THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION

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Private Limited Company by guarantee without share capital, use of "Limited" exemption
Incorporated25/05/1988 · 38 years old
Other professional scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Net Assets: £189.61K
Cash in Bank: £11.51K
Employees: 0
Next accounts due: 30/09/2026
Filings on record: 24

Registry details

Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.

Registered office: Third Floor Connexions Building, 159 Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 1QJ
Classification (SIC): Other professional scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74.90/9 - SIC 2007)
Accounts type: Small

Company activity

The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.

21/07/2026
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-12-31
View PDF (10 pages)
30/01/2026
Appointment of Mr Michael O'connell as a secretary on 2026-01-29
View PDF (2 pages)
30/01/2026
Termination of appointment of Robert Stanley Tunncliff as a secretary on 2026-01-29
View PDF (1 pages)
06/01/2026
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-31 with no updates
View PDF (3 pages)

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Accounts and confirmation statement

The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.

Annual accounts

Small accounts

Due in 5 days

30/09/2026Filing deadline

Made up to 31/12/2024Due 30/09/2026

Next accounts made up to: 31/12/2025
Last accounts made up to: 31/12/2024

View the last accounts filed (PDF)

Confirmation statement

Confirms the registry record is up to date

Next statement date: 31/12/2026
Last statement dated: 31/12/2024

View the last statement filed (PDF)

See the full filing history

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Financial performance

The latest figures THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.

Net Assets

£189.61K2025

-1.11%vs 2024

2024: £191.74K

Total Assets

£314.90K2025

-10.38%vs 2024

2024: £351.38K

Cash in Bank

£11.51K2025

-83.06%vs 2024

2024: £67.98K

Total Liabilities

£125.30K2025

-21.51%vs 2024

2024: £159.64K

Employees

02025

0vs 2024

2024: 0

Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 83.06% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION.

The full financial record

Four ways through THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.

Net Assets · -9.5% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved 5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figures Nothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios 5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table

Employees

Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.

182021

202022

172023

02024

02025

Year	Employees	Change
2025	0	0
2024	0	-17
2023	17	-3
2022	20	+2
2021	18	–

Reported employee count decreased from 18 in 2021 to 0 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.

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Officers

Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.

Role	Period	Connected companies
Director	24/03/1999–28/02/2001	0
Director	31/01/2013–26/01/2017	2
Director	02/11/2006–05/11/2015	1
Director	16/01/2010–22/11/2018	6
Director	31/03/2000–09/01/2006	23
Director	29/05/2010–27/02/2017	2
Director	27/04/1993–01/09/2016	3
Director	20/03/2003–25/01/2011	11
Director	25/04/1995–Present	2
Director	07/11/2013–23/01/2020	14
Director	26/01/2017–14/11/2024	2
Director	16/05/2013–29/01/2015	1
Director	24/01/2019–12/05/2022	2
Director	24/01/2008–23/10/2008	2
Director	23/01/2020–Present	5
Director	29/01/2010–30/01/2014	15
Director	28/04/1992–20/04/1998	1
Director	29/01/2015–Present	0
Director	27/01/2022–Present	3
Director	25/11/1996–25/03/2003	0
Director	17/03/1992–17/05/1996	0
Director	27/04/1993–01/03/1995	0
Director	24/04/2001–02/11/2006	2
Director	16/05/2000–31/05/2000	2
Director	03/03/1999–25/03/2003	1
Director	20/04/1998–23/10/2008	0
Director	14/04/1997–08/10/2003	0
Director	12/05/2003–19/12/2006	0
Director	20/04/1998–31/03/2000	2
Director	24/04/2001–05/11/2015	2
Director	19/03/1996–08/04/1998	0
Director	31/01/2013–Present	0
Director	02/11/2006–Present	0
Director	24/01/2008–27/02/2009	0
Director	03/04/1996–31/03/2000	0
Director	17/05/1996–20/03/2003	1
Director	17/04/2000–29/01/2015	4
Director	29/04/1997–31/03/2000	0
Director	14/06/1994–03/04/1996	0
Director	01/03/2001–09/01/2006	0
Director	27/04/1993–31/03/2000	0
Director	08/04/1998–19/04/1999	0
Director	22/05/2018–12/05/2022	1
Director	26/04/1994–04/03/1998	1
Director	19/01/2006–23/10/2008	0
Director	23/10/2008–21/12/2012	0
Director	25/05/1988–06/04/1993	0
Director	14/05/2004–Present	1
Director	18/05/2017–16/11/2023	0
Director	27/04/1993–09/08/1995	0
Director	27/04/1993–26/01/2017	0
Director	29/01/2015–02/06/2021	1
Director	18/05/2017–26/01/2023	0
Director	26/01/2017–14/11/2024	0
Director	31/01/2013–30/01/2014	0
Director	27/04/1993–25/04/1995	0
Director	02/06/2021–Present	0
Director	25/04/1995–24/04/1996	0
Director	28/04/1992–25/04/1995	0
Director	05/11/2015–Present	0
Director	17/04/2002–05/11/2015	0
Director	14/06/1999–01/05/2000	0
Director	31/01/2013–15/09/2025	0
Director	14/04/1997–25/03/2003	0
Director	12/05/2022–Present	0
Director	29/01/2015–25/01/2018	0
Director	27/02/2009–Present	0
Director	01/08/1995–01/05/2001	2
Secretary	23/01/2020–16/11/2023	0
Secretary	14/04/1997–12/05/2003	0
Secretary	12/05/2003–19/12/2006	0
Secretary	05/11/2015–23/01/2020	0
Secretary	14/10/2010–05/11/2015	0
Secretary	26/01/2007–14/10/2010	0
Secretary	16/11/2023–14/11/2024	0
Secretary	14/11/2024–29/01/2026	0
Secretary	29/01/2026–Present	0

