SHELL CHINA EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the global energy group Shell plc, the business is engaged in the exploration and extraction of crude petroleum in China.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
51
-13.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£32m
USD 43,736,000
-26.8% 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 | £196,462,190 | £161,923,750 | £115,328,386 | -28.8% | |
| Operating profit | £17,676,498 | £44,459,567 | £28,208,534 | -36.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £45,320,835 | £44,329,831 | £32,457,143 | -26.8% | |
| Net profit | £36,009,570 | £33,538,682 | £19,421,150 | -42.1% | |
| Cash | £4,422,655 | £696,434 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £228,814,716 | £179,821,713 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £215,553,812 | £170,582,617 | — | — | |
| Equity | £215,553,812 | £170,582,617 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 97 | 59 | 51 | -13.6% | |
| Wages | £9,446,188 | £5,261,859 | £4,518,738 | -14.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.0% | 27.5% | 24.5% | |
| Net margin | 18.3% | 20.7% | 16.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.7% | 24.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.1% | 23.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.09x | 1.80x | — | |
| Interest cover | 98.83x | 15.88x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- SHELL CHINA EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY LIMITED 2002-01-31 → present
- SHELL EXPLORATION (CHINA) LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 2002-01-31
- SHELL EXPLORATION LIMITED 1974-05-09 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above analysis, the Directors have assessed that the Company is expected to have adequate resources to meet its liabilities and commitments over the going concern period up to 31 December 2027.”
Significant events
- “Pecten Orient Company LLC was dissolved on 17 February 2025. As part of the dissolution process, the investment undertaking with a carrying value of USD 2.6 million was derecognized... resulting in a gain of USD 0.5 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 69 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-05-22 | — | — |
| MULOCK VAN DER VLIES BIK, Fiona Patricia Emma | Director | 2019-11-01 | Sep 1969 | Dutch |
| QU, Xue Mei | Director | 2024-05-01 | Nov 1976 | Chinese |
| RUNGE, Christian Dirk Carl | Director | 2019-11-01 | Jun 1971 | Dutch |
Show 69 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAO, Yan | Secretary | 2004-11-17 | 2006-01-27 |
| GRANT, Clive William | Secretary | — | 1996-01-15 |
| LI, Peng | Secretary | 2006-01-27 | 2019-11-01 |
| MCEACHERN, Andrew Alan | Secretary | 1996-01-15 | 1999-04-16 |
| SHAHARUDIN, Damis | Secretary | 2002-05-10 | 2004-11-17 |
| TSANG, Carmen Chor Man | Secretary | 1994-09-01 | 1995-07-30 |
| TSE WONG, Yin Fan | Secretary | 1992-08-14 | 1993-07-30 |
| WOOTTON, Michael | Secretary | 1999-04-16 | 2002-05-10 |
| PECTEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-11-01 | 2026-05-29 |
| ANDERSON, Brian Ralph Houston | Director | 1997-10-31 | 2000-07-27 |
| BOUTKAN, Volbregt Kornelis | Director | 2008-10-27 | 2010-03-16 |
| BRADSHAW, Martin John | Director | 1999-10-31 | 2002-07-23 |
| BRENNAND, Timothy Pienne | Director | — | 1993-12-01 |
| BURRI, Peter, Dr | Director | 1993-07-14 | 1995-11-16 |
| CHEN, Lin | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-05-01 |
| CODE, Kim Elan | Director | 2016-06-22 | 2019-05-01 |
| DE LASSUS SAINT GENIES, Christian Joseph Raymond | Director | 1993-05-26 | 1995-10-16 |
| DOUGLAS, Robert Harold | Director | — | 1995-05-22 |
| DURKIN, Simon George | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2010-01-04 |
| ELAM, Peter Frederick | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2010-03-16 |
| FEITH, Rhijnvis | Director | — | 1995-01-09 |
| FINLAY, John Douglas | Director | 1996-10-17 | 1997-06-01 |
