# BP (BP P.L.C.)

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

- Company number: 00102498
- Status: Active
- Type: Public limited company
- Incorporated: 14 April 1909
- Registered office: 1 St James'S Square, London, SW1Y 4PD
- Activity: Activities of head offices
- Website: bp.com

## Latest filed profit

Profit after tax in the year to 31 December 2025: **$1.29bn**, from its latest filed accounts.

Turnover, net assets, cash, staff, earlier years, ratios, directors and owners are on the page for subscribers.

## 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 on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/bp-plc-00102498

### 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 on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/bp-plc-00102498

### 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.

## Timeline

Recent filings and changes at Companies House.

- 2026-10-08: Sale or transfer of treasury shares. Treasury capital: · USD 205,221,381 (and 22 more like it since 14 April 2025)
- 2026-08-19: Appointment of Mr Alasdair George Murray as a secretary on 18 August 2026
- 2026-08-18: Termination of appointment of Benedict John Spurway Mathews as a secretary on 18 August 2026
- 2026-05-30: Termination of appointment of Albert Jude Manifold as a director on 26 May 2026
- 2026-05-26: Resolutions (and 1 more like it since 2 May 2025)
- 2026-05-20: Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
- 2026-04-27: Termination of appointment of Karen Ann Richardson as a director on 23 April 2026
- 2026-04-27: Termination of appointment of Simon Peter Henry as a director on 23 April 2026
- 2026-04-27: Termination of appointment of Melody Boone Meyer as a director on 23 April 2026
- 2026-04-14: Appointment of Ms Marguerite Eileen O‘Neill as a director on 1 April 2026
- 2026-04-14: Termination of appointment of Carol-Lee Howle as a director on 31 March 2026
- 2026-04-13: Purchase of own shares. Shares purchased into treasury: · GBP 11,327,589.5 (and 43 more like it since 7 May 2025)
- 2025-12-23: Appointment of Mrs Carol-Lee Howle as a director on 18 December 2025
- 2025-12-22: Termination of appointment of Murray Michael Auchincloss as a director on 18 December 2025
- 2025-10-20: Director's details changed for Mrs Amanda Blanc on 17 October 2025
- 2025-10-20: Director's details changed for Murray Auchincloss on 17 October 2025
- 2025-10-20: Director's details changed for Mr Ian Tyler on 17 October 2025
- 2025-10-02: Termination of appointment of Helge Lund as a director on 30 September 2025
- 2025-09-15: Clarification hmrc confirmation received that appropriate stamp duty has been paid on this transaction. (and 1 more like it since 1 September 2025)
- 2025-09-08: Appointment of Mr Simon Peter Henry as a director on 1 September 2025
- 2025-09-04: Appointment of Mr Albert Jude Manifold as a director on 1 September 2025
- 2025-07-09: Termination of appointment of Pamela Daley as a director on 7 July 2025
- 2025-06-04: Appointment of Mr David Alan Hager as a director on 2 June 2025
- 2025-05-16: Register inspection address has been changed
- 2025-05-13: Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2024

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Source: Companies House filings (Open Government Licence v3.0). Figures are as filed; nothing is estimated. Page: https://firmfacts.co/company/bp-plc-00102498