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Company description
ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 27 April 1888; registered for 138 years; registered office reported in FAWLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM. Its primary declared activity is 19201 · Mineral oil refining, with 3 additional SIC activities reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 23 trade marks, 2 procurement records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED
- Company number
- 00026538
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 1 total · 0 outstanding · 1 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 December 2024Next accounts due
30 September 2026Last statement made up to
29 July 2025Next statement due
12 August 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 21.5%
- Mean bonus gap
- 13.1%
- Women receiving bonus
- 40.3%
- Men receiving bonus
- 30.1%
- Women in top quartile
- 20.2%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 15.2%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 9.6%
- Women in lower quartile
- 18.1%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 1000 to 4999-8.2% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 4999-7.7% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 4999-6.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49994.1% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49994.8% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49993.9% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49991.3% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49994.1% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 January 2026 – 30 June 2026
- Filed
- 31 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 7 days
- Longest standard term
- 90 days
- E-invoicing offered
- Yes
- Supply-chain finance
- Offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 1 January 2026
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £9,782,785,965
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £475,816,545
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £111,188,954
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £162,991,162
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 64.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 90 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
60 days from receipt of invoice
- Dispute resolution process
Our purchase orders contain contact details for the relevant helpdesk or department to which payment queries should be directed. All queries are managed in accordance with our internal processes and dealt with as quickly as possible.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 49.0 average days to pay11.0% outside terms
- 51.0 average days to pay9.0% outside terms
- 50.0 average days to pay9.0% outside terms
- 48.0 average days to pay7.0% outside terms
- 50.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 48.0 average days to pay10.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay7.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay7.0% outside terms
- 40.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 30.0 average days to pay6.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED
LEI 549300RPLOV1JR2JYK84 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- Not supplied
- Initial LEI registration
- 2 May 2018
- LEI last updated
- 31 July 2023
- Next renewal
- 1 May 2019
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- ERMYN HOUSE, ERMYN WAY, LEATHERHEAD, GB-SRY, KT22 8UX, GB
- Headquarters address
- ERMYN HOUSE, ERMYN WAY, LEATHERHEAD, GB-SRY, KT22 8UX, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_PUBLIC
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_PUBLIC
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Environmental regulation
Environment Agency records
ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED
EPR/BR6996IC · SO45 1TX
- Permit or record holder
- ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED
- Record date
- 20 December 2007
- Local authority
- New Forest
- Regulated site or public record address
- Esso Refinery, Esso Refinery, Marsh Lane, Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1TX
- Activity
- THE LOADING, UNLOADING, HANDLING OR STORAGE OF, OR THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL OR THERMAL TREATMENT OF CRUDE OIL - 1.2 A(1) e) (i)|Inorganic Chemicals; Non Metals Etc Eg Calcium Carbide - 4.2 A(1) a) (v)|Gasification, Liquifac. And Refining; Refining mineral oils. - 1.2 A(1) d)|Disposal Or Recovery Of Hazardous Waste With A Capacity Exceeding 10 Tonnes Per Day Involving Physico-Chemical Treatment - 5.3 A(1) a) (ii)|Gasification, Liquifaction, And Refining; Odorising Natural Gas/Lpg - 1.2 B a)|Research and development at a Part A(1) installation|Disposal Of > 50 T/D Non-Hazardous Waste (> 100 T/D If Only Ad) Involving Physico-Chemical Treatment - 5.4 A(1) a) (ii)|Inorganic Chemicals; Gases Eg Ammonia, - 4.2 A(1) a) (i)|Directly Associated Activity (Included)|Combustion; Any Fuel =>50MW - 1.1 A(1) a)
- Grid reference
- SU4555003660
- Easting
- 445550.000
- Northing
- 103660.000
- All populated source fields
- Permission Number: EPR/BR6996IC; Name: ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED; Activity Type Description: THE LOADING, UNLOADING, HANDLING OR STORAGE OF, OR THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL OR THERMAL TREATMENT OF CRUDE OIL - 1.2 A(1) e) (i)|Inorganic Chemicals; Non Metals Etc Eg Calcium Carbide - 4.2 A(1) a) (v)|Gasification, Liquifac. And Refining; Refining mineral oils. - 1.2 A(1) d)|Disposal Or Recovery Of Hazardous Waste With A Capacity Exceeding 10 Tonnes Per Day Involving Physico-Chemical Treatment - 5.3 A(1) a) (ii)|Gasification, Liquifaction, And Refining; Odorising Natural Gas/Lpg - 1.2 B a)|Research and development at a Part A(1) installation|Disposal Of > 50 T/D Non-Hazardous Waste (> 100 T/D If Only Ad) Involving Physico-Chemical Treatment - 5.4 A(1) a) (ii)|Inorganic Chemicals; Gases Eg Ammonia, - 4.2 A(1) a) (i)|Directly Associated Activity (Included)|Combustion; Any Fuel =>50MW - 1.1 A(1) a); Document URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/so45-1tx-esso-petroleum-company-limited-environmental-permit-issued-eprbr6996icv008; Site Address: Esso Refinery, Esso Refinery, Marsh Lane, Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1TX; Site Postcode: SO45 1TX; Site Grid Reference: SU4555003660; Easting: 445550; Northing: 103660; Local Authority: New Forest; Permission Date: 2007-12-20
An official document URL is recorded and is available through the dedicated source page; no direct external link is placed here.
