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BP

BP P.L.C.

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ActiveLatest figures: 2025Group consolidated117 years on the register

Public limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

$1.29bn

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

For subscribers

Employees

For subscribers

What the numbers say

3 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
US$202320242025
Profit after tax$1.29bn
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · €

Balance sheet202320242025
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Shares
    Sale or transfer of treasury shares. Treasury capital: · USD 205,221,381 (and 22 more like it since 14 April 2025)
  2. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Alasdair George Murray as a secretary on 18 August 2026
  3. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Benedict John Spurway Mathews as a secretary on 18 August 2026
  4. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Albert Jude Manifold as a director on 26 May 2026
  5. Filing
    Resolutions (and 1 more like it since 2 May 2025)
  6. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  7. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Karen Ann Richardson as a director on 23 April 2026
  8. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Simon Peter Henry as a director on 23 April 2026
  9. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Melody Boone Meyer as a director on 23 April 2026
  10. Directors
    Appointment of Ms Marguerite Eileen O‘Neill as a director on 1 April 2026
  11. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Carol-Lee Howle as a director on 31 March 2026
  12. Shares
    Purchase of own shares. Shares purchased into treasury: · GBP 11,327,589.5 (and 43 more like it since 7 May 2025)
  13. 16 earlier
    1. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Carol-Lee Howle as a director on 18 December 2025
    2. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Murray Michael Auchincloss as a director on 18 December 2025
    3. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mrs Amanda Blanc on 17 October 2025
    4. Directors
      Director's details changed for Murray Auchincloss on 17 October 2025
    5. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Ian Tyler on 17 October 2025
    6. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Helge Lund as a director on 30 September 2025
    7. Filing
      Clarification hmrc confirmation received that appropriate stamp duty has been paid on this transaction. (and 1 more like it since 1 September 2025)
    8. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Simon Peter Henry as a director on 1 September 2025
    9. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Albert Jude Manifold as a director on 1 September 2025
    10. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Pamela Daley as a director on 7 July 2025
    11. Directors
      Appointment of Mr David Alan Hager as a director on 2 June 2025
    12. Address
      Register inspection address has been changed
    13. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2024
    14. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Ian Tyler as a director on 1 April 2025
    15. Shares
      Purchase of own shares (and 1 more like it since 2 April 2025)
    16. Shares
      Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 5 February 2025 · GBP 12,706,252, USD 4,127,858,233.50 (and 2 more like it since 12 March 2025)

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does BP do?

Public limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “bp, a global energy company that produces oil & gas, trades energy, and makes, ships and sells energy products to help meet the world’s energy needs.”

›How much turnover does BP make?

Answered in the full report

›Is BP profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of $1.29bn in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns BP?

Answered in the full report

›Where is BP based?

Its registered office is 1 St James'S Square, London, SW1Y 4PD.

›When was BP founded?

BP P.L.C. was incorporated on 14 April 1909.

›Is BP still trading?

The register lists BP P.L.C. as active.