| FLETT, Andrew Meason | Director | 1995-01-11 | 2002-06-30 |
| GATES, Michael John | Director | — | 1993-12-11 |
| GORDON, Jonathan Stuart | Director | 2001-07-13 | 2002-05-10 |
| GORDON, Jonathan Stuart | Director | 2001-07-13 | 2002-05-10 |
| GORMAN, Sinead | Director | 2013-06-21 | 2014-07-18 |
| GROUETTE, Robin Anne | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-11-01 |
| HATHAWAY, Kenelm Thomas | Director | 1997-06-01 | 2001-07-13 |
| HENG, Hock Cheng @ Heyok Chiang | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2005-09-01 |
| JACK, Margaret | Director | 1992-08-14 | 1997-10-31 |
| JANSSENS, Guy Peter Jacobus Agnes | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2013-06-21 |
| KAPPELLE, Derk | Director | 1995-10-16 | 1996-10-17 |
| KEETH, Martha Frances Sexton | Director | 1995-05-19 | 1996-08-15 |
| KILROE, John Gibson | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1997-10-31 |
| LAU, Nai Pek | Director | 2000-10-24 | 2002-05-10 |
| LIM, Haw Kuang, Datuk | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2013-01-01 |
| LIM, Tau Kien | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2007-10-01 |
| LING, Kien Sing | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2011-04-30 |
| MAN, Sai Moon Simon | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1998-04-01 |
| MARSH, Anthony Frank | Director | 1995-11-16 | 1999-10-31 |
| MCVEIGH, Patrick David James | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2013-06-21 |
| MERER, Yves Louis Francois | Director | 2002-05-10 | 2005-06-30 |
| MOZETIC, Antonio | Director | 1998-04-17 | 1998-10-17 |
| OELE, Jan Adrian | Director | — | 1995-01-23 |
| PARSLEY, Alan John | Director | 1995-01-11 | 1997-10-15 |
| PERRY, John Edwin | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1999-07-31 |
| PYMAN, Matk Alistair Frank | Director | 1993-12-11 | 1996-12-31 |
| STAUBLE, Martin Peter | Director | 2011-04-30 | 2016-04-01 |
| SUNMONU, Mutiu Olaniyi Adio | Director | 2001-03-09 | 2003-12-17 |
| TAN, Ek Kia | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2003-10-01 |
| TAUECCHIO, Paul George | Director | 1998-11-16 | 1999-10-25 |
| TAYLOR, Thomas Michael | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2009-05-27 |
| TOSUN, M Tugrul | Director | 1998-01-21 | 1998-10-17 |
| TREMAYNE, Bruce Andrew | Director | — | 1993-03-18 |
| TROOST, Kerst Klaas | Director | 2002-05-10 | 2004-09-06 |
| VAN DER MEIJDEN, Henry Anton Joahn Maria | Director | 1999-10-25 | 2001-04-01 |
| VAN SCHERPENZEEL, Evert | Director | 1997-10-15 | 1998-01-26 |
| VANKAN, Martijn Eduard Godfried Leonard | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2015-12-31 |
| VIGEVENO, Huibert Hans | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2015-07-01 |
| WARNERS, Pierter Cornelis Johan | Director | 2003-12-17 | 2005-09-01 |
| WONG, Chi Cheong | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2023-07-01 |
| WONG, Ing Tiong | Director | 1995-10-16 | 1997-08-15 |
| XU, Li | Director | 2013-06-21 | 2017-04-01 |
| YAU FONG, Celine Yee Shan | Director | 1992-08-14 | 1996-07-01 |
| YOUNG, Richard Ian | Director | 1993-05-26 | 1994-01-10 |
| ZHANG, Hong | Director | 2015-12-31 | 2019-11-01 |
| ZHANG, Xinsheng | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2021-08-01 |
| ZHAO, Zhi Yong | Director | 2006-01-25 | 2008-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Group Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-16 | Active |
| B.V. Dordtsche Petroleum Maatschappij | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Shell China Holding Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% (as firm), Voting 50–75% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 317 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-05 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-27 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-12-27 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-12-27 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-12-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.