bp marine limited Company Information
Company Number
01214291
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
castrol limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Wholesale of fuels and related products (other than petroleum and petroleum products)
Registered Address
chertsey road, sunbury on thames, middlesex, TW16 7BP
Website
www.bp.combp marine limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BP MARINE LIMITED at £544.6m based on a Turnover of £278.3m and 1.96x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
bp marine limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BP MARINE LIMITED at £133.3m based on an EBITDA of £8.7m and a 15.27x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
bp marine limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BP MARINE LIMITED at £301.6m based on Net Assets of £176.4m and 1.71x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Bp Marine Limited Overview
Bp Marine Limited is a live company located in middlesex, TW16 7BP with a Companies House number of 01214291. It operates in the wholesale of other fuels and related products sector, SIC Code 46719. Founded in May 1975, it's largest shareholder is castrol limited with a 100% stake. Bp Marine Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £278.3m with healthy growth in recent years.
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Bp Marine Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Bp Marine Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


6 Strong

1 Regular

4 Weak

Size
annual sales of £278.3m, make it larger than the average company (£109.2m)
£278.3m - Bp Marine Limited
£109.2m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 6%, show it is growing at a slower rate (17.5%)
6% - Bp Marine Limited
17.5% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 17.6%, this company has a lower cost of product (6.2%)
17.6% - Bp Marine Limited
6.2% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 3% make it more profitable than the average company (2.4%)
3% - Bp Marine Limited
2.4% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 124 employees, this is above the industry average (29)
- Bp Marine Limited
29 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- Bp Marine Limited
- - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £2.2m, this is equally as efficient (£2.3m)
- Bp Marine Limited
£2.3m - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 51 days, this is later than average (28 days)
51 days - Bp Marine Limited
28 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 4 days, this is quicker than average (24 days)
4 days - Bp Marine Limited
24 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 2 days, this is less than average (7 days)
2 days - Bp Marine Limited
7 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (11 weeks)
1 weeks - Bp Marine Limited
11 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 19.2%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (68.8%)
19.2% - Bp Marine Limited
68.8% - Industry AVG
BP MARINE LIMITED financials

Bp Marine Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £278.3 million and the company has net assets of £176.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Bp Marine Limited has 124 employees and maintains cash reserves of £846.2 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 278,318,406 | 281,837,554 | 257,367,995 | 235,656,036 | 220,682,251 | 254,622,738 | 254,598,254 | 253,816,607 | 328,484,826 | 475,750,057 | 449,301,512 | 453,740,739 | 582,239,767 | 607,448,758 | 658,273,959 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 229,444,101 | 233,160,130 | 218,140,212 | 171,924,541 | 163,844,350 | 195,991,538 | 194,881,839 | 175,468,834 | 227,013,538 | 365,572,944 | 339,249,356 | 343,003,379 | 469,794,415 | 470,935,662 | 470,075,743 |
