CAIRN UK HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.6M
USD 6,155,000
+252.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£297K
USD -395,000
-233.4% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£652K
USD -867,000
-232.2% lowest 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 | £11,276 | -£93,212 | -£133,053 | -42.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£373,600 | -£196,196 | -£651,733 | -232.2% | |
| Net profit | -£373,600 | £3,868,300 | -£519,432 | -113.4% | |
| Cash | £327,746 | £1,311,734 | £4,626,776 | +252.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,645,794 | £222,506 | -£296,926 | -233.4% | |
| Net assets | -£3,645,794 | £222,506 | -£296,926 | -233.4% | |
| Equity | — | £222,506 | -£296,926 | -233.4% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,764,790 | £884,763 | £1,850,710 | +109.2% |
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 | — | -41.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1212.4% | 95.3% | 106.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.08x | 1.05x | 0.94x | |
| Interest cover | 0.03x | -0.18x | -0.19x |
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
- 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.”
Significant events
- “In November 2021, the Company entered into statutory undertakings with the Government of India in respect of new legislation enabling the refund of retrospective taxes collected from the Company in India by way of asset seizures since 2014. The refund of taxes of INR 79bn (approximately $1.06 bn) was received in February 2022. In 2024, the Company received a further payment of INR 114m ($1,447k) and INR 338m ($3,833k) in 2025.”
- “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 · 11 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 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCSHERRY, Anne Margaret | Secretary | 2020-12-01 | 2023-06-07 |
| WOOD, Duncan Alexander | Secretary | 2006-06-26 | 2020-12-01 |
| BROWN, Janice Margaret | Director | 2008-10-16 | 2014-05-15 |
| COX, Christopher Martin | Director | 2023-04-11 | 2023-06-07 |
| GAMMELL, William Benjamin Bowring, Sir | Director | 2006-06-26 | 2011-07-11 |
| HART, Kevin | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2006-11-17 |
| MAWDSLEY, Clare Louise | Director | 2023-04-11 | 2023-08-01 |
| SMITH, James Donald | Director | 2014-05-15 | 2023-04-11 |
| THOMS, Malcolm Shaw | Director | 2006-06-26 | 2011-06-30 |
| THOMSON, Simon John | Director | 2008-10-16 | 2023-04-11 |
| WATTS, Michael John, Dr | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2014-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capricorn Energy Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 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 | |
| 2026-06-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | 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 | |
| 2023-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director 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 | |
| 2023-06-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-12 | 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
- 5
- 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.