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REGISTERED NUMBER: SC070886 (Scotland)















Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

for

Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited

Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited (Registered number: SC070886)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023




Page

Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 4


Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023







DIRECTORS: Mrs A Hughes
Mr A West
Mr A West jnr





REGISTERED OFFICE: 82 Burns Road
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB15 4NS





REGISTERED NUMBER: SC070886 (Scotland)





ACCOUNTANTS: SBP
Accountants
2 Cross Street
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 9EQ

Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited (Registered number: SC070886)

Balance Sheet
31 December 2023

31.12.23 31.12.22
Notes $    $    $    $   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 4 1,384,156 1,318,909
Investments 5 600,000 600,000
1,984,156 1,918,909

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 6 1,741,706 337,205
Cash at bank 562,235 1,822,538
2,303,941 2,159,743
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 7 40,037 154,563
NET CURRENT ASSETS 2,263,904 2,005,180
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

4,248,060

3,924,089

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 8 1,071,465 1,071,465
Accumulated comprehensive
income 9 636,098 635,668
Retained earnings 9 2,540,497 2,216,956
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 4,248,060 3,924,089

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
(a)ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited (Registered number: SC070886)

Balance Sheet - continued
31 December 2023


The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 September 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





Mr A West - Director


Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited (Registered number: SC070886)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in Scotland. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements have been prepared in US Dollars ($).

Going concern
The directors have considered the company forecasts and projections and have taken account of present and likely future trading performance and have taken the view that it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Turnover
Turnover represents amounts receivable from the company's oil and gas interests in the United States of America, shown gross of relevant production taxes where applicable. Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that economic benefit will flow to the company and when its value can be measured with a sufficient degree of certainty and reliability. All income is recognised in the accounting period to which it relates.

Tangible fixed assets
The capitalised costs of wells in production are amortised field by field on a unit of production basis. Amortisation is calculated by reference to the proportion that production for the period bears to the total estimated commercial reserves remaining. Carrying values are assessed annually by reference to estimated remaining commercial reserves and adjusted accordingly. The net value reported is based on initial cost less annual amortisation and net accumulated impairment losses.

Capitalised costs of other assets are depreciated on a straight line basis over their estimated economic lives as follows:

Office equipment: 25% straight line

All office equipment was fully written down in previous years so there was no depreciation charge in the year under report.

Fixed asset investments
Fixed asset investments are stated at estimated valuation based on engineering reports prepared by suitably qualified parties. This policy became effective from 1 January 2016.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current taxation on calculated taxable profits. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.


Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited (Registered number: SC070886)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Taxation & deferred tax
Deferred tax is calculated in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

The value of the deferred tax asset is noted in the financial statements but is not recognised within the Balance Sheet.

Foreign currencies
The functional currency of the company is US Dollars. This reflects the fact that the US Dollar is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates and generates net cash flows.

Transactions in other currencies are recorded using the average rate of exchange over the course of the financial year. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in other currencies are translated using the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date and the gains or losses on translation are included in the profit and loss account. The rate prevailing as at 31 December 2023 in relation to UK sterling was 1.2735 (2022: 1.2065).

Exploration and development expenditure
Oil and gas activities are accounted for in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting for Oil and Gas Exploration, Development, Production and Decommissioning Activities' issued by the Oil Industry Accounting Committee dated 7 June 2001.

The company adopts the successful efforts basis of accounting in respect of the costs of exploration and development of oil and gas reserves.

Under this method the costs of successful exploration drilling including development costs and costs to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire an oil and gas property are capitalised and amortised by a depletion charge to revenue, based on the unit of production method whereby the amortisation is related to the depletion of the reserves occurring in the accounting period. Changes in estimates of reserves effecting unit of production calculations for amortisation are accounted for prospectively over the estimated remaining commercial reserves.

The costs of geological and geophysical work, of contributions to the operator's overheads where the company is not the operator, and of successful exploration wells, are generally written off to revenue.

Significant estimation techniques
Production forecasts and reserves are estimated using standard techniques of petroleum engineering. These techniques combine geophysical and geological knowledge with detailed information concerning reservoir porosity and permeability distributions and fluid characteristics with estimates of recovery efficiencies from studies or field analogues. There is uncertainty in the measurement and interpretation of the basic data.

Changes in estimates affecting unit of production calculations for depreciation are accounted for prospectively over the estimated remaining commercial reserves of each field.

Decommissioning costs
Provision is made for decommissioning costs to the extent that the company is required to carry out such activities under its contractual commitments.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 2 (2022 - 10 ) .

Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited (Registered number: SC070886)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Wells in Office
production equipment Totals
$    $    $   
COST
At 1 January 2023 15,701,237 4,644 15,705,881
Additions 180,000 - 180,000
At 31 December 2023 15,881,237 4,644 15,885,881
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023 14,382,328 4,644 14,386,972
Charge for year 186,888 - 186,888
Impairments (72,135 ) - (72,135 )
At 31 December 2023 14,497,081 4,644 14,501,725
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 1,384,156 - 1,384,156
At 31 December 2022 1,318,909 - 1,318,909

Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited (Registered number: SC070886)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued

Impairment charges
Impairment charges are calculated based on the estimated remaining commercial value of the wells and as such the valuations can vary from year to year dependent upon the level of estimated remaining oil and gas reserves and the prevailing market price of these resources.

