ESTUARY OILS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-19
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
+22.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+26.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
27
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+0.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-19.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £30,680,395 | — | £69,806,052 | £79,439,550 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,242,100 | — | £4,089,149 | £3,910,478 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,237,607 | — | £4,100,876 | £4,104,739 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,776,039 | — | £3,204,240 | £3,015,575 | |
| Cash | £907,592 | £1,850,146 | £2,954,083 | — | £6,549,814 | £8,007,488 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,724,032 | £2,240,878 | £3,948,406 | — | £9,912,646 | £12,488,177 | |
| Net assets | £1,081,553 | £2,083,482 | £3,737,521 | — | £9,557,744 | £12,107,319 | |
| Equity | £1,081,553 | £2,083,482 | £3,737,521 | — | £9,557,744 | £12,107,319 | |
| Average employees | 22 | 22 | — | — | 27 | 27 | |
| Wages | — | — | £695,644 | — | £939,487 | £980,971 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £17,680 | — | £9,100 | £9,100 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
+13.8%
£69,806,052 £79,439,550
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
+22.3%
£6,549,814 £8,007,488
highest in 5 filed years
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Net assets
+26.7%
£9,557,744 £12,107,319
highest in 5 filed years
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Employees
0%
27 27
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Operating profit
-4.4%
£4,089,149 £3,910,478
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Profit before tax
+0.1%
£4,100,876 £4,104,739
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Wages
+4.4%
£939,487 £980,971
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 7.3% | — | 5.9% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.8% | — | 4.6% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 56.8% | — | 41.3% | 31.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 44.1% | 37.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.18x | 2.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 499.02x | — | — | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ESTUARY OILS LIMITED 2013-02-07 → present
- DRAGON FUELS LTD 2011-05-05 → 2013-02-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kilsby & Williams LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Turnover has increased due to the increase in volume sold driven with the drop in fuel prices as a result of decline in crude oil pricing on the global market.”
- “The company has continued with its policy of investment in new tankers; minimising downtime and reducing maintenance costs.”
- “We note that due to weaker economic climate, combined with a warmer than expected winter, distributors are looking to support financial performance by securing business at any cost. This is creating a very competitive landscape.”
- “We also note the expansion of delivery territories and new entrants as a way of securing market share.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOULD, Tina | Secretary | 2020-08-21 | — | — |
| MOULD, Andrew Geoffrey | Director | 2014-03-06 | Aug 1955 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOULD, Andrew Geoffery | Secretary | 2014-03-06 | 2020-08-20 |
| CUMING, Anthony Dale | Director | 2011-05-05 | 2014-03-06 |
| MOULD, Tina | Director | 2016-07-22 | 2020-08-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Geoffrey Mould | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-01-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-01-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-11-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-11-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-02-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-06-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-01-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-11-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-11-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-02-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-02-01 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2021-02-01 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2021-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.