BG GROUP LIMITED
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Executive summary
BG Group Limited represents the corporate remnant of one of the UK's most significant oil and gas companies, now fully integrated as a Shell subsidiary following the 2016 £47 billion acquisition. Its SIC classifications in crude petroleum and natural gas extraction reflect its upstream heritage, though its current role is defined by Shell's group-level portfolio strategy rather than independent operational decision-making. The entity benefits from Shell's supermajor resources and the strategic value of BG's historical LNG and international gas assets, but operates without the strategic autonomy that characterises independent UK E&P competitors such as Harbour Energy or EnQuest.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1998-12-30
- Registered office
- Shell Centre, London, United Kingdom, SE1 7NA
- Postcode
- SE1 7NA
- Capital
- 924 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-18
- Next due by
- 2027-06-01
Nature of business (SIC)
- 6100 Extraction of crude petroleum
- 6200 Extraction of natural gas
Officers 6 current · 61 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by SHELL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED(THE) — since 2023-12-07
Controlled by GILLINGHAM POTTERY BRICK AND TILE COMPANY LIMITED(THE) — since 2016-09-30
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z9557869 (Tier 1), registered since 2006.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BG GROUP PLC | 2016-03-30 |
| SCENTOFFICE LIMITED | 1999-09-09 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 100 THAMES VALLEY PARK DRIVE, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG6 1PT, UNITED KINGDOM | 2016-06-30 |
| unknown | 2008-07-16 |
| GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 16/07/2008 | 2008-07-16 |
| C/O HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED, 1 SILK STREET, LONDON, EC2Y 8HQ | 1999-10-13 |
| O HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED, 1 SILK STREET, LONDON, EC2Y 8HQ | 1999-10-13 |
| MITCHELL LANE, BRISTOL, BS1 6BU | 1999-07-16 |
| 1 MITCHELL LANE, BRISTOL, BS1 6BU | 1999-07-16 |
The class of 1998
42%
of the 55,900 companies incorporated in 1998 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.