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The Petroleum Economist Limited

The Petroleum Economist Limited is an active UK company (number 04531428), incorporated 2002, with 1 current director, John Royall. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 27

  1. John Andrew Mc Dowell 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. RAW-Rees, Owen Ap Hywel, Director 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Elliot Jacobs 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Thomas, Elliot, Director 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Emily Mackenzie 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. John Russell Denson 2016-2022 Director View profile
  7. Christopher Henry Courtauld Fordham 2016-2016 Director View profile
  8. Paul Neville Hunt 2016-2016 Director View profile
  9. Mark Francis Milner 2015-2016 Director View profile
  10. Catherine Mary Rose Carr 2012-2014 Director View profile
  11. Robin Luke Pimenta 2012-2015 Director View profile
  12. Stuart David Pearce 2011-2012 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Stuart Lloyd 2011-2012 Director View profile
  14. Peter Louis 2008-2011 Director View profile
  15. Roland Knight 2008-2011 Director View profile
  16. Bernard Stephen Clark 2008-2011 Director View profile
  17. Michael Charles Richards 2003-2008 Director View profile
  18. Patricia Richards 2003-2008 Director View profile
  19. Catherine Anne Watkins 2022-2025 Secretary View profile
  20. Pamela Harvey 2016-2022 Secretary View profile
  21. Frances Louise Sallas 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  22. David William Callcott 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  23. Robin Pimenta 2011-2015 Secretary View profile
  24. Terrence William Piche 2008-2011 Secretary View profile
  25. Stephen John Fernback 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  26. John Gray 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  27. Catherine Anne Gray 2003-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/09/2002

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • John Royall ceased 2016-05-11
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-05-01

Group

  1. The Petroleum Economist Limited is controlled by John Royall
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-05-01, ceased 2016-05-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Royall.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Total assets
-£788,632
Cash
£42,603
Employees
10
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

1 directors on the board

10.2y median 10.2y
average tenure
10.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

1
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04531428
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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