Castrol - About the company
Castrol is a public company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 1899 by Charles Wakefield. It operates as a Producer of engine oils, fuels and lubricants. The company has 588 active competitors, including 7 funded and 80 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Edison, TPC Group and S-Oil.
Company Details
- Website
- www.castrol.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@castrol.com
- Phone Number
- +44 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1899
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Public
Ranked
16th among 588 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£0 - £1M as on Dec 31, 2024
Employee Count
622 as on Aug 31, 2025
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Castrol
Castrol is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CASTROL INDIA LIMITED CIN: L23200MH1979PLC021359 , India, Active | May 31, 1979 | ₹1,000+ Cr (As on Mar 31, 2022) | 622 (As on Aug 31, 2025) | |
Castrol Limited CIN: 149435 , United Kingdom, Active | Jan 22, 1918 | £0 - £1M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | 632 (As on Dec 31, 2021) |
Castrol's IPO details
Castrol got listed on Mar 14, 2014.
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Castrol's funding and investors
Castrol has not raised any funding rounds yet.
Castrol's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Castrol is Charles Wakefield. Mandhir Singh is the CEO of Castrol.
Here are the details of Castrol's key team members:
- Charles Wakefield: Former Founder of Castrol.
- Mandhir Singh: CEO of Castrol. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
- Cesare Guaita: CEO of Castrol.
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Castrol's employee count trend
Castrol has 622 employees as of Aug 25. The total employee count is 3.0% more than what it was in Aug 24. Here is Castrol's employee count trend over the years:
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Castrol's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Castrol include Edison, TPC Group and S-Oil. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Castrol, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Electricity and gas distribution service provider | - | 63/100 | ||
2nd | TPC Group 1943, Houston (United States), Acquired | Producer of petrochemical products and provider of related services | $1.26M | 61/100 | |
3rd |  S-Oil 1976, Seoul (South Korea), Public | Diversified oil and gas midstream firm | - | - | 60/100 |
4th | Gulf Oil 1901, London (United Kingdom), Public | Provider of automotive, agriculture, industrial, marine, fuel retail, and EV products | - | - | 59/100 |
5th | RelaDyne 2010, Cincinnati (United States), Acquired | Distributor of lubricants, fuels, and related equipment and services | $30M | 57/100 | |
6th |  Balmer Lawrie & Co. 1867, Kolkata (India), Public | Diversified conglomerate firm operating across multiple sectors | - | 55/100 | |
7th | - | - | - | 55/100 | |
8th | Pakistan State Oil 1977, Karachi (Pakistan), Funding Raised | Integrated downstream company | - | - | 53/100 |
9th |  Lummus Technology 1907, The Woodlands (United States), Acquired | Developer of process technologies and energy solutions | - | 52/100 | |
10th |  AMSOIL 1969, Superior (United States), Unfunded | Online store that offers premium synthetic lubricants for vehicles and equipment | - | - | 52/100 |
16th | Castrol 1899, London (United Kingdom), Public | Producer of engine oils, fuels and lubricants | - | - | 49/100 |
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Castrol's Investments and acquisitions
Castrol has made 3 investments including Gogoro, myTVS and myTVS. Castrol has not made any acquisitions as of now.Here is the list of its investments:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 03, 2024 | Investments | 2011 | Taipei (Taiwan) | |
Nov 2022 | Investments | 2011 | Panchkula (India) | |
Nov 2022 | Investments | 2003 | Chennai (India) |
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News related to Castrol
Filter this listMedia has covered Castrol for a total of 28 events in the last 1 year, 9 of them have been about company updates and 8 about partnerships.
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Castrol ON PG25 fluids validated for NVIDIA AI factory and data center infrastructurePR Newswire•Aug 18, 2026•Castrol, Nvidia
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Tata Motors, Castrol India partner to launch used engine oil circularity pilot in KarnatakaMoneycontrol•Jun 29, 2026•Tata Motors, Castrol
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INNOVO, Castrol ON, and LiquidStack launch UAE’s first modular AI-ready liquid-cooled data centrecapacityglobal.com•Feb 16, 2026•Castrol, Innovo Group, LiquidStack
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Castrol India Welcomes V Kaushik Vedula as New Vice President of MarketingOnline Media Cafe•Jan 08, 2026•Castrol
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Gogoro, Castrol expand partnership in Vietnam e-scooter marketTech in Asia•Jan 07, 2026•Castrol, Gogoro
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BP is close to selling a majority stake in the Castrol lubricants division for $10 billionnovini247.com•Dec 24, 2025•BP Ventures, Stonepeak, Castrol, TeleTower and 1 other
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HDFC MF Buys Medi Assist Stake; CPP Investment Board Exits Powergrid InvITMoneycontrol•Dec 19, 2025•PGInvIT, Medi Assist, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, CPP Investments and 2 others
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