Zero Petroleum Limited
Registered name: ZERO PETROLEUM LIMITED
Zero Petroleum Limited made a £2.9m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Zero Petroleum Limited reported a loss of £2.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2026; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 38 employees. The company is classified under “mineral oil refining” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
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.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£1.8m | −£5.2m | −£2.9m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£1.8m | −£5.2m | −£2.9m |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 10 | 25 | 53 | 38 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£71.2k | −£97.7k | −£77.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Headcount growth | — | ▲400% | ▲150% | ▲112% | ▼28.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £129k | £1.2m | £1.7m | £66.6k | £223k |
| Net assets | £472k | £1.6m | £6.3m | £5m | £6.5m |
| Fixed assets | £520k | £1.3m | £4.4m | £4.4m | £4m |
| Current assets | £186k | £3.9m | £4.1m | £4.2m | £6.5m |
| Debtors | £0 | £1.8m | £0 | £1.7k | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
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
- −£77.2k
- 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.
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
- ▲32%
- Now £6.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲235%
- Now £223k
- Headcount
- ▼28%
- Now 38
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼8%
- Now £4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£2.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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