Gross Profit | 48,874,305 | 48,677,424 | 39,227,784 | 63,731,495 | 56,837,901 | 58,631,200 | 59,716,414 | 78,347,773 | 101,471,288 | 110,177,113 | 110,052,156 | 110,737,360 | 112,445,353 | 136,513,097 | 188,198,216 |
Admin Expenses | 40,636,195 | 38,666,615 | 33,396,944 | 47,638,102 | 41,785,138 | 54,332,838 | 54,420,411 | 50,969,102 | 67,951,502 | 82,670,433 | 70,193,231 | 84,162,487 | 88,226,516 | 97,183,388 | |
Operating Profit | 8,238,110 | 10,010,809 | 5,830,840 | 16,093,393 | 15,052,763 | 4,298,362 | 5,296,003 | 27,378,671 | 33,519,786 | 27,506,680 | 40,544,129 | 28,282,866 | 48,286,581 | 91,014,828 | |
Interest Payable | 210,778 | 109,169 | 215,224 | 170,114 | 253,886 | 232,832 | |||||||||
Interest Receivable | 7,841,260 | 2,761,735 | 82,477 | 211,488 | 2,161,805 | 1,908,642 | 953,296 | 286,743 | 1,487 | 619 | 993,003 | ||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 15,868,592 | 12,772,545 | 5,913,318 | 16,304,881 | 17,214,568 | 6,207,005 | 6,249,299 | 27,665,414 | 33,521,273 | 27,397,511 | 28,179,177 | 40,374,015 | 28,028,980 | 47,476,624 | 92,007,831 |
Tax | -246,294 | -2,859,018 | 198,916 | 457,660 | -45,435 | 14,103 | 65,689 | -190,907 | -348,854 | 822,200 | -12,544 | -116,176 | -28,485 | -326,955 | -304,898 |
Profit After Tax | 15,622,298 | 9,913,527 | 6,112,234 | 16,762,541 | 17,169,134 | 6,221,108 | 6,314,988 | 27,474,507 | 33,172,419 | 28,219,711 | 28,166,634 | 40,257,839 | 28,000,495 | 47,149,669 | 91,702,933 |
Dividends Paid | 10,992,232 | 8,010,895 | 23,000,843 | 24,546,266 | 22,902,512 | 46,213,772 | 41,491,316 | 123,846,678 | |||||||
Retained Profit | 15,622,298 | 9,913,527 | 6,112,234 | 16,762,541 | 6,176,902 | 6,221,108 | -1,695,906 | 4,473,664 | 8,626,153 | 5,317,200 | -18,047,138 | -1,233,478 | -95,846,182 | 47,149,669 | 91,702,933 |
Employee Costs | |||||||||||||||
Number Of Employees | |||||||||||||||
EBITDA* | 8,732,242 | 10,588,325 | 6,684,725 | 17,051,856 | 15,839,074 | 5,305,962 | 6,340,623 | 28,295,637 | 34,247,991 | 28,520,497 | 40,697,054 | 28,407,332 | 48,555,329 | 91,014,828 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 4,527,063 | 3,750,577 | 3,022,346 | 2,145,643 | 1,166,016 | 975,030 | |||||||||
Intangible Assets | 582,149 | 1,053,119 | 1,342,282 | 2,168,175 | 2,512,824 | 3,315,835 | 4,029,480 | 4,203,787 | 4,512,050 | ||||||
Investments & Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 378,319 | 427,733 | 503,760 | 675,069 | 183,203 | 243,673 | 394,937 | 492,218 | 721,511 | 1,455,836 | 1,578,530 | 2,246,458 | 1,651,495 | 1,415,567 | 8,723,281 |
Total Fixed Assets | 960,469 | 1,480,852 | 1,846,042 | 2,843,245 | 2,696,028 | 3,559,508 | 4,424,417 | 4,696,006 | 5,233,561 | 5,982,899 | 5,329,108 | 5,268,804 | 3,797,139 | 2,581,584 | 9,698,312 |
Stock & work in progress | 1,621,371 | 1,145,769 | 869,249 | 1,279,080 | 1,060,384 | 1,253,624 | 1,065,449 | 1,294,181 | 1,173,014 | 2,049,011 | 2,138,377 | 2,242,902 | 4,807,728 | 3,909,220 | 4,893,767 |
Trade Debtors | 39,234,095 | 39,676,498 | 36,632,166 | 37,929,955 | 37,553,129 | 42,222,832 | 40,777,858 | 39,431,112 | 46,441,535 | 65,261,470 | 68,880,306 | 133,194,239 | 95,588,581 | 313,686,296 | 380,010,912 |
