BUCCANEER ENERGY PLC
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Cash
£87k
USD 117,000
+10.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£1.1m
USD -1,445,000
-7.2% vs 2024
Employees
3
-25% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.6m
USD -2,178,000
-44.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 1 in the financial statements, which indicate that the incurred group loss of $2,178,000 during the year ended 31 December 2025 and, at that date, the net current liabilities of $373,000 and net liabilities of $1,445,000. As stated in note 1, these events or conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £2,092,902 | £1,514,679 | £1,125,232 | -25.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£93,645 | -£817,540 | -£1,366,035 | -67.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£350,799 | -£1,121,516 | -£1,618,729 | -44.3% | |
| Net profit | -£350,799 | -£1,121,516 | -£1,618,729 | -44.3% | |
| Cash | £19,324 | £78,781 | £86,957 | +10.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,472,687 | £2,417,689 | -2.2% | |
| Net assets | -£1,125,232 | -£1,001,858 | -£1,073,950 | -7.2% | |
| Equity | -£1,125,232 | -£1,001,858 | -£1,073,950 | -7.2% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | 3 | -25% | |
| Wages | — | £170,940 | £139,725 | -18.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £262,149 | £186,548 | -28.8% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 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 | -4.5% | -54.0% | -121.4% | |
| Net margin | -16.8% | -74.0% | -143.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -33.1% | -56.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 135.9% | 131.4% | 134.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.58x | 0.60x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | -0.34x | -2.69x | -5.08x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-06-25
- BUCCANEER ENERGY PLC 2025-06-25 → present
- NOSTRA TERRA OIL AND GAS COMPANY PLC 2007-07-19 → 2025-06-25
- LHP INVESTMENTS PLC 2005-01-25 → 2007-07-19
- LHP INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2005-01-20 → 2005-01-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MAH, Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 1 in the financial statements, which indicate that the incurred group loss of $2,178,000 during the year ended 31 December 2025 and, at that date, the net current liabilities of $373,000 and net liabilities of $1,445,000. As stated in note 1, these events or conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”
Group structure
- BUCCANEER ENERGY PLC · parent
- New Horizon Energy 1 LLC 100%
- Buccaneer Operating, LLC 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2025, to reflect the new direction of the Company, Nostra Terra Oil & Gas Company plc was renamed Buccaneer Energy plc, its logo changed, and its website updated.”
- “The Group is monitoring the conflict in the Middle East following the escalation of hostilities in February 2026.”
- “On 2 September 2024, the Company terminated a 6-month consulting agreement that it had entered into with its former CEO, Matthew Blaine Lofgran, following his resignation on 19 May 2024. Mr. Lofgran is disputing this termination and has filed a case with the County Court in London on June 16, 2025, for damages totalling £68,343.16.”
- “On 2 March 2026 the Company raised £350,000 (before expenses) through a subscription and placing of 3,500,000,000 new ordinary shares at a price of 0.01p per share. Part of the funds were used in the acquisition of a 100% working interest in the Carlisle-1 well located in the Fouke area of the Pine Mills field. The transaction closed on 13 March 2026, with an effective date of 1 January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D&A SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-06-03 | — | — |
| NEWMAN, James Frederick | Director | 2024-06-27 | Apr 1964 | American |
| STALEY, George Henry Stephen, Dr | Director | 2020-03-03 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WELCH, Paul Michael | Director | 2022-02-04 | May 1962 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-01-20 | 2020-06-03 |
| SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-01-20 | 2005-01-20 |
| AINSWORTH, Kristian Ewen | Director | 2015-06-24 | 2020-03-02 |
| BLENNERHASSETT, Adrian Marmaduke Francis William, Sir | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2015-06-23 |
| CLARIDGE, Patrick Timothy | Director | 2005-01-20 | 2006-05-30 |
| COURTNEY, Brian William | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2009-06-30 |
| KNIFTON, Leo Ernest Vaughan | Director | 2005-01-20 | 2007-07-19 |
| LOFGRAN, Matthew Blaine | Director | 2009-07-07 | 2024-05-19 |
| MACNEIL, Glenn Garry | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2009-07-24 |
| MCCALL, Alden | Director | 2010-06-21 | 2015-11-01 |
| MORRISON, Andrew John Gowdy | Director | 2020-03-03 | 2020-04-07 |
| OAKES, Stephen Vaughan | Director | 2006-05-30 | 2017-02-07 |
| SMITH, Neville Desmond | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2009-01-10 |
| STAFFORD, John Philip | Director | 2017-02-07 | 2025-01-01 |
| SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-01-20 | 2005-01-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-25 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-20 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-07-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-10 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-25 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.