MARUBENI NORTH SEA LIMITED
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Executive summary
Marubeni North Sea Limited is a strategically important UK subsidiary of Tokyo-listed Marubeni Corporation, operating in the capital-intensive and heavily regulated North Sea upstream oil and gas sector. While its nominal capital structure obscures the true economic scale, its full accounts filing status and parent backing position it as a credible mid-tier participant in a mature basin facing significant headwinds from windfall taxation, decommissioning obligations, and the energy transition. The company's competitive advantage lies in patient Japanese capital and integrated trading capability, though its centralised governance model and the broader ESG pressures on fossil fuel investment may constrain future North Sea portfolio growth.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2004-05-05
- Registered office
- 95 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7AB
- Postcode
- EC2V 7AB
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 3 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
- 2026-08-05
- Next due by
- 2027-08-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 6100 Extraction of crude petroleum
Officers 6 current · 33 resigned
Group structure 4 subsidiaries
Controlled by Marubeni Corporation (N/A) — since 2016-04-06
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ENERGY NORTH SEA HOLDINGS LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2022 (period to 2021-12-31) — 2 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.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| GALANDORD LIMITED | 2004-09-10 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 1ST FLOOR BURDETT HOUSE, 15-16 BUCKINGHAM STREET, LONDON, WC2N 6DU | 2020-07-09 |
| 95 GRESHAM STREET, LONDON, EC2V 7AB, ENGLAND | 2020-07-09 |
| 139 PICCADILLY, LONDON, W1J 7NU | 2005-01-11 |
| HIGHSTONE COMPANY FORMATIONS, LIMITED, HIGHSTONE HOUSE, 165 HIGH STREET, BARNET, HERTS EN5 5SU | 2004-09-21 |
The class of 2004
37%
of the 135,816 companies incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 60% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.