PREMIER OIL GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.1bn
USD 1,462,862,000
-3.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£35m
USD 46,850,000
+3,400.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Energy 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £29,021,807 | £993,314 | £34,768,089 | +3,400.2% | |
| Net profit | £28,995,921 | £976,600 | £33,104,267 | +3,289.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,111,568,089 | £1,128,823,623 | £1,085,611,874 | -3.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,111,568,089 | £1,128,823,623 | £1,085,611,874 | -3.8% | |
| Equity | £1,111,568,089 | £1,128,823,623 | £1,085,611,874 | -3.8% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £0 | £0 | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.5% | 2.1% | 0.5% |
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 3 times since incorporation
- PREMIER OIL GROUP LIMITED 2003-08-13 → present
- PREMIER OIL GROUP PLC 2003-07-15 → 2003-08-13
- PREMIER OIL PLC 1995-05-15 → 2003-07-15
- PREMIER CONSOLIDATED OILFIELDS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1934-04-10 → 1995-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have adopted the going concern basis of accounting for the preparation of the financial statements as the Company's ultimate parent company, Harbour Energy plc, has undertaken to directly provide the necessary financial support to the Company”
Group structure
- PREMIER OIL GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Premier Oil E&P Holdings Limited 100%
- Premier Oil Holdings Limited 100%
- Premier Oil Overseas BV 100%
- Premier Oil UK Limited 100%
- Harbour Energy Bloque 7, S.A de C.V 100%
- Premier Oil Mexico Recursos S.A de C.V 100%
- Premier Oil do Brasil Petróleo e Gás Limitada 100%
- Premier Oil ONS Limited 100%
- Harbour Energy Argentina Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 26 May 2026, the Harbour Energy group completed the disposal of its operated interests in the Natuna Sea Block A producing asset and the Tuna development project in Indonesia to Prime Group for $215 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARBOUR ENERGY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-05-31 | — | — |
| KAUSCHUS, Andreas | Director | 2026-04-27 | Feb 1978 | German |
| LANDES, Howard Ralph | Director | 2021-04-15 | Dec 1975 | British |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATH, John Antony | Secretary | 1993-10-20 | 1997-06-30 |
| HUDDLE, Stephen Charles | Secretary | 2000-07-17 | 2015-05-29 |
| KEENAN, Claudia Louise | Secretary | 1997-06-30 | 1999-06-18 |
| LASCELLES, Rupert John Orlando | Secretary | — | 1993-10-20 |
| RICKARD, Rachel Abigail | Secretary | 2015-05-29 | 2017-01-18 |
| ROSE, Daniel Alexander | Secretary | 2018-11-01 | 2022-05-31 |
| TAPP, Robert John | Secretary | 1999-06-18 | 2000-07-17 |
| VICKERS, Julie Alison | Secretary | 2017-01-18 | 2018-11-01 |
| ABDULLAH, Encik Mohammad Medan | Director | 2002-06-05 | 2003-09-12 |
| ALIZAI, Mohamed Azam Khan | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2005-01-28 |
| ALLAN, Robert Andrew | Director | 2005-09-29 | 2020-06-25 |
| BAND, George Christopher | Director | 1990-02-01 | 1993-03-18 |
| CHALONER, Christopher Benjamin | Director | 2001-10-18 | 2002-03-12 |
| COLLINS, Jennings Barclay | Director | 2001-10-18 | 2003-09-12 |
| COOPER, Michael | Director | — | 1990-08-13 |
| COX JOHNSON, Richard Mark | Director | — | 1997-04-30 |
| DOBBIE, Scott Jamieson | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2005-01-28 |
| DURRANT, Anthony Richard Charles | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2020-12-16 |
| EMERSON, Ronald Victor | Director | 2001-03-12 | 2005-01-28 |
| FREEBORN, Edward | Director | 1997-04-14 | 1999-03-24 |
| GIBB, Andrew George | Director | 2017-01-18 | 2021-04-15 |
| GRAY, Ian | Director | 1996-01-18 | 2005-01-28 |
| HAWKINGS, Neil | Director | 2005-09-29 | 2016-06-30 |
| HAYTHORNTHWAITE, Richard Neil | Director | 1996-01-18 | 1997-09-30 |
| HEATH, John Antony | Director | 1990-07-01 | 1997-06-30 |
| JAMIESON, Charles James Auldjo | Director | — | 2005-06-30 |
| JOHN, David Glyndwr, Sir | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2005-01-28 |
| KEYNES, Stephen John | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| KIRK, Philip Andrew | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2022-02-28 |
| KNOWLES, Michael Gordon | Director | 1998-06-01 | 1999-03-24 |
| KRANE, Alexander Lorentzen | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2024-12-12 |
| LAIDLAW, William Samuel Hugh | Director | 1995-02-15 | 2001-09-20 |
| LANDER, John Hugh Russell | Director | 1995-02-27 | 1995-12-18 |
| LASCELLES, Rupert John Orlando | Director | — | 2001-05-16 |
| LIDDELL, Richard | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2003-01-31 |
| LOCKETT, Simon Charles | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2014-08-15 |
| LODGE, Andrew Geoffrey | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2015-06-30 |
| LOWDEN, Stephen Jonathan | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2000-11-01 |
| MANSOR, Mohamad Idris, Ybhg Dato' | Director | 1999-11-15 | 2003-09-12 |
| MARICAN, Mohd Hassan, Tan Sri | Director | 1999-11-15 | 2002-06-05 |
| MARSDEN, Austin Philip | Director | 1991-07-22 | 1993-06-14 |
| MELZER, Arthur David | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| MEW, Richard Martin | Director | 2002-03-12 | 2003-06-16 |
| O'DONNELL, Barry Joseph | Director | 2006-12-21 | 2009-05-31 |
| ORANGE, John Robert Wellwood | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2005-01-28 |
| ORBELL, Gerald, Doctor | Director | 1992-05-22 | 1995-03-10 |
| RICKARD, Rachel Abigail | Director | 2015-05-29 | 2017-01-18 |
| ROSE, Richard Andrew | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2021-04-15 |
| SHAW, Roland Clark | Director | — | 1994-08-03 |
| STEPHENS, Edwin Barrie | Director | 1994-11-15 | 1998-03-01 |
| SUTTIE, Laura Anne | Director | 2024-12-12 | 2026-04-27 |
| URQUHART, Lawrence Mcallister | Director | — | 1994-04-27 |
| VAN DER WELLE, John Alexander | Director | 1999-03-24 | 2005-06-30 |
| WHEATON, Stuart Royston | Director | 2021-11-09 | 2023-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dnb Asa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-04-09 | Ceased 2025-01-07 |
| Premier Oil Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-07-12 | Active |
| Premier Oil Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 572 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-23 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-04-23 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-23 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.