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Company · Ellesmere Port

Essar OIL (UK) Limited

Mineral oil refining

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 26

  1. Andrew Richard Hornagold Wright 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Stein Ivar Bye 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Stephen Hamilton Welch 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Bhuwan Chandra Tripathi 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Mark Ian Ranson Wilson 2020-2020 Director View profile
  6. Rewant Ruia 2017-2021 Director View profile
  7. Thangapandian Srinivasalu 2017-2023 Director View profile
  8. Kuthoore Natarajan Venkatasubramanian 2016-2023 Director View profile
  9. Peter Francis Stevens 2014-2017 Director View profile
  10. Naresh Kumar Nayyar 2013-2017 Director View profile
  11. Leslie Neville Chamberlain 2013-2014 Director View profile
  12. Janet Elizabeth Ashdown 2013-2014 Director View profile
  13. Sattar Adam Ali Mamode Hajee Abdoula 2012-2014 Director View profile
  14. Radha Mohan Kuppili Venkata 2012-2013 Director View profile
  15. Jonathan Roy Mason 2012-2017 Director View profile
  16. Volker Bernd Schultz 2011-2015 Director View profile
  17. Kiran Bhalchandra Jambekar 2011-2014 Director View profile
  18. Colin Dixon 2011-2014 Director View profile
  19. Donald Frank Willsdon 2011-2011 Director View profile
  20. Narendra Vachharajani 2011-2011 Director View profile
  21. Ramamurthy Palepu 2011-2011 Director View profile
  22. Parthasarathy Sampath 2011-2020 Director View profile
  23. Sanjay Mehta 2009-2011 Director View profile
  24. Samantha Chambers 2017-2021 Secretary View profile
  25. Elaine Richardson 2011-2012 Secretary View profile
  26. Charles Bryant 2011-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £53,652,870 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Supply & Delivery of 12,000m3 of F-35 to Cyprus Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE £11,189,992 2026-04-18 CPV 09111300 Source: Contracts Finder

    Competition held via pre-existing framework agreement (GBFS2) for the supply of 12,000m3 of F-35 Fuel (Platts Code: PJAAV00) to Cyprus for use by Ministry of Defence. The order volume was increased from 10,000m3 to 12,000m3 post-award to me…

  • Supply and Delivery of F-35 Bulk Fuel for Ministry of Defence Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE £6,523,898 2025-12-17 CPV 09200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Contract awarded for supply and delivery of F-35 fuel (bulk) for use by UK Ministry of Defence. Competition held via GBFS2 Framework Agreement.

  • Delivery and Supply of Fuel for our East region Train Care Centres Buyer: NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED £35,938,980 Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The supply and delivery of marked Gas Oil, also referred to as Red Diesel, that complies with the requirements set out in BS EN590 to our East Region Train Care Centres

About

What it does
Mineral oil refining
Incorporated
10/11/2009
Registered office
Ellesmere Port

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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 Stephen Riches
    25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2025-09-29
  • Deepak Kumar Salick
    25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2025-09-29
  • Natasha Hardowar-Bissessur
    25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2025-09-29
  • Michael Patrick Hanson
    25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2025-09-29
  • Essar Energy Limited ceased 2025-09-29
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - 5 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 5 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Essar OIL (UK) Limited is controlled by John Stephen Riches
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2025-09-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Stephen Riches.

13 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.

Grants received

8 grants · £10,180,251 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £8,288,492 (4 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £1,322,126 (2 grants)
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · £569,633 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero £462,8442024-03-14
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero £106,7892024-03-14
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £579,4092022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £5,285,7782022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £2,422,6082021-05-01
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.

6 directors on the board

5.9y median 4.4y
average tenure
12.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Property 6Finance 5Manufacturing 4Utilities 3Education 2Arts and leisure 1Professional services 1Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07071400
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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