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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

1 item

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

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
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 99
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

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Current ratio 1.84x2.82x
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

  1. GULFSANDS PETROLEUM PLC · parent
    1. Gulfsands Petroleum Ltd 100% · Cayman Islands · Holding Company
    2. Gulfsands Petroleum Holdings Ltd 100% · Cayman Islands · Holding Company
    3. Gulfsands Middle East Limited 100% · Abu Dhabi · Management services
    4. Gulfsands Petroleum Levant Ltd 100% · Cayman Islands · Oil and gas exploration
    5. Gulfsands Petroleum Iraq Ltd 100% · Cayman Islands · Oil and gas exploration
    6. Gulfsands Petroleum (MENA) Ltd 100% · Cayman Islands · Oil and gas exploration

Significant events

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 PDF
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 PDF
2025-05-16 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2025-05-01 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-02-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-01-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates
2024-12-07 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
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 PDF
2024-05-22 PSC09 persons-with-significant-control Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement PDF
2024-05-20 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2024-03-28 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
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 PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
9

last 12 months

Capital events
6

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

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

Official Companies House page