OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
-£283k
-607.5% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,618,000 | £2,914,000 | £4,289,000 | +47.2% | |
| Operating profit | £0 | £46,000 | -£136,000 | -395.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£40,000 | -£283,000 | -607.5% | |
| Net profit | £0 | -£40,000 | -£283,000 | -607.5% | |
| Cash | £7,990,000 | £8,754,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,959,000 | £9,524,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Equity | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 216 | 237 | — | — | |
| Wages | £16,149,000 | £17,953,000 | £18,892,000 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £775,800 | £676,283 | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.0% | 1.6% | -3.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | -1.4% | -6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.0% | 0.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.0% | 100.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.08x | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.00x | 0.53x | -0.93x |
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
- OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY 2016-09-29 → present
- OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY LIMITED 2015-07-01 → 2016-09-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Gareth Davies, Comptroller and Auditor General
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work I have performed, I have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “At the outset of 2025 the NSTA commenced tracking a total of 63 new high level and cross cutting projects.”
- “The NSTA continuously prioritises and during 2025, 15 of those projects were rescheduled accordingly. An additional 3 priority projects were identified during the year and added to the project schedule.”
- “2025 closed out with 87% of projects either completed or proceeding to plan.”
- “The OGA was incorporated on 1 July 2015 and commenced operations on 1 October 2016, following the transfer of assets and liabilities from the OGA executive agency.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, Russell, Dr. | Secretary | 2016-09-27 | — | — |
| BROWN, Malcolm, Mr. | Director | 2021-10-01 | May 1953 | British |
| CHISHOLM, Ian Duncan | Director | 2026-04-07 | Jun 1967 | British |
| DAWE, Victoria Jane | Director | 2022-07-11 | Nov 1974 | British,Australian |
| DEASLEY, Sarah Helen | Director | 2020-10-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| DITCHBURN, Elizabeth Jean | Director | 2024-10-22 | Aug 1960 | British |
| FLEGG, Mitchell Robert | Director | 2026-05-01 | Aug 1960 | British |
| GRANGER, Nicola Jane | Director | 2016-11-02 | Feb 1981 | British |
| PAYNE, Stuart Thomas | Director | 2023-01-01 | Mar 1978 | British |
| VAUGHAN, Sara Lyn | Director | 2021-10-01 | May 1964 | British |
| WILES, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2026-05-01 | Feb 1966 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUAYSECO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-07-01 | 2016-08-30 |
| ARMOUR, Robert, Mr. | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2020-09-30 |
| BOURNE, Emily Alwena | Director | 2018-03-21 | 2021-08-11 |
| BROWN, Patrick, Sir | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2018-03-16 |
| CHARLTON, Helena | Director | 2021-08-11 | 2021-11-03 |
| EGGAR, Timothy John Crommelin | Director | 2019-03-06 | 2024-09-30 |
| HARDY, Mary Munro | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2021-09-30 |
| LANAGHAN, Iain Malcolm, Mr. | Director | 2020-04-20 | 2026-04-30 |
| LLOYD, Philip Eric | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2016-11-11 |
| METTAM, Fiona | Director | 2021-11-03 | 2025-07-22 |
| MORRIS-JONES, Frances | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2021-09-30 |
| SAMUEL, Andy, Dr. | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2022-12-31 |
| SPEED, Stephen John Charles | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2016-12-07 |
| VALLANCE, Rebecca | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2018-03-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary Of State For Energy Security And Net Zero | Legal person | Significant influence | 2023-05-03 | Active |
| Secretary Of State For Business Energy And Industrial Strategy | Legal person | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-03 |
| Stephen John Charles Speed | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-12-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-25 | PSC03 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.