GULFSANDS PETROLEUM PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-17 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-02
Watchouts
Cash
£370K
USD 495,000
-22.2% vs 2023
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
9
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
USD -2,860,000
+47% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Group may need to raise additional finance, and there is no guarantee that the required funding will be available. This indicates a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.
Profit before tax
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 | -£2,154,444 | -£2,090,902 | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,035,284 | -£2,137,998 | |
| Net profit | -£4,035,284 | -£2,137,998 | |
| Cash | £475,443 | £370,038 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | |
| Equity | £69,734,619 | £73,976,228 | |
| Average employees | 9 | 9 | |
| Wages | £705,689 | £716,155 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £438,813 | £436,570 |
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
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-22.2%
£475,443 £370,038
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Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
0%
9 9
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Operating profit
+2.9%
-£2,154,444 -£2,090,902
-
Profit before tax
+47%
-£4,035,284 -£2,137,998
-
Wages
+1.5%
£705,689 £716,155
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.84x | 2.82x | |
| Interest cover | -1.53x | -30.40x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Group may need to raise additional finance, and there is no guarantee that the required funding will be available. This indicates a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- GULFSANDS PETROLEUM PLC · parent
- Gulfsands Petroleum Ltd 100%
- Gulfsands Petroleum Holdings Ltd 100%
- Gulfsands Middle East Limited 100%
- Gulfsands Petroleum Levant Ltd 100%
- Gulfsands Petroleum Iraq Ltd 100%
- Gulfsands Petroleum (MENA) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year-end, £2 million Unsecured bridge loan financing was agreed with Waterford and Blake, to provide funding for 2025.”
- “The fall of the Assad Regime happened in December 2024, just prior to the year-end, suggesting positive momentum towards a united Syria.”
- “In March 2025 the UK Government's OFSI removed certain relevant entities from its Designated List; in April 2025, the UK Government lifted all material sanctions relating to the Energy and Oil and Gas Sector.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARBER, Ben | Secretary | 2014-04-01 | — | — |
| BELL, John | Director | 2014-08-13 | Oct 1965 | British |
| DARBY, Joseph | Director | 2012-11-26 | Jul 1948 | British |
| EDE-GOLIGHTLY, James Lawrence | Director | 2025-02-03 | Aug 1979 | British |
| KROUPEEV, Mikhail | Director | 2016-10-10 | Aug 1966 | British |
| MORRIS, Andrew James | Director | 2015-04-22 | Aug 1968 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTTOMLEY, John Michael | Secretary | 2004-12-02 | 2014-04-01 |
| THOMAS, Howard | Nominee Secretary | 2004-12-02 | 2004-12-02 |
| BEARDSALL, Alastair John | Director | 2015-04-14 | 2016-07-22 |
| BOLSOVER, John Derrick | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2006-01-31 |
| BUTLER, Malcolm, Dr | Director | 2005-03-03 | 2006-02-13 |
| CONWAY, Peter Ian | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2015-06-30 |
| COWAN, David John | Director | 2006-02-13 | 2014-06-30 |
| CUTLER, Alan Charles | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2015-08-26 |
| DECORT, David Franklin | Director | 2004-12-02 | 2008-04-30 |
| DORRIER JR, John Pitts | Director | 2004-12-02 | 2008-04-30 |
| EDE-GOLIGHTLY, James Lawrence | Director | 2014-08-13 | 2020-12-31 |
| FAURE, Michel Maurice Jaques | Director | 2013-05-15 | 2014-08-13 |
| JUDGE, Kenneth Peter | Director | 2006-10-19 | 2015-02-03 |
| MALCOLM, Richard John | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2013-04-10 |
| MILNE, Richard Gordon | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2021-07-09 |
| ROSE, Andrew Benedict | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2012-04-30 |
| SAJJAD, Mahdi | Director | 2005-02-18 | 2015-06-30 |
| STONEHILL, Charles Gerald Thoroton | Director | 2005-02-18 | 2006-02-13 |
| TESTER, William Andrew Joseph | Nominee Director | 2004-12-02 | 2004-12-02 |
| THOMAS, Howard | Director | 2004-12-02 | 2004-12-02 |
| WEST, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2006-02-13 | 2016-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ian Griffiths | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-05-20 | Active |
| Richard Ian Griffiths | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2023-06-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 259 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-06 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2026-02-06 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2025-12-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-22 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-05-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-14 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 6
- 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.