| Net assets | £148,732,813 | — | |
| Equity | £148,732,813 | — | |
| Average employees | 7 | — | |
| Wages | £989,223 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £548,495 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | -32.26x |
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 financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate for the reasons set out below. Under all scenarios considered, the Group maintains sufficient liquidity within the Assessment Period.”
Group structure
- ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC · parent
- Rockhopper Resources Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Exploration (Oil) Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Exploration (Hydrocarbons) Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Exploration (Gas) Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Civitas Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Italia Srl 100%
- Falkland Oil and Gas Limited 100%
- Desire Petroleum Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2025 the ad hoc Committee issued its decision, finding in favour of Italy and annulling the award in its entirety. As a result, the Tranche 3 payment of €4.9 million will not be received under the Monetisation Agreement.”
- “In December 2023, the Group entered into a Funded Participation Agreement with a specialist fund to monetise the Tranche 1 and 2 portions of the Ombrina Mare Arbitration Award.”
- “On 3 June 2025, it was announced that the Republic of Italy succeeded in having the International Centre of Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID") Ombrina Mare arbitration award (the "Award") annulled by the ad hoc Panel.”
- “As part of the FID process, Rockhopper and the Falkland Island Government ("FIG") entered into a final settlement agreement relating to a previously disclosed disputed taxation amount on the farm out to Premier Oil in 2012, as the existing arrangement was incompatible with achieving FID at Sea Lion.”
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 364 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- 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.