Esso Refinery Landfill, Windy Corner
XP3792HN · SO45 1TX
- Permit or record holder
- ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED
- Record date
- 23 August 1985
- Local authority
- New Forest
- Regulated site or public record address
- Esso Refinery, Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1TX
- Activity
- A07: Industrial Waste Landfill (Factory curtilage)
- Grid reference
- SU4555003659
- Easting
- 445550.000
- Northing
- 103659.000
- Effective date
- 23 August 1985
- Other official identifiers
- Waste Management Licence No.: 19872; Pre EA Permit Ref: 19872
- All populated source fields
- Permit Number: XP3792HN; Waste Management Licence No.: 19872; Pre EA Permit Ref: 19872; Licence Holder Name: ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY,LIMITED; Site Name: Esso Refinery Landfill, Windy Corner; Site Type: A07: Industrial Waste Landfill (Factory curtilage); Site Address: Esso Refinery, Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1TX; Site Postcode: SO45 1TX; Site Grid Reference: SU4555003659; Easting: 445550; Northing: 103659; Local Authority: New Forest; Status: Closure & Aftercare; Issued Date: 1985-08-23; Date Effective: 1985-08-23
These are candidate company associations. The public-register downloads do not supply Companies House numbers. BritDB requires one unique exact holder-name and postcode match; the regulated site may differ from the registered office, so verify the record at source.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
TRACTORVAP
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 11 August 1949
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 August 2018
CLEVELAND
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 28 April 1931
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 April 2021
THE MILLENNIUM MAZE
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 16,21,25
- Filed / designated
- 28 March 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 March 2010
Trees of Time and Place
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 16,31,35,36,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 24 October 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 October 2007
ELSI
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 12 June 1972
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 June 2007
CLEVELAND
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 3 November 1971
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 November 2006
CLEVELAND TRI-STAR
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 14 October 1969
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 October 2004
Figurative mark
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 1
- Filed / designated
- 28 March 1969
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 March 2014
Figurative mark
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 28 March 1969
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 March 2004
CLEVELAND
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 1
- Filed / designated
- 28 March 1969
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 March 2014
CLEVELAND
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 28 March 1969
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 March 2014
CLEVELAND
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 28 March 1969
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 March 2004
Figurative mark
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 28 March 1968
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 March 2013
AUTO-PRIDE
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 14 July 1967
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 July 2002
AUTO-PRIDE
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 12
- Filed / designated
- 14 July 1967
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 July 2002
WHITE ROSE
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 4 June 1947
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 June 1996
PRATTS
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 29 April 1942
- Valid until / renewal due
- 29 April 2005
CLEVELAND
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 11 October 1933
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 October 2013
CLEVELAND
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 18 March 1932
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 March 2012
ESSOGEN
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 5
- Filed / designated
- 11 February 1927
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 February 1997
ESSOGEN
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 1,2,3,5,28,29,30,31,32
- Filed / designated
- 11 February 1927
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 February 1997
WHITE ROSE SPINDLE OIL ANGLO-AMERICAN OIL COMPANY LIMITED LONDON
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 7 March 1922
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 March 2006
ROYAL DAYLIGHT
Owner Esso Petroleum Company Limited · classes 4
- Filed / designated
- 23 December 1879
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 December 2005
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Exxonmobil Uk Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- United Kingdom
- Legal authority
- England And Wales
- Legal form
- Private Limited
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 3897351
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
Fuel Supply & Delivery to Transport UK East Midlands Railway Depots
TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED · updated 21 October 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Fuel Supply & Delivery to Transport UK East Midlands Railway Depots
TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED · updated 21 October 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Activities of head offices
14 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
2 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Candidate permit and enforcement associations based on a unique exact holder-name and postcode match.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.