BP EXPLORATION OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED
Company number 00305943 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
BP Exploration Operating Company Limited presents a low-risk profile as a wholly-owned subsidiary within the BP plc group, with substantial share capital, a 90-year operating history, and full compliance with filing requirements. The primary limitation is the absence of standalone financial data in the available dataset, meaning any independent solvency or liquidity assessment requires review of the entity's full filed accounts at Companies House. Sector-specific risks around commodity volatility and energy transition remain relevant but are managed at the group level.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1935-10-12
- Registered office
- Chertsey Road, Sunbury On Thames, Middlesex, TW16 7BP
- Postcode
- TW16 7BP
- Capital
- 42,089,650,267 USD
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 7 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-04
- Next due by
- 2027-02-18
Nature of business (SIC)
- 6100 Extraction of crude petroleum
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 8 current · 86 resigned
Group structure 88 subsidiaries
Controlled by BP EXPLORATION COMPANY LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
Showing 12 of 88.
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the BP P.L.C. group statement — 6 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z7904084 (Tier 3), registered since 2003.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
11.7%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- bp.com
Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BP PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT LIMITED | 1991-04-02 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| BRITANNIC HOUSE, 1 FINSBURY CIRCUS, LONDON, EC2M 7BA | 2004-02-16 |
| BRITANNIC HOUSE, 1 FINSBURY CIRCUS, LONDON, EC2M 7BA | 2004-02-16 |
| DARCY HOUSE, 146 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, EC4V 4BY | 1992-11-17 |
| DARCY HOUSE, 146 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, EC4V 4BY | 1992-11-17 |
| BRITTANIC HOUSE, MOOR LANE, LONDON EC2Y 9BU | 1991-03-04 |
| BRITTANIC HOUSE, MOOR LANE, LONDON EC2Y 9BU | 1991-03-04 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 30 similar companies in TW, trading since 1935
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2012-12-20
- Where
- East Riding Of Yorkshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEA70009 | East Riding Of Yorkshire | Freehold | 2012-12-20 | — |
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Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.