GULF KEYSTONE PETROLEUM (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
+15.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£19M
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
23
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£677K
+37.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,700,000 | £11,179,000 | £8,465,000 | -24.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,876,000 | -£1,041,000 | -£590,000 | +43.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,824,000 | -£1,079,000 | -£677,000 | +37.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,734,000 | -£1,634,000 | -£321,000 | +80.4% | |
| Cash | £700,000 | £976,000 | £1,123,000 | +15.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,148,000 | £19,348,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £19,118,000 | £18,536,000 | £19,392,000 | +4.6% | |
| Equity | £19,118,000 | £18,536,000 | £19,392,000 | +4.6% | |
| Average employees | 24 | 23 | 23 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,391,000 | £6,860,000 | £4,584,000 | -33.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £588,000 | £1,294,000 | £788,000 | -39.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.5% | -9.3% | -7.0% | |
| Net margin | 16.2% | -14.6% | -3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.8% | -5.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.1% | 24.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 6.78x | 2.53x | 3.94x | |
| Interest cover | 36.08x | -27.39x | -4.80x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Overall, the Group's forecasts, taking into account the applicable risks, scenario testing and available mitigating actions, indicate that the Group has sufficient financial resources for the 12-month period from the date of approval of these accounts. Based on this analysis, the Company's Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue to operate, and support the Company, for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the going concern basis of accounting continues to be adopted for the preparation of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, Alasdair | Secretary | 2017-06-20 | — | — |
| CAMERON, Michael Paul | Director | 2024-06-21 | Oct 1972 | British |
| ROBINSON, Alasdair Nicholson | Director | 2017-06-20 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGELSHOFER, Markus | Secretary | 2008-01-04 | 2009-11-18 |
| HUGELSHOFER, Markus | Secretary | 2005-03-04 | 2006-08-31 |
| PATRICK, John Alexander | Secretary | 2006-08-31 | 2007-12-19 |
| PEART, Anthony Rowland | Secretary | 2009-11-18 | 2016-09-06 |
| ROSS, Marie Isobel | Secretary | 2016-09-06 | 2017-06-20 |
| ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-11-17 | 2004-11-17 |
| EMCEE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-11-17 | 2005-03-04 |
| GARRETT, Christopher Howard | Director | 2004-11-17 | 2014-04-28 |
| HUGELSHOFER, Markus | Director | 2008-01-04 | 2009-11-18 |
| HUGELSHOFER, Markus | Director | 2005-03-04 | 2006-08-31 |
| PAPINEAU-LEGRIS, Gabriel | Director | 2017-10-10 | 2024-06-19 |
| PATRICK, John Alexander | Director | 2006-03-17 | 2007-12-19 |
| PEART, Anthony Rowland | Director | 2009-09-30 | 2016-09-06 |
| ROSS, Marie Isobel | Director | 2016-09-06 | 2017-06-20 |
| ACI DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-11-17 | 2004-11-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.