AFENTRA (ANGOLA) LTD
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Cash
£1.2m
USD 1,551,000
-96% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£42m
USD 56,327,000
-10.5% vs 2024
Employees
2
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£33m
USD 44,801,000
-39.3% 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 | £19,613,527 | £134,418,432 | £85,013,006 | -36.8% | |
| Operating profit | £8,327,016 | £61,790,412 | £39,357,116 | -36.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,068,004 | £54,824,972 | £33,296,916 | -39.3% | |
| Net profit | £3,730,955 | £44,995,912 | £20,702,341 | -54% | |
| Cash | £7,664,065 | £28,694,909 | £1,152,731 | -96% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,809,365 | £88,512,077 | £72,928,279 | -17.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,767,373 | £46,763,285 | £41,863,248 | -10.5% | |
| Equity | £1,767,373 | £46,763,285 | £41,863,248 | -10.5% | |
| Average employees | — | 2 | 2 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | £59,457 | £455,593 | +666.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 42.5% | 46.0% | 46.3% | |
| Net margin | 19.0% | 33.5% | 24.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.6% | 69.8% | 54.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.9% | 67.7% | 73.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.60x | 1.26x | 0.65x | |
| Interest cover | 2.54x | 8.76x | 6.49x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP UK
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the Board believes it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparation of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 13 January 2026, Afentra announced a material upgrade to its contingent resources following an independent audit and internal assessment.”
- “On 17 March 2026, the Company made a contingent consideration payment of $3.5 million to Sonangol.”
- “In May 2026, Afentra entered into a prepayment financing arrangement with a subsidiary of Gunvor Group for up to US$125 million, structured in two tranches and with a four-year tenor.”
- “Post-period, Sonangol joins the transaction to acquire interests from Etu Energias.”
- “Post-period, the Company announced that a rig opportunity provided by Sonangol allowed the Joint Venture to accelerate the planned two-well drilling programme on Block 3/05.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCARDLE, Hamish William | Secretary | 2024-09-30 | — | — |
| CLOKE, Ian Richard | Director | 2023-04-24 | May 1971 | British |
| DEULINA, Anastasia | Director | 2022-04-14 | Jun 1973 | British |
| MCDADE, Paul | Director | 2022-04-14 | Oct 1963 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFF, Richard Andrew | Secretary | 2022-04-14 | 2024-03-31 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2024-03-31 | 2024-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afentra Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 30 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.