ROSE PETROLEUM (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£16m
0% vs 2024
Employees
2
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£4.5k
+99.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial statements of Zephyr Energy plc included a material uncertainty related to going concern regarding dependence on refinancing of existing borrowings, or alternatively raising new funding, which is not guaranteed.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Energy median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,717 | -£7,498,797 | -£4,536 | +99.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £17,374 | -£7,543,918 | -£4,536 | +99.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £17,374 | -£7,543,918 | -£4,536 | +99.9% | |
| Cash | £23 | £90 | £164 | £36 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£8,158,546 | -£8,162,400 | -£8,176,828 | -£15,720,746 | -£15,725,282 | 0% | |
| Net assets | -£8,158,546 | -£8,162,400 | -£8,176,828 | -£15,720,746 | -£15,725,282 | 0% | |
| Equity | — | — | -£8,176,828 | -£15,720,746 | -£15,725,282 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35472039.1% | 9069433.3% | 121.1% | 145.7% | 134.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.00x | 0.00x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 0.00x | -4.95x | -0.00x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ROSE PETROLEUM (UK) LIMITED 2013-09-05 → present
- VANE MINERALS LIMITED 2013-08-15 → 2013-09-05
- ROSE PETROLEUM LTD 2013-07-24 → 2013-08-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial statements of Zephyr Energy plc included a material uncertainty related to going concern regarding dependence on refinancing of existing borrowings, or alternatively raising new funding, which is not guaranteed.”
Group structure
- ROSE PETROLEUM (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Rose Petroleum (US) LLC 100%
- Rose Petroleum (Utah) LLC 100%
- Zephyr Bakken LLC 100%
- Zephyr Williston LLC 100%
- Zephyr Hawk LLC 100%
- Zephyr Salt Wash LLC 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EADIE, Christopher John | Secretary | 2020-05-06 | — | — |
| EADIE, Christopher John | Director | 2019-08-19 | Mar 1969 | British |
| HARRINGTON, John Colin | Director | 2019-08-19 | Dec 1973 | American |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCNEILL, Ian Harry | Secretary | 2015-04-01 | 2020-05-06 |
| WATSON MORGAN LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2013-07-24 | 2015-04-01 |
| BLAIR, John Mathew | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2015-04-22 |
| IDIENS, Matthew Charles | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2019-08-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Petroleum Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-10 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-01-25 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-01-24 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-16 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-10-11 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-09-28 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.