Wells in production consist of the following interests in the USA:

Justin (US $785,000)
Following due consideration of all relevant factors, the directors took the view in the 2019 financial year to reduce the value of the interest in the Justin wells to nil. This remained the position in the 2020 financial year but, following the recommencement of production with positive ongoing prospects, the directors reassessed the position and restated the value at $785,000 in the 2021 financial statements. The position continues to be reviewed on an annual basis and the estimated valuation as at 31st December 2023 was also $785,000.

CMO (US $66,355)
The Company holds a 2.5% working interest within a block in Logan County, Oklahoma. Based on an Engineering Report prepared by the company's US agent and overviewed by the Board, the value of the wells, using a discount rate of 9%, was estimated at US$66,355 as at 31 December 2023 (2022: $78,939).

Cimarron (US $134,564)
The Company holds working interests of between 2.8% and 10.7% in four producing wells in Logan County, Oklahoma. Based on an Engineering Report prepared by the company's US agent and overviewed by the Board, the value of the operational wells was estimated using a 9% discount factor to be US$134,564 as at 31 December 2023 (2022: $260,283).

Other interests (US $218,236)
Various other working, over-riding royalty and mineral interests and development prospect leasehold positions were valued at $218,236 (2022: $159,148). In addition, costs of $180,000 have been capitalised in respect of a well to be developed during 2024.


Net commercial oil & gas reserve quantities:
Net commercial oil and gas reserve quantities for the year ended 31 December 2023 in respect of Cimarron, CMO, Justin, Kleckner and O'Neall.


Oil -BblGas - McF
Net Commercial Reserves2023202220232022

Beginning of year - commercial developed7,8918,7211,298,9991,178,425

Revision of previous estimates11,64136198,842249,304
Production-778-866-125,469-128,730
New wells/extensions - Justin re-instated- - -
Disposals- - - -

Net commercial reserves at end of year18,7547,8911,372,3721,298,999


Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited (Registered number: SC070886)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

5. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Other
investments
$   
COST
At 1 January 2023
and 31 December 2023 1,064,282
PROVISIONS
At 1 January 2023
and 31 December 2023 464,282
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 600,000
At 31 December 2022 600,000

31.12.23
$
Net value of investment brought forward at 1st January 2016 30,842
Revaluation 2016 418,869
Revaluation 2017 -102,934
Revaluation 2018 75,781
Revaluation 2019 29,135
Revaluation 2020 38,951
Revaluation 2021 109,356
Revaluation 2022 & 2023 0
Closing value as at 31st December 2023 600,000

The value of Fixed Asset Investments comprises an over-riding royalty interest in producing oil and gas wells at Green Canyon and Ewing Bank in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Louisiana. The valuation of the investment was adversely affected in 2019 due to the temporary closure of wells but during the 2020 financial year, new wells were added and overall production increased. Following due consideration by the directors, based on information provided by the operator, the valuation was increased to $490,644 in the 2020 financial statements and to $600,000 in the 2021 financial statements. Based on the income generated from the investment in recent years and on forecast engineering reports, the directors took the view that the reported valuation should remain at $600,000.

6. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.23 31.12.22
$    $   
Trade debtors 164,853 331,659
Other debtors 1,576,853 5,546
1,741,706 337,205

The balance of Other Debtors includes an unsecured loan balance of $1,520,000 to the company's controlling party, Fetlar Energy Ltd.

Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited (Registered number: SC070886)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

7. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.23 31.12.22
$    $   
Taxation and social security 93 132,668
Other creditors 39,944 21,895
40,037 154,563

8. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 31.12.23 31.12.22
value: $    $   
664,804 Ordinary £1 1,071,465 1,071,465

9. RESERVES
Accumulated
Retained comprehensive
earnings income Totals
$    $    $   

At 1 January 2023 2,216,956 635,668 2,852,624
Profit for the year 323,541 323,541
Accumulated comprehensive
income - 430 430
At 31 December 2023 2,540,497 636,098 3,176,595

Other comprehensive income for the current year comprises the gain on conversion of sterling (£) balances held to the reporting currency of US Dollars ($).

The balance of accumulated comprehensive income also includes the sum of $569,158 being the non distributable accumulated gain on revaluation of the Green Canyon ORI Fixed Asset Investment.

10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Mr R.McColl is a director of McColl and Associates Limited, which provides company secretarial services on a fee basis to the Company. In 2023 these fees amounted to US$21,134 (2022: US$20,200). Mr McColl resigned as a director on 23 March 2023.

The balance of Other Debtors includes an unsecured loan balance of $1,520,000 to the company's controlling party, Fetlar Energy Ltd. Whilst the loan is considered short-term, there are no fixed terms of repayment and no interest is accrued.

11. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The company is controlled by Fetlar Energy Ltd.

Fishermen's Petroleum Company Limited (Registered number: SC070886)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

12. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

Deferred tax
A deferred tax asset of US$170K (2022: $154K) in relation to differences between accumulated depreciation and amortisation and capital allowances has not been recognised.

Decommissioning costs
The directors have reviewed the company's obligations in respect of decommissioning and have concluded that no provision is necessary as the directors estimate that there is no liability in respect of the Company's interests.