PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£97m
-6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.1m
+1,818.6% 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 | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £40,607,000 | -£64,000 | -£81,000 | -26.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £42,252,000 | £59,000 | £1,132,000 | +1,818.6% | |
| Net profit | £42,252,000 | £59,000 | £1,132,000 | +1,818.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £106,725,000 | £101,893,000 | £99,849,000 | -2% | |
| Net assets | £103,408,000 | £102,976,000 | £96,812,000 | -6% | |
| Equity | £103,408,000 | £102,976,000 | £96,812,000 | -6% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 38.0% | -0.1% | -0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.1% | 2.7% | 6.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.01x | 0.03x | 0.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | -0.23x | -0.38x |
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
- PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 1994-01-25 → present
- 784TH SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 1993-11-23 → 1994-01-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which the directors believe to be appropriate.”
Group structure
- PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES (UK) LIMITED · parent
- PGS Exploration (UK) Limited 100%
- PGS Geophysical (Angola) Ltd 100%
- PGS Pension Trustee Limited 100%
- Panoceanic Energy Limited 100%
Significant events
- “PGS ASA merged with TGS ASA on 1 July 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBY, William James Charles | Director | 2025-03-15 | Dec 1975 | British |
| TAYLOR, Emma Louise | Director | 2025-03-15 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAINES, Michael Alan | Secretary | 2007-12-19 | 2008-08-15 |
| NEVILE, Hugh Simon | Secretary | 1994-01-14 | 2005-11-02 |
| PINTO, Maria Candida Ferreira | Secretary | 2008-08-15 | 2013-09-13 |
| WAGNER, Simon David, Mr. | Secretary | 2005-11-02 | 2007-12-19 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-11-23 | 1994-01-14 |
| BORRE LARSEN, Sven | Director | 2024-08-27 | 2025-03-15 |
| BOSWELL, Jon Chrisopher | Director | 1996-02-09 | 2002-10-15 |
| BRYN, Merethe, Ms. | Director | 2023-06-30 | 2025-03-15 |
| HAAVARDSEN, Knut | Director | 1995-01-24 | 2003-02-14 |
| HAAVIK, Arnfin | Director | 1994-01-13 | 1995-01-24 |
| HUSEBY, Christian | Director | 1994-01-13 | 1996-02-09 |
| LANGSETH, Gottfred, Mr. | Director | 2004-03-23 | 2024-08-27 |
| MACKEWN, Anthony Ross | Director | 1995-05-22 | 2003-02-14 |
| OVERSJOEN, Knut | Director | 2003-02-14 | 2004-03-23 |
| PEDERSEN, Rune Olav | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2024-08-27 |
| QUINN, Laurence Anthony | Director | 1995-01-24 | 2001-03-20 |
| REINHARDSEN, Jon Erik | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| RENNEMO, Svein | Director | 2003-02-14 | 2008-04-01 |
| SCOTT, Michael | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2001-03-20 |
| SOIA, Amund | Director | 2024-08-27 | 2025-03-15 |
| STEEN NILSEN, Christin | Director | 2003-02-14 | 2023-06-30 |
| LOVITING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-11-23 | 1994-01-13 |
| SERJEANTS' INN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-11-23 | 1994-01-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pgs Asa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-20 | Ceased 2024-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-18 | 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.