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Prax Exploration & Production PLC

In Administration 7 years old · 3,525th oldest of 4,506 · incorporated in the 2010s

Company number12157790
StatusIn Administration
Incorporated15/08/2019
Accounts last made up to29/02/2024
Next accounts due31/08/2025
Accounts typeFULL

Registered office

C/O TENEO FINANCIAL ADVISORY LTD, THE COLMORE BUILDING, 20 COLMORE CIRCUS, BIRMINGHAM, B4 6AT

Other PLCs registered in Birmingham

Online

No website could be identified for this company.

Insolvency

Companies House publishes one insolvency case for this company.

Administration case 1

Administration started 29/09/2025

Appointed to this case:

  • Daniel James Mark Smith Insolvency practitioner The Colmore Building 20 Colmore Circus, Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6AT
  • Matthew Mawhinney Insolvency practitioner C/O Teneo Financial Advisory Limited The Colmore Building, 20 Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6AT

Case types, dates and the names of appointed practitioners as published by Companies House. An insolvency case is a matter of record and says nothing about how or why a company came to be in one.

Filing history

This company has 59 documents on its Companies House record. The most recent accounts were filed on 05/12/2024. Its last confirmation statement or annual return was filed on 01/04/2025.

Filings: officer changes20
Filings: accounts9
Filings: insolvency6
Filings: confirmation statements6
Filings: name changes6
Filings: address changes3

The most recent filings

Insolvency filing 16/09/2026
Insolvency filing 07/05/2026
Insolvency filing 03/12/2025
Insolvency filing 30/10/2025
Insolvency filing 09/10/2025
Registered office changed 03/10/2025
Insolvency filing 03/10/2025
Director's details changed 25/07/2025
Director appointed 18/07/2025
Director resigned 18/07/2025

This is the list of documents filed, not their contents. A line saying accounts were filed records that they were filed and when; it says nothing about turnover, profit or assets, which are inside the documents themselves and are not published here. Read the filings on the Companies House record.

Who runs it

The register lists 4 current officers and 8 who have resigned.

ELEMENTAL COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED Corporate secretaryappointed 21/04/2020
Alessandro Agostini Directorappointed 14/03/2023
Iain Charles Mckendrick Directorappointed 14/03/2023
Nicholas John Pike Directorappointed 06/07/2025

Who controls it

Companies must record the people or entities with significant control. The register shows 1 current entry.

State Oil Limited
Owns 75% to 100% of the shares; Holds 75% to 100% of the voting rights; Can appoint and remove directors
since 28/02/2020

Charges

No charges are registered against this company.

Officers, controllers and charges are as recorded on the Companies House register on 13/10/2026, and the register changes daily. Appearing here is not an allegation about anyone. Read the current record on the Companies House record.

What it does

This page is compiled from the public register. Companies House does not verify the information filed with it, so treat everything here as what the company reported rather than as established fact. For filings, officers and charges, see the official Companies House record.

On the register

  • 3,525th oldest of 4,506 PLCs
  • One of the 2010s cohort
  • In Administration

There are 4,506 PLCs in Britain, under a tenth of one per cent of the register. The whole count.

Register data as at 2026-09-01 Download the full register (CSV)