BP OIL UK LIMITED
Operating as a principal British downstream subsidiary of the London-listed energy supermajor BP p.l.c., the company is responsible for the refining, distribution, and marketing of petroleum products.
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Cash
£19m
-26.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£526m
+4.6% vs 2024
Employees
525
+1.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£28m
-64.1% lowest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of BP OIL UK LIMITED's latest filing
BP Oil UK turned over £6 billion this year. Operating profit nearly tripled, but a look at the core trading figures shows the real business was actually squeezed. The difference? A massive one-off injection, followed by a £215m dividend back to the parent group. ⛽️📉
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 | £6,489,000,000 | £6,041,000,000 | £5,497,000,000 | -9% | |
| Operating profit | £19,000,000 | £60,000,000 | £25,000,000 | -58.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £36,000,000 | £78,000,000 | £28,000,000 | -64.1% | |
| Net profit | £37,000,000 | £47,000,000 | £18,000,000 | -61.7% | |
| Cash | £25,000,000 | £26,000,000 | £19,000,000 | -26.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,546,000,000 | £1,430,000,000 | £1,451,000,000 | +1.5% | |
| Net assets | £663,000,000 | £503,000,000 | £526,000,000 | +4.6% | |
| Equity | £663,000,000 | £503,000,000 | £526,000,000 | +4.6% | |
| Average employees | 454 | 516 | 525 | +1.7% | |
| Wages | £60,000,000 | £67,000,000 | £59,000,000 | -11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £100,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £300,000 | £300,000 | 0% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.2% | 4.2% | 1.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.7% | 79.8% | 79.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.41x | 1.33x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | 0.83x | 2.73x | 1.14x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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 1 time since incorporation
- BP OIL UK LIMITED 1989-02-01 → present
- B P OIL LIMITED 1947-12-20 → 1989-02-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BP OIL UK LIMITED · parent
- BP Express Shopping Limited 100%
- BP Oil Logistics UK Limited 100%
- BP Oil Llandarcy Refinery Limited 100%
- British Pipeline Agency Limited 50%
- Exmoor Properties GP Limited 51%
- Exmoor Nominee Limited 51%
- BP Retail Properties Limited 100%
- Exmoor Properties PF LP 51%
Significant events
- “BP Oil Logistics UK Limited and BP Oil Llandarcy Refinery Limited, both wholly owned subsidiary undertakings of the company, were dissolved on 9 March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-10-27 | — | — |
| SUNBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-07-01 | — | — |
| COLYN, Brendan John | Director | 2025-07-14 | Sep 1982 | South African |
| HAYWARD, Joanne | Director | 2024-06-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| KINGHAM, Louise Anne | Director | 2021-12-17 | Apr 1971 | British |
| LALLY, Sarah Michelle | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jan 1988 | British |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADEGBEYENI, Olufunmilola | Secretary | 2012-10-16 | 2014-01-01 |
| ALI, Yasin Stanley | Secretary | 2001-02-19 | 2006-02-01 |
| EDWARDS, Hilary Jane | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 1994-05-05 |
| ELDEN, Russell Graham | Secretary | — | 1994-05-04 |
| ELVIDGE, Janet | Secretary | 2006-11-03 | 2008-07-21 |
| ENG, Christopher Kuangcheng Gerald | Secretary | 2009-03-23 | 2010-06-30 |
| HOLLOW, Alison Jane | Secretary | 1994-04-26 | 1994-06-20 |
| MALLETT, Laurence Edwin | Secretary | 1994-05-05 | 1997-09-10 |
| MCALLISTER, Yvonne Margaret | Secretary | 2014-01-01 | 2016-03-16 |
| NOEL, Dawn | Secretary | 2006-02-01 | 2006-11-03 |
| THOMAS, Andrea Margaret | Secretary | 2008-07-21 | 2009-03-23 |
| THOMAS, Andrea Margaret | Secretary | 1997-09-10 | 2001-02-19 |
| THOMAS, Andrea Margaret | Secretary | 1997-08-11 | 1997-09-10 |
| ADAMS, Sonya Leigh | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-06-01 |
| ALLEN, Leslie-Anne | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2018-09-10 |
| ASHDOWN, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2006-08-10 | 2009-09-01 |
| BAKER, Michael George | Director | 1994-05-05 | 1997-09-30 |
| BLAKEMAN, Andrew Peter Matthew, Mr. | Director | 2011-09-16 | 2016-05-01 |
| CARRIE, Nicholas John | Director | 1994-01-20 | 1995-01-31 |
| COMPRIDO, Antonio Manuel Patricio | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1999-08-01 |
| DE FABIANI, Michel Henri Humbert | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-11-24 |
| ELDEN, Russell Graham | Director | — | 1994-05-04 |
| EMMETT, Neil | Director | 2016-02-22 | 2019-03-22 |
| GOOSEY, David Charles, Mr. | Director | 2002-06-10 | 2004-04-01 |
| GRADY-SMITH, Nicola Louise | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2020-07-01 |
| HALE, Rickey Dave | Director | 2004-06-16 | 2007-06-30 |
| HARLAND, William George Warren | Director | 2018-09-10 | 2025-07-01 |
| HOFER, Hanna | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| HOFFMAN, Roland Owen Druce | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2008-05-30 |
| HOLDEN, Bret William | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-03-16 |
| HOOKWAY, Richard Mark | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1999-08-01 |
| HORSFIELD, Sydney George | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2000-09-01 |
| JONES, David Timothy, Dr | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| KAY, William Ernest | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2003-02-01 |
| LAMANNA, James Henley | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2003-04-01 |
| LANG, Simon James Frank | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2001-10-01 |
| MABELANE, Bafelelang Priscillah | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2017-08-01 |
| MASLIN, Paul Richard | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2001-03-01 |
| MATHER, Peter James | Director | 2005-12-30 | 2021-12-17 |
| MAY, Nicola Susan | Director | 2019-03-22 | 2021-02-01 |
| MCCANN, Catherine Ann | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2011-09-15 |
| MCDONOUGH, Ryan James | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2023-05-02 |
| MOORHOUSE, Christopher John | Director | 1996-10-15 | 1998-03-16 |
| MUMFORD, John Graham, Dr | Director | 1998-03-16 | 2006-12-30 |
| NAGEL, Jennifer Pauline | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2000-12-01 |
| NEWTON, David | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| ODDIE, Vincent Ashley | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2002-06-10 |
| OKEEFE, Blair Albert | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2004-04-01 |
| ORANGE, John Robert Wellwood | Director | — | 1996-10-14 |
| PARRY, David William | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| PITZER, Jeffrey Mann | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2004-06-01 |
| PRESTON, Richard Murray | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2001-09-01 |
| RYDE, Anthony Michael | Director | 1993-02-26 | 1993-12-31 |
| SHORT, Peter Alexander | Director | 2002-12-01 | 2004-10-01 |
| SIMS, Graham Charles | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2006-08-10 |
| SMITHER, Neale Andrew | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2015-09-01 |
| SPENCE, Saskia Alexandra | Director | 2023-05-02 | 2025-08-20 |
| STRUTHERS, Ian Hamilton | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2003-08-01 |
| THOMAS, John Robert | Director | 1998-03-16 | 2000-12-01 |
| WARDLE, Nigel John | Director | 2007-07-24 | 2009-08-31 |
| WELSH, Martin Howard | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2014-10-31 |
| WILLIAMS, John David | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1999-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bp International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 298 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-08 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.