SEADRILL UK LTD.
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Cash
£46K
USD 61,398
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£147M
USD 196,214,875
+1.4% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.9M
USD 3,872,473
+120.8% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will continue to make available such funding as is required for the Company to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. However, the matters set out above indicate that the Company remains dependent on the continued availability of Group support.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £6,927,255 | £104,853,963 | £279,652,801 | +166.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£599,445 | -£41,839,233 | £4,642,110 | +111.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,520,481 | -£13,956,909 | £2,898,992 | +120.8% | |
| Net profit | -£2,077,878 | -£10,400,760 | £2,064,244 | +119.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | £45,963 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £155,225,927 | £166,621,249 | £168,022,496 | +0.8% | |
| Net assets | £155,225,927 | £144,825,167 | £146,889,411 | +1.4% | |
| Equity | £155,225,927 | £144,825,167 | £146,889,411 | +1.4% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £706,124 | £16,713,434 | £26,635,291 | +59.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.7% | -39.9% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | -30.0% | -9.9% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.4% | -25.1% | 2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 51.7% | 52.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.14x | 0.69x | 0.77x | |
| Interest cover | -0.31x | -8.69x | 2.66x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will continue to make available such funding as is required for the Company to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. However, the matters set out above indicate that the Company remains dependent on the continued availability of Group support.”
Group structure
- SEADRILL UK LTD. · parent
- Seadrill Offshore AS 100%
- Seadrill Jack Up I BV 100%
- Seadrill Jack Up II BV 100%
- Seadrill Newfoundland Operations Ltd 100%
- Seadrill Offshore Nigeria Limited 99%
- Seadrill Saudi I BV 100%
- Seadrill B.V. 100%
- Seadrill Canadian Holdco Limited 100%
- Seadrill Switzerland GmbH 100%
- Seadrill Canada Operations ULC 100%
- Seadrill Americas Inc. 100%
- Seadrill Gulf Operations Neptune LLC 100%
- Seadrill Saudi II BV 100%
- Seadrill Saudi Limited Company 100%
- Seadrill Servicos de Petroleo Ltda 100%
- SOAS Servicos de Petroleo Ltda 100%
- Seadrill International Resourcing Inc. 100%
- Sevan Drilling North America LLC 100%
- Sevan Drilling Rig II Pte 100%
- Sevan Drilling Rig V Pte 100%
- Sevan Drilling Rig VI Pte 100%
Significant events
- “On 7 March 2024, control of the West Polaris rig was transferred from Vantage Drilling Ltd to Seadrill. The rig commenced its contract with Petrobras on 18 February 2025.”
- “On 26 April 2024, the charter contracts with Petrobras for the West Tellus, West Jupiter and West Carina rigs were novated from Seadrill Management (S) Pte Ltd to the Company.”
- “On 16 July 2024, the Board approved the formation of a new Swiss company, incorporated as wholly owned by the Company, with 25,000 quotas of $1 nominal value each.”
- “On 18 February 2025, the West Polaris rig commenced its contract with Petrobras.”
- “On 18 March 2025 the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Seadrill Canadian Holdco Limited, was dissolved.”
- “On 17 November 2025, as part of a Seadrill group restructuring plan, the Company transferred its entire shareholdings in Seadrill Jack Up I B.V., Seadrill Saudi I B.V. and Seadrill B.V. to Seadrill Jack Up II B.V.”
- “On 1 January 2026 West Jupiter finished its contract with Petrobras and then completed the reactivation and mobilization phases before commencing a new contract with Petrobras on 21 March 2026.”
- “On 15 January 2026 the Company extended its contract with Petrobras for the West Carina rig by 100 days and on 18 March 2026 it extended again for up to a maximum of 75 additional days.”
- “On 28 January 2026 the Company exercised Option 01 within its contract with Equinor, in relation to the West Saturn rig, to extend its current contract by 365 days.”
- “On 17 March 2026 the West Tellus rig finished its contract with Petrobras and began the reactivation phase in preparation for its new contract with Petrobras which is due to commence at an undetermined date in 2026.”
- “On 6 April 2026 the Company announced a 1095 day extension of it's current contract with Petrobras for the West Polaris rig, it is expected to commence in direct continuation of the current program in January 2028.”
- “Ongoing conflict in the Middle East escalated in early 2026 and these events have increased geopolitical uncertainty, contributing to volatility in regional and global markets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROMBIE, William John | Director | 2025-03-31 | May 1976 | British |
| GILBERTSON, James Michael Brandon | Director | 2025-08-04 | Aug 1979 | British |
| THORNTON, Tracy | Director | 2025-03-31 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBJOHNS, Graham | Secretary | 2008-03-18 | 2016-09-05 |
| CREED, Grant Russel | Director | 2022-08-09 | 2024-02-14 |
| GIAEVER, Bjorn | Director | 2008-03-18 | 2011-03-10 |
| GILLIVER, Neil Derek | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2022-03-09 |
| HALVORSEN, Fredrik | Director | 2011-03-10 | 2012-06-28 |
| HINGLEY-WILSON, Robert David | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2014-12-19 |
| HOANG, Thomas Tung | Director | 2024-12-05 | 2025-08-04 |
| JACKSON, Stuart Robert | Director | 2019-11-07 | 2022-03-25 |
| KHANDELWAL, Ajay | Director | 2008-03-18 | 2010-06-01 |
| LINDLEY, Philip Richard | Director | 2024-02-06 | 2025-03-31 |
| MCNAMARA, Paula Antoinette | Director | 2024-02-06 | 2024-12-04 |
| NELSON, Leif | Director | 2020-07-30 | 2024-02-11 |
| NUNES DE SOUZA, Tyson John | Director | 2022-04-20 | 2024-01-24 |
| REDDING, Sandra Faye | Director | 2020-07-30 | 2022-08-02 |
| ROBJOHNS, Graham | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2016-09-05 |
| SNEDDON, David Scott | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2018-09-25 |
| THORSTEIN, Harald | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2019-11-07 |
| WHITE, Philip Charles Anthony | Director | 2024-02-06 | 2024-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seadrill Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-04-28 | Active |
| Seadrill Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-03-26 | Ceased 2022-02-23 |
| Seadrill Rig Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-07-02 | Ceased 2019-03-26 |
| Seadrill Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-07-02 | Ceased 2018-07-02 |
| Seadrill Rig Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-05-17 | Ceased 2018-07-02 |
| Seadrill Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.