CAPRICORN OIL LIMITED
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Cash
£75K
USD 100,000
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5.8M
USD 7,700,000
-83% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£32M
USD -42,400,000
+86.2% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £0 | £0 | -£225,513 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£36,758,626 | -£231,601,894 | -£31,872,510 | +86.2% | |
| Net profit | -£36,758,626 | -£231,601,894 | -£28,339,472 | +87.8% | |
| Cash | £99,451,252 | £0 | £75,171 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £265,729,535 | £34,127,640 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £265,729,535 | £34,127,640 | £5,788,168 | -83% | |
| Equity | £265,729,535 | £34,127,640 | £5,788,168 | -83% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,683,380 | £902,052 | £1,879,275 | +108.3% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.752 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.7% | 89.9% | 98.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.30x | — | 0.01x | |
| Interest cover | 0.00x | 0.00x | -0.01x |
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
- CAPRICORN OIL LIMITED 2008-03-31 → present
- CAPRICORN ENERGY LIMITED 2006-09-04 → 2008-03-31
- CAIRN RESOURCES LIMITED 2006-04-24 → 2006-09-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the Financial Statements and have therefore used the going concern basis in preparing the Financial Statements.”
Group structure
- CAPRICORN OIL LIMITED · parent
- Capricorn Energy Holdings Limited 100%
- Capricorn Egypt (Holding) Limited 100%
- Capricorn Americas Limited 100%
- Capricorn Energy Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. 100%
- Capricorn Low Carbon Solutions Limited 100%
- Capricorn Mauritania Limited 100%
- Capricorn Nicaragua BV 100%
- Capricorn Petroleum Limited 100%
- Capricorn Resources Management Limited 100%
- Capricorn Suriname BV 100%
- Capricorn Energy UK Limited 100%
- Capricorn Egypt Limited 100%
- Agora Oil and Gas (UK) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 11th March 2026, the Group confirmed it has received multiple unsolicited non-binding proposals from Alamadiyaf al Masiyyah for Trading LLC, a member of the Cafani Group, regarding a possible all cash offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the Company's ultimate parent, Capricorn Energy PLC.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERVINE, Paul Alan | Secretary | 2023-06-07 | — | — |
| ERVINE, Paul Alan | Director | 2023-08-01 | Feb 1986 | British |
| NEELY, Randall Clifford | Director | 2023-06-07 | Jun 1966 | Canadian |
| PIPER, Nathan Gresham | Director | 2023-08-01 | Apr 1975 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCSHERRY, Anne Margaret | Secretary | 2020-12-01 | 2023-06-07 |
| WOOD, Duncan Alexander | Secretary | 2006-04-24 | 2020-12-01 |
| BERGER, Alexander | Director | 2007-09-19 | 2009-06-03 |
| BROWN, Janice Margaret | Director | 2007-02-16 | 2014-05-15 |
| COX, Christopher Martin | Director | 2023-04-11 | 2023-06-07 |
| GAMMELL, William Benjamin Bowring, Sir | Director | 2006-04-24 | 2011-07-11 |
| GROSSART, Hamish Mcleod | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2008-12-31 |
| HART, Kevin | Director | 2006-04-28 | 2006-11-17 |
| HATHON, Eric Gene | Director | 2021-06-21 | 2023-04-20 |
| HEATON, Richard Charles | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2017-05-19 |
| HUNT, Todd Mclean | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2008-12-31 |
| MAWDSLEY, Clare Louise | Director | 2023-04-11 | 2023-08-01 |
| MAYLAND, Paul Joseph | Director | 2014-05-15 | 2023-04-20 |
| MCLAREN, Iain Archibald | Director | 2008-07-02 | 2008-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Norman Loch | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2008-12-31 |
| SHILSTON, Andrew Barkley | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2008-05-23 |
| SMITH, James Donald | Director | 2014-05-15 | 2023-04-11 |
| STORY, Edward T | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2008-12-31 |
| THOMS, Malcolm Shaw | Director | 2006-04-28 | 2011-06-30 |
| THOMSON, Simon John | Director | 2007-04-03 | 2023-04-11 |
| TRACY, Philip Oliver James | Director | 2007-05-11 | 2011-06-30 |
| TYNDALL, Mark Robert John | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2008-12-31 |
| VEENHOF, Epeus Nicolaas | Director | 2009-06-24 | 2009-11-27 |
| WATTS, Michael John, Dr | Director | 2006-04-24 | 2014-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capricorn Energy Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.