Group Debtors | 167,315,472 | 170,105,775 | 150,561,979 | 143,360,121 | 109,574,967 | 114,165,164 | 106,445,565 | 99,224,104 | 92,996,875 | 74,723,261 | 58,059,681 | 54,767,477 | 162,972,320 | 166,791,193 | |
Misc Debtors | 8,189,468 | 4,329,833 | 12,793,725 | 4,772,015 | 6,644,437 | 3,354,227 | 4,301,850 | 4,299,624 | 5,014,132 | 7,587,602 | 14,442,463 | 10,780,853 | 9,495,324 | 13,192,759 | |
Cash | 846,201 | 253,786 | 20,519 | 129,280 | 346,071 | 243,042 | 63,364 | 19,899 | |||||||
misc current assets | 1,446,368 | 1,176,800 | 956,068 | 821,928 | 866,478 | ||||||||||
total current assets | 217,206,609 | 215,257,875 | 200,857,120 | 187,594,958 | 154,853,437 | 162,571,496 | 154,113,594 | 145,448,133 | 146,447,486 | 150,551,187 | 143,520,829 | 135,437,141 | 165,944,641 | 490,063,162 | 564,908,531 |
total assets | 218,167,078 | 216,738,728 | 202,703,162 | 190,438,203 | 157,549,465 | 166,131,004 | 158,538,012 | 150,144,139 | 151,681,047 | 156,534,087 | 148,849,937 | 140,705,945 | 169,741,780 | 492,644,746 | 574,606,843 |
Bank overdraft | 68,432 | 13,004 | 12,385 | ||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 2,943,175 | 2,431,285 | 3,446,268 | 2,223,162 | 1,349,846 | 7,636,136 | 5,928,863 | 5,313,195 | 11,518,149 | 9,067,868 | 2,951,740 | 2,292,099 | 1,871,323 | 4,451,050 | 20,779,254 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 30,522,699 | 48,526,096 | 36,308,725 | 24,851,535 | 27,564,854 | 26,860,456 | 28,607,706 | 23,775,972 | 26,367,896 | 39,811,436 | 49,374,794 | 32,946,476 | 56,041,860 | 277,529,259 | 383,599,076 |
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 8,340,024 | 5,042,464 | 4,988,275 | 3,544,539 | 5,540,085 | 6,002,507 | 2,215,012 | 2,874,338 | 3,411,187 | 3,287,273 | 10,865,517 | 12,359,670 | 13,256,548 | 16,246,826 | 17,585,210 |
total current liabilities | 41,805,899 | 55,999,846 | 44,743,268 | 30,619,237 | 34,454,785 | 40,499,099 | 36,751,582 | 31,963,505 | 41,365,665 | 52,166,578 | 63,192,051 | 47,598,246 | 71,182,736 | 298,239,519 | 421,963,541 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 957,617 | 625,244 | |||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 957,618 | 625,245 | |||||||||||||
total liabilities | 41,805,899 | 55,999,846 | 44,743,268 | 31,576,855 | 34,454,785 | 41,124,344 | 36,751,582 | 31,963,505 | 41,365,665 | 52,166,578 | 63,192,051 | 47,598,246 | 71,182,736 | 298,239,519 | 421,963,541 |
net assets | 176,361,180 | 160,738,882 | 157,959,893 | 158,861,348 | 123,094,680 | 125,006,660 | 121,786,430 | 118,180,633 | 110,315,382 | 104,367,509 | 85,657,886 | 93,107,700 | 98,559,044 | 194,405,226 | 152,643,302 |
total shareholders funds | 176,361,180 | 160,738,882 | 157,959,893 | 158,861,348 | 123,094,680 | 125,006,660 | 121,786,430 | 118,180,633 | 110,315,382 | 104,367,509 | 85,657,886 | 93,107,700 | 98,559,044 | 194,405,226 | 152,643,302 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 8,238,110 | 10,010,809 | 5,830,840 | 16,093,393 | 15,052,763 | 4,298,362 | 5,296,003 | 27,378,671 | 33,519,786 | 27,506,680 | 40,544,129 | 28,282,866 | 48,286,581 | 91,014,828 | |
Depreciation | 474,681 | 152,925 | 124,466 | 268,747 | |||||||||||
Amortisation | 494,132 | 577,516 | 853,885 | 958,463 | 786,311 | 1,007,600 | 1,044,620 | 916,966 | 728,205 | 1,013,817 | |||||
Tax | -246,294 | -2,859,018 | 198,916 | 457,660 | -45,435 | 14,103 | 65,689 | -190,907 | -348,854 | 822,200 | -12,544 | -116,176 | -28,485 | -326,955 | -304,898 |
