BEZANT RESOURCES PLC
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Cash
£560k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£6m
Equity attributable
Employees
5
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£6.1m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
There is a material uncertainty related to the conditions as disclosed in Note 1.1 that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore the Group may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,046,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,106,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£6,106,000 | — | |
| Cash | £560,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,975,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £5,975,000 | — | |
| Equity | £5,975,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 5 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £158,881 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -17.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | -5.94x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BEZANT RESOURCES PLC 2007-07-09 → present
- TANZANIA GOLD PLC 2006-09-27 → 2007-07-09
- VOSS NET PLC 1994-09-19 → 2006-09-27
- YIELDBID PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1994-04-13 → 1994-09-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK adopted International Accounting Standards
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“There is a material uncertainty related to the conditions as disclosed in Note 1.1 that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore the Group may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Group structure
- BEZANT RESOURCES PLC · parent
- Tanzania Gold Limited 100%
- Virgo Resources Limited 100%
- Hope Copper Gold Investments Ltd 100%
- KPZ International Limited 30%
- Hope Namibia Copper Gold Holdings Ltd 100%
- Anglo Tanzania Gold Limited 100%
- Hepburn Resources Pty Ltd 100%
- Hope and Gorob Mining Pty Ltd 70%
- Hope Namibia Exploration Pty Ltd 80%
- Metrock Resources Pty Ltd 100%
- Coastal Resources Pty Ltd 100%
- Coastal Minerals Proprietary Limited 100%
- Cypress Sources Proprietary Limited 100%
- Namibia NZLM Holdings Ltd 100%
- Kalengwa Processing Zone Limited 30%
- Tsoaxaub Metals (Proprietary) Limited 90%
Significant events
- “On 11 March 2026 announced the appointment of Unitrans Namibia Pty Ltd ("Unitrans") under an exclusive Mining and Logistics Services Agreement in relation to the Hope and Gorob project.”
- “On 24 March 2026 the Company announced the purchase by the group of an additional 20% shareholding in Hope and Gorob Mining Pty Limited... the Bezant group, will hold a 90% shareholding in Hope & Gorob.”
- “On 31 March 2026 the Company announced a fundraising of £2,070,000 at 0.065 pence per Ordinary Share and the issue of shares to settle accrued fees of £7,166.”
- “On 11 June 2026 the Company announced a US$7 million (approx. £5.2 million) secured prepayment facility and offtake agreement with Hartree Metals LLC and that the repayment date for the £700,000 drawdown under the Sanderson Capital Facility Agreement had been extended to 30 September 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLARDICE, Michael Graham | Secretary | 2023-06-01 | — | — |
| BIRD, Colin | Director | 2018-03-02 | Nov 1943 | British |
| KIRBY, Evan | Director | 2008-12-04 | Mar 1951 | Australian,British |
| SAMTANI, Raju | Director | 2020-10-26 | Dec 1968 | British |
| SIAPNO, Ronnie Bongon | Director | 2007-10-25 | Jan 1964 | Filipino |
| SLOWEY, Edward Patrick | Director | 2020-10-26 | Nov 1950 | Irish |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE, Martha Blanche Waymark | Secretary | 2002-04-08 | 2004-01-23 |
| BURNS, Robert | Secretary | 1999-11-29 | 2002-04-08 |
| PALFREEMAN, Kevin Creedon | Secretary | 1994-08-31 | 1995-12-05 |
| PRESCOTT, Gerard Martin | Secretary | 1999-02-12 | 1999-11-29 |
| SHARMA, Sandeep | Secretary | 1995-12-05 | 1998-04-16 |
| WAVING, Keith John | Secretary | 1998-04-16 | 1998-11-18 |
| DYE & DURHAM SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-02-07 | 2023-05-31 |
| INTERNATIONAL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-12-12 | 2006-11-03 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-04-13 | 1994-08-31 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-11-21 | 2023-02-07 |
| BERGBRANT, Arne | Director | 1994-08-31 | 1998-04-02 |
| BERGBRANT, Gosta Karl Erik | Director | 1994-09-23 | 1998-04-02 |
| BURCHNALL, Mark Langley | Director | 2006-09-27 | 2008-12-04 |
| BURNS, Robert | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2002-01-31 |
| CARTER, Roger Spencer James | Director | 1998-11-18 | 2000-06-22 |
| CHAMBERS, Denis Edward | Director | 2004-12-03 | 2006-09-27 |
| DOUGHTY, Robert Paul | Director | 1998-04-02 | 1998-08-27 |
| GILBERT, Jeremy Andrew | Director | 1999-10-14 | 2004-02-12 |
| GUINAN, Edward Joseph | Director | 1997-07-23 | 1998-11-18 |
| HELLMAN, Thomas Chrystie | Director | 2004-02-12 | 2004-12-08 |
| HOPKINS, David Anthony | Director | 2006-09-27 | 2007-10-25 |
| KERR, Alistair | Director | 1998-04-02 | 1999-04-21 |
| KNIFTON, Leo Ernest Vaughan | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2004-12-08 |
| NEALON, Edward Francis Gerrard | Director | 2014-09-02 | 2018-03-02 |
| NEALON, Gerard Anthony | Director | 2004-12-02 | 2013-09-27 |
| O'CONNELL, Bernard Joseph | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2003-12-12 |
| OLISA, Kenneth Aphunezi, Sir | Director | 1994-09-23 | 1997-07-23 |
| OLIVIER, Bernard, Dr | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2018-01-12 |
| PALFREEMAN, Kevin Creedon | Director | 1994-08-31 | 1995-12-05 |
| READ, Laurence Thomas Martin | Director | 2012-10-15 | 2020-06-26 |
| SHARMA, Sandeep Kumar | Director | 1994-09-23 | 1998-05-06 |
| SINCLAIR POULTON, Clive | Director | 2006-09-27 | 2008-02-11 |
| STURGESS, Melissa Josephine | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2007-10-25 |
| TONKS, Martin John | Director | 1998-11-18 | 1999-09-20 |
| WAVING, Keith John | Director | 1998-01-08 | 1998-11-18 |
| WELLER, William Nigel Valentine | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2006-05-22 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-04-13 | 1994-08-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-04-13 | 1994-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 378 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 13
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.