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Gulfsands Petroleum PLC
Extraction of crude petroleum
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 17
- Richard Gordon Milne 2016-2021 View profile
- Alastair John Beardsall 2015-2016 View profile
- Peter Ian Conway 2014-2015 View profile
- Alan Charles Cutler 2013-2015 View profile
- Michel Maurice Jaques Faure 2013-2014 View profile
- Richard John Malcolm 2008-2013 View profile
- Andrew Benedict Rose 2008-2012 View profile
- Kenneth Peter Judge 2006-2015 View profile
- David John Cowan 2006-2014 View profile
- Andrew Thomas West 2006-2016 View profile
- John Derrick Bolsover 2005-2006 View profile
- Dr Malcolm Butler 2005-2006 View profile
- Mahdi Sajjad 2005-2015 View profile
- Charles Gerald Thoroton Stonehill 2005-2006 View profile
- Howard Thomas 2004-2004 View profile
- John Pitts Dorrier Jr 2004-2008 View profile
- David Franklin Decort 2004-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Extraction of crude petroleum
- Incorporated
- 02/12/2004
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Richard Ian Griffiths
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-05-20 - Richard Ian Griffiths ceased 2023-06-09
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-07-24
Group
- Gulfsands Petroleum PLC
is controlled by Richard Ian Griffiths
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-05-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard Ian Griffiths.
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- C4X Discovery Holdings Limited
- Quoram Limited
- Deepmatter LTD.
- Gulfsands Energy UK Limited
- Oxford Energy Technologies Limited
- Oxeco U.K. Limited
- Oxeco Limited
- Silence Therapeutics PLC
- Chemputer Limited
- Pinkey's Limited
- Chemai Limited
- Silence Therapeutics (London) Limited
- Innopeg Limited
- Tregaer Farm Limited
- CTM Funding Limited
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.
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.
5 directors on the board
- James Lawrence Ede-Golightly Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew James Morris Director · appointed 2015
- Joseph Derby Director · appointed 2012
- John Bell Director · appointed 2014
- Mikhail Kroupeev Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Andrew James Morris Director · appointed 2015
- Joseph Derby Director · appointed 2012
- John Bell Director · appointed 2014
- Mikhail Kroupeev Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Mikhail Kroupeev Director · appointed 2016
Portfolio (4)
- James Lawrence Ede-Golightly Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew James Morris Director · appointed 2015
- Joseph Derby Director · appointed 2012
- John Bell Director · appointed 2014
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05302880
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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