How many employees does Northern Petroleum (UK) Limited have?

Northern Petroleum (UK) Limited reported an average of 1 employee in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Company No. 03970675 · Incorporated 12 Apr 2000

Northern Petroleum (UK) Limited

Q: Is Northern Petroleum (UK) Limited profitable?

No — Northern Petroleum (UK) Limited reported a loss of £18.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Registered name: NORTHERN PETROLEUM (UK) LIMITED

Northern Petroleum (UK) Limited made a £18.9m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023 (revenue not disclosed).

Northern Petroleum (UK) Limited reported a loss of £18.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2023; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 1 employee. The company is classified under “extraction of crude petroleum” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection B · Mining and quarryingSIC 06100Extraction of crude petroleum SIC 06200Extraction of natural gas

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 26 yrs · since 2000
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

IndependentSmall team

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

−£18.9m

Growth —

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼50%

Profit / employee

−£18.9m

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023
Disclosure	No P&L	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—
Profit after tax	—	−£18.9k	−£18.9m
Profit (best available)	—	−£18.9k	−£18.9m
Employees (average)	2	2	1
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—
Profit per employee	—	−£9.4k	−£18.9m
Growth (year on year)
Headcount growth	—	0%	▼50%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£13k	£13k	£13k
Net assets	—	—	—
Debtors	£71k	£76k	£80k
Deferred income	£8k	£0	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£18.9m; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: —; Now —
Cash at bank: 0%; Now £13k
Headcount: ▼50%; Now 1
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit −£18.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026

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