PRINCE PETROLEUM LIMITED
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Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 46711Where the company stands among the 552 active companies whose first SIC code is 46711 (Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products).
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- FLOGAS BRITAIN LIMITED£122.2m
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 552. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: PRINCE PETROLEUM LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
PRINCE PETROLEUM LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00749966. It was incorporated on 13 Feb 1963. Its status is active. The registered office is in Melton mowbray (LE14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products (46711).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £80,281,341. Profit for the year was £338,359. Net assets were £2,678,221, down 5.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £36,697. Total assets were £15,198,400 and total liabilities £11,878,280. The company had an average of 26 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 552 active companies whose first SIC code is 46711: By turnover it ranks higher than 73% of the 35 that publish turnover (median £40,692,611). By net assets it ranks higher than 84% of them (median £53,929). By total assets it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £259,782). By cash it ranks lower than 62% of them (median £106,365). By number of employees it ranks higher than 91% of them (median 1). It is older than 98% of them (median age 6.7 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 4 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 11 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 9 Mar 2027.
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £500,000 (148% of the profit for the year).
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | 38,503,140 | 67,043,517 | 88,756,278 | 80,281,341 |
| Profit for the year | — | 428,440 | 1,442,740 | 553,474 | 338,359 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 143,680 | 251,607 | 206,604 | 628,580 | 36,697 |
| Total assets | 4,939,563 | 6,808,705 | 12,117,113 | 13,586,361 | 15,198,400 |
| Total liabilities | 4,832,755 | 6,620,221 | 9,463,919 | 10,325,171 | 11,878,280 |
| Net assets / total equity | 1,257,795 | 1,426,225 | 2,368,965 | 2,839,862 | 2,678,221 |
| Average number of employees | 16 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 26 |
| Average pay (per year) | — | 37,851 | 46,225 | 48,269 | 53,465 |
| Dividends paid | — | 260,010 | -500,000 | -500,000 | -500,000 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Principal activity
Accounts 2025The principal activity of the Company continued to be that of supplying fuel and oil to commercial and domestic customers.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently November 2025. Main goods: machinery and electrical equipment.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
17 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £80.3m, net assets £2.7m, 26 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £88.8m, net assets £2.8m, 28 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £67m, net assets £2.4m, 21 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £38.5m, net assets £1.4m, 18 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £1.3m, 16 employees
- Aaron MITCHELL appointedDirector
- Johnathan PRINCE appointedDirector
- Matthew Andrew TURNER appointedDirector
Earlier events (9)
- Mark Victor PRINCE resignedDirector
- Xdr Regent Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Mr David William Prince ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Mark Victor Prince ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr David William Prince registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Mark Victor Prince registered as a person with significant control
- Barbara Eileen PRINCE resignedDirector
- Victor Henry PRINCE resignedDirector
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.