Stock | 475,602 | 276,520 | -409,831 | 218,696 | -193,240 | 188,175 | -228,732 | 121,167 | -875,997 | -89,366 | -104,525 | -2,564,826 | 898,508 | -984,547 | 4,893,767 |
Debtors | 577,516 | 14,048,209 | 13,754,469 | 32,781,424 | -6,030,159 | 8,065,685 | 8,473,152 | -1,726,995 | -3,854,115 | 6,067,188 | 7,520,285 | -27,347,711 | -324,781,101 | -81,148,637 | 568,718,145 |
Creditors | 511,890 | -1,014,984 | 1,223,106 | 873,316 | -6,286,290 | 1,707,272 | 615,668 | -6,204,955 | 2,450,282 | 6,116,128 | 659,641 | 420,776 | -2,579,726 | -16,328,205 | 20,779,254 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 3,297,560 | 54,189 | 1,443,736 | -1,995,546 | -462,422 | 3,787,495 | -659,326 | -536,849 | 123,914 | -7,578,244 | -1,494,153 | -896,878 | -2,990,278 | -1,338,384 | 17,585,210 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -957,617 | 957,617 | -625,244 | 625,244 | |||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | 11,242,280 | -7,556,217 | -4,751,772 | -15,655,217 | 14,643,082 | 3,186,216 | -1,881,766 | 22,968,754 | 41,203,445 | 21,902,759 | 70,017,313 | 346,691,436 | 112,694,968 | -444,537,518 | |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 1 | -1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -18,003,397 | 12,217,372 | 11,457,189 | -2,713,319 | 704,398 | -1,747,250 | 4,831,735 | -2,591,925 | -13,443,540 | -9,563,358 | 16,428,317 | -23,095,384 | -221,487,399 | -106,069,817 | 383,599,076 |
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 7,630,482 | 2,761,735 | 82,477 | 211,488 | 2,161,805 | 1,908,642 | 953,296 | 286,743 | 1,487 | -109,169 | -215,224 | -170,114 | -253,886 | -232,213 | 993,003 |
cash flow from financing | -10,372,915 | 7,844,569 | 4,525,977 | 16,502,297 | -5,222,679 | -2,839,486 | 11,086,733 | 1,086,405 | -16,120,333 | 3,719,896 | 26,810,417 | -27,483,364 | -221,741,285 | -111,689,775 | 445,532,448 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 846,201 | -253,786 | 233,267 | -108,761 | -216,791 | 103,028 | 243,042 | -63,364 | 63,364 | -19,899 | 19,899 | ||||
overdraft | -68,432 | 68,432 | -13,004 | 619 | 12,385 | ||||||||||
change in cash | 846,201 | -253,786 | 233,267 | -108,761 | -216,791 | 103,028 | 311,474 | -131,796 | 63,364 | 13,004 | -619 | -32,284 | 19,899 |
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BP MARINE LIMITED group structure
Bp Marine Limited has no subsidiary companies.
bp marine limited directors
Bp Marine Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Gary Reading (May 2019) and Dr Cassandra Higham (Sep 2020).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Gary Reading | 52 years | May 2019 | - | Director | |
Dr Cassandra Higham | 46 years | Sep 2020 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
278.3m
-1%
operating profit
8.2m
-18%
gross margin
17.6%
+1.67%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
176.4m
+0.1%
total assets
218.2m
+0.01%
cash
846.2k
0%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
bp marine limited company details
company number
01214291
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
46719 - Wholesale of fuels and related products (other than petroleum and petroleum products)
incorporation date
May 1975
age
50
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
bp chemicals services limited (July 1988)
bp southern africa holdings limited (February 1984)
accountant
-
auditor
DELOITTE LLP
address
chertsey road, sunbury on thames, middlesex, TW16 7BP
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
-
bp marine limited Charges & Mortgages
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