Persons with significant control

Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.

Person	Period	Connected companies
	31/12/2016–Present	0

Filing history and recent activity

Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.

Filings on record: 24
Last 12 months: 4
Most recent filing: 21/07/2026

What changed in the last year

Accounts filedLatest 21/07/2026
Officer changes (2)Latest 30/01/2026
Confirmation statementLatest 06/01/2026

Filing timeline

21/07/2026
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-12-31
View PDF (10 pages)
30/01/2026
Appointment of Mr Michael O'connell as a secretary on 2026-01-29
View PDF (2 pages)
30/01/2026
Termination of appointment of Robert Stanley Tunncliff as a secretary on 2026-01-29
View PDF (1 pages)
06/01/2026
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-31 with no updates
View PDF (3 pages)
16/09/2025
Termination of appointment of Thomas Daly as a director on 2025-09-15
View PDF (1 pages)
20/06/2025
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
View PDF (10 pages)
07/01/2025
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-31 with no updates
View PDF (3 pages)
27/11/2024
Termination of appointment of Doreen Janette Pooley as a director on 2024-11-14
View PDF (1 pages)
27/11/2024
Appointment of Mr Robert Stanley Tunncliff as a secretary on 2024-11-14
View PDF (2 pages)
27/11/2024
Director's details changed for Robert Stanley Tunncliff on 2024-11-14
View PDF (2 pages)
27/11/2024
Termination of appointment of Clare Louise Scawthorn as a director on 2024-11-14
View PDF (1 pages)
27/11/2024
Termination of appointment of Doreen Janette Pooley as a secretary on 2024-11-14
View PDF (1 pages)

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About THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION

A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION is a private limited company by guarantee without share capital, use of "limited" exemption registered in the United Kingdom, based in Third Floor Connexions Building, 159 Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 1QJ. Companies House classifies its business as Other professional scientific and technical activities n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 38 years 4 months.

The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £189.61K and 0 employees.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION: frequently asked questions

Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.

What does THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION do?

Companies House records THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION under one registered business activity: Other professional scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74.90/9 - SIC 2007).

Is THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION still active?

THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 25/05/1988.

What are THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION's latest reported financials?

The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £189.61K, total assets of £314.90K, cash in bank of £11.51K and total liabilities of £125.30K.

When did THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION last file with Companies House?

The most recent document on the record is dated 21/07/2026: Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-12-31, 2 months ago.

When are THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION's next filings due?

On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2026.

Who runs THE ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION?

Companies House lists 77 officers (12 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.