# Prax Milford Haven Refinery Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [00285103](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00285103)
- **Status:** dissolved
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 26 Feb 1934
- **Dissolved:** 12 Aug 2026
- **Registered office:** C/O LARKING GOWEN LLP, 1ST FLOOR PROSPECT HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RE
- **Nature of business:** [99999](/sic/99999) Dormant Company
- **Corporate group:** [Prax Group Holdings Limited](/group/72897) (32 companies)


## Previous names

- Elf Oil UK Limited (until 24 Jun 2003)
- Elf Oil Limited (until 1 Jul 1992)
- Elf Oil (G.B.) Limited (until 1 Apr 1991)
- VIP Petroleum Limited (until 31 Dec 1976)
- Total Milford Haven Refinery Limited (until 4 Mar 2021)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNOCHE, Hubert Wilhelm | director | - | 22 Oct 1992 |
| ROBERTS, Raymond | secretary | - | 31 Dec 1992 |
| VANDY, Michael John | director | - | 1 Oct 1993 |
| VANDY, Michael John | secretary | 31 Dec 1992 | 1 Oct 1993 |
| GUILLON, Alain Henri Rene | director | - | 20 Dec 1993 |
| SANDERS, Michael Antony | director | - | 4 Feb 1994 |
| DU RUSQUEC, Jean | director | - | 24 Nov 1995 |
| BOUCHAUD, Joel | director | - | 24 Nov 1995 |
| VONDERSCHER, Eric Marcel | director | 20 Dec 1993 | 24 Nov 1995 |
| PICHOL THIEVEND, Jean Francois | director | - | 23 Sep 1996 |
| DUJEAN, Alain Vincent | director | 4 Feb 1994 | 23 Sep 1996 |
| DIXON, David Michael | director | - | 7 Nov 1997 |
| TREPANT, Philippe | director | 23 Sep 1996 | 1 Jan 1998 |
| PENNINGTON, Nigel John Lever | secretary | 1 Oct 1993 | 31 Mar 1998 |
| PENNINGTON, Nigel John Lever | director | 1 Oct 1993 | 31 Mar 1998 |
| DE COMBRET, Bernard Claude Christophe Polge | director | 1 Feb 1998 | 22 Feb 2000 |
| MEARY, Vincent Francios | director | 23 Sep 1996 | 22 Feb 2000 |
| CLERET, Christian Boris | director | 22 Oct 1992 | 25 Feb 2000 |
| LASCHINGER, Michael Edgar Alfred | secretary | 10 Aug 1993 | 2 Jun 2000 |
| LONGLEY, Caryl Annette | secretary | 2 Jun 2000 | 31 Oct 2001 |
| PORTEOUS, Ian Reginald | secretary | 1 Apr 1998 | 21 Nov 2001 |
| PORTEOUS, Ian Reginald | director | 1 Apr 1998 | 22 Nov 2001 |
| CHAMPEAUX, Alain | director | 25 Feb 2000 | 29 May 2002 |
| HURLEY, John David | director | 31 Oct 2001 | 29 Apr 2003 |
| JONES, Charles Gary | director | 25 Feb 2000 | 30 Sep 2003 |
| METCALFE, Christopher John | director | 23 Sep 1996 | 19 Dec 2003 |
| DWAN, Aidan Peter | director | 19 Dec 2003 | 28 Feb 2006 |
| PARKES, Robert Christian | director | 28 Feb 2006 | 1 Sep 2007 |
| HUTCHISON, Pierre | director | 19 Dec 2003 | 1 Jun 2008 |
| POYNTER, Russell Gerard | secretary | 1 Nov 2001 | 11 Aug 2008 |
| JONES, Malcolm Frederick | director | 1 Oct 2003 | 1 Nov 2008 |
| DONALDSON, Lynne | director | 1 Sep 2007 | 3 Mar 2010 |
| YOUNG, Lee Ian | secretary | 11 Aug 2008 | 31 Oct 2011 |
| DE MENTEN, Eric | director | 29 May 2002 | 31 Dec 2011 |
| HAREL, Didier Marie Gerard | director | 1 Nov 2008 | 1 Nov 2012 |
| HALL, Aminta Liliana | director | 1 Nov 2012 | 1 Apr 2013 |
| HALL, Aminta Liliana | secretary | 31 Oct 2011 | 1 Apr 2013 |
| BOZEC, Eric Pierre | director | 1 Jun 2008 | 1 Apr 2013 |
| SCHOCKAERT, Tom Nico Michiel | director | 1 Jan 2012 | 17 Feb 2015 |
| BEUCKELAERS, Jacques Louis Delphine | director | 1 Apr 2013 | 6 Oct 2017 |
| STOBSETH-BROWN, Edmund Bretnall | director | 1 Apr 2013 | 29 Jun 2018 |
| CROWHURST, Georgina Violet | secretary | 1 Apr 2013 | 3 Dec 2019 |
| DURAND, Jean-Marc | director | 6 Oct 2017 | 20 Jan 2020 |
| ALEXANDRE, Olivier Jean-Luc Rene | director | 17 Feb 2015 | 20 Jan 2020 |
| EVENO, Guillaume | director | 29 Jun 2018 | 15 Jan 2021 |
| STOBSETH BROWN, Edmund Bretnall | director | 15 Jan 2021 | 1 Mar 2021 |
| BEHRENDS, Thomas | director | 20 Jan 2020 | 1 Mar 2021 |
| BOURRASSE, Francois | director | 20 Jan 2020 | 1 Mar 2021 |
| WOODHOUSE, Stephen | secretary | 3 Dec 2019 | 1 Mar 2021 |
| SMETS, Luc Jean | director | 1 Mar 2021 | 14 Mar 2022 |
| BORNEO, Don Camillo Emilio | director | 1 Mar 2021 | 29 May 2022 |
| SOOSAIPILLAI, Winston Sanjeevkumar | director | 1 Mar 2021 | 4 Jul 2025 |
| PIKE, Nicholas John | director | 4 Jul 2025 |  |
| ELEMENTAL COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED | corporate-secretary | 1 Mar 2021 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Employees |
|---|---|
| 29 Feb 2024 | 0 |



## Owned by

Prax Milford Haven Refinery Limited → [Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited](/company/00564599) → [Prax Downstream UK Limited](/company/00223114) → [Prax Refining Limited](/company/12412073) → [State Oil Limited](/company/04112423) → [Prax Group Limited](/company/13940675)




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