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Sound Energy PLC

Extraction of crude petroleum

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Simon Gerald Ashby-Rudd 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Mohammed Seghiri 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Traynor, John Joseph, Dt 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. David Clarkson 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Brian Christopher Mitchener 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Richard Liddell 2015-2021 Director View profile
  7. Stephen James Whyte 2015-2018 Director View profile
  8. Luca Madeddu 2014-2015 Director View profile
  9. Marco Fumagalli 2014-2023 Director View profile
  10. Simon Howard Davies 2014-2019 Director View profile
  11. Orbell, Gerald, Doctor 2014-2015 Director View profile
  12. James Parsons 2012-2020 Director View profile
  13. John Antony Heath 2011-2014 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Raymond Hockey 2011-2015 Director View profile
  15. Patrick Morris Alexander 2006-2010 Director View profile
  16. Ilham Akbar Habibie 2006-2012 Director View profile
  17. Jusuf Handri Rachmantio 2006-2010 Director View profile
  18. Michael Bruce Athelstone Nobbs 2005-2013 Director View profile
  19. Amanda Macfarlane Bateman 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  20. Stephen Frank Ronaldson 2005-2016 Secretary View profile
  21. Claudia Keenan 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  22. Alwyn Davey 2005-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Extraction of crude petroleum; Extraction of natural gas
Incorporated
27/01/2005
Registered office
London
Previous names
Sound OIL PLC (until 30/09/2015)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Sound Energy PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

8 other companies in this group

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.

4 directors on the board

4.4y median 5.3y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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

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.

Mining 3Finance 2Professional services 2Business services 1Other services 1Utilities 1

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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05344804
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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