CAPRICORN ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the London-listed Capricorn Energy plc group, the company is engaged in the international exploration and extraction of crude petroleum.
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Cash
£150K
USD 200,000
+100% vs 2024
Net assets
£366M
USD 486,700,000
+6.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
27
+8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3.4M
USD -4,500,000
-104.8% vs 2024
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 | -£31,346,313 | -£11,200,481 | -£9,546,719 | +14.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£84,792,904 | £69,984,214 | -£3,382,696 | -104.8% | |
| Net profit | -£84,792,904 | £69,458,017 | -£3,382,696 | -104.9% | |
| Cash | £601,368 | £75,171 | £150,342 | +100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £281,665,790 | £346,162,520 | £369,164,850 | +6.6% | |
| Net assets | £277,381,042 | £342,403,969 | £365,857,325 | +6.8% | |
| Equity | £277,381,042 | £342,403,969 | £365,857,325 | +6.8% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 25 | 27 | +8% | |
| Wages | £8,795,009 | £4,359,919 | £3,683,380 | -15.5% | |
| 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 | -11.1% | -3.2% | -2.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.1% | 43.3% | 43.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 0.01x | 0.01x | |
| Interest cover | -1.31x | -0.45x | -0.33x |
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
- CAPRICORN ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED 2021-12-10 → present
- CAPRICORN ENERGY LIMITED 2008-03-31 → 2021-12-10
- CAPRICORN OIL LIMITED 2008-03-04 → 2008-03-31
- CAPRICORN ENERGY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2008-02-18 → 2008-03-04
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. In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- CAPRICORN ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Capricorn Americas Limited
- Capricorn Côte d'Ivoire Limited
- Capricorn Energy Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.
- Capricorn Exploration and Development Company Limited
- Capricorn Mauritania Limited
- Capricorn Low Carbon Solutions Limited
- Capricorn Offshore Exploration Limited
- Capricorn Petroleum Limited
- Capricorn Resources Management Limited
- Capricorn Suriname B.V.
- Capricorn Nicaragua B.V.
- Capricorn Energy UK Limited
- Agora Oil and Gas (UK) Limited
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.”
- “In May 2024, following a tax assessment by the Norwegian Oil Taxation Office, the Norwegian authorities requested a payment of NOK 7,550,908 ($0.7m). The Company paid the full NOK 7,550,908 ($0.7m) to Sval on 21 February 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 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 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCSHERRY, Anne Margaret | Secretary | 2020-12-01 | 2023-06-07 |
| WOOD, Duncan Alexander | Secretary | 2008-02-18 | 2020-12-01 |
| BROWN, Janice Margaret | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2014-05-15 |
| COX, Christopher Martin | Director | 2023-04-11 | 2023-06-07 |
| HATHON, Eric Gene | Director | 2021-06-21 | 2023-04-20 |
| MAWDSLEY, Clare Louise | Director | 2023-04-11 | 2023-08-01 |
| MAYLAND, Paul Joseph | Director | 2014-05-15 | 2023-04-20 |
| SMITH, James Donald | Director | 2014-05-15 | 2023-04-11 |
| THOMSON, Simon John | Director | 2008-02-18 | 2023-04-11 |
| WATTS, Michael John, Dr | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2014-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dnb Bank Asa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-12-20 | Ceased 2021-10-26 |
| Comptonia Nominees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Capricorn Oil Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 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 | |
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 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 | |
| 2023-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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 | |
| 2023-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-13 | 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.