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BP Exploration Company Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 50

  1. Jan Clayton Lyons 2020–2021 Director View profile
  2. Sandra Jean Macrae 2018–2020 Director View profile
  3. Shiva Pezeshki Mcmahon 2016–2017 Director View profile
  4. Richard Herbert 2015–2016 Director View profile
  5. David Alan Rider 2014–2020 Director View profile
  6. Roger Christopher Harrington 2009–2014 Director View profile
  7. Bartlett, John Harold, Mr. 2009–2017 Director View profile
  8. Francis William Michael Starkie 2007–2009 Director View profile
  9. Professor Michael Christopher Daly 2006–2013 Director View profile
  10. Anthony Bryan Hayward 2002–2007 Director View profile
  11. Ian Roland Vann 2002–2006 Director View profile
  12. David Stephen Fitzsimmons 2001–2003 Director View profile
  13. Andrew George Inglis 2001–2010 Director View profile
  14. William Ellis Armstrong 2001–2009 Director View profile
  15. Ralph Charles Alexander 1999–2002 Director View profile
  16. Lyle Richard Flury 1999–2000 Director View profile
  17. Scott Douglas Urban 1999–2005 Director View profile
  18. David Fricke Work 1999–1999 Director View profile
  19. Dr Jack Emitt Golden 1997–2000 Director View profile
  20. Dr David Christopher Allen 1997–1999 Director View profile
  21. Sir Richard Lake Olver 1995–2003 Director View profile
  22. Dr Byron Elmer Grote 1995–1997 Director View profile
  23. Steven Wellesley Percy 1995–1995 Director View profile
  24. Karl Russell Seal 1995–1995 Director View profile
  25. David Hugh Walton Payne 1993–1995 Director View profile
  26. Paul Ronald Vaight 1993–1995 Director View profile
  27. Sir John Gordon Sinclair Buchanan 1992–1995 Director View profile
  28. Rodney Frank Chase 1992–1997 Director View profile
  29. Lord David Simon 1991–1995 Director View profile
  30. Dr Rolf Wilhelm Heinrich Stomberg 1990–1992 Director View profile
  31. James Douglas Campbell 1990–1992 Director View profile
  32. Dr David Anthony Lawson Jenkins 1989–1992 Director View profile
  33. Sir Patrick John Gillam 1991 Director View profile
  34. Christopher Philip King 1989 Director View profile
  35. William Joseph Johnson 1995 Director View profile
  36. Dr Leslie Atkinson 1990 Director View profile
  37. Basil Richard Ryland Butler 1989 Director View profile
  38. David Charles Harding 1990 Director View profile
  39. William John Saint 1989 Director View profile
  40. Stephen James Ahearne 1992 Director View profile
  41. Julian Robin Darley 1992 Director View profile
  42. Hugh Edward Norton 1995 Director View profile
  43. Edmund John Phillip Browne 1995 Director View profile
  44. Yasin Stanley Ali 2006–2010 Secretary View profile
  45. Janet Elvidge 2004–2006 Secretary View profile
  46. Roy Leslie Tooley 2002–2004 Secretary View profile
  47. Robert Cameron Cumming 2001–2002 Secretary View profile
  48. Robin Dale Morris 1993–2001 Secretary View profile
  49. Donald Paul Debrier 1989–1993 Secretary View profile
  50. Richard Carno Jones 1989 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/11/1877

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.

Group

  1. BP Exploration Company Limited is controlled by BP International Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. BP International Limited is controlled by BP P.L.C.
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by BP P.L.C..

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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 for researchers

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.

3 directors on the board

3.9y median 5.3y
average tenure
5.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 5Finance 4Professional services 4Retail and trade 2

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
SC000792
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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