METALS EXPLORATION PLC
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Cash
£23M
US$ 31,224,696
+9,083.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£100M
US$ 133,550,150
-0.3% vs 2023
Employees
859
+9.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£26M
US$ 34,640,611
-71% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £124,604,079 | £142,894,233 | +14.7% | |
| Operating profit | £21,808,565 | £40,019,755 | +83.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £89,373,791 | £25,895,650 | -71% | |
| Net profit | £89,144,605 | £19,126,919 | -78.5% | |
| Cash | £254,165 | £23,342,077 | +9,083.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £105,528,371 | £105,855,731 | +0.3% | |
| Net assets | £100,121,775 | £99,835,651 | -0.3% | |
| Equity | £100,121,775 | £99,835,651 | -0.3% | |
| Average employees | 786 | 859 | +9.3% | |
| Wages | £8,460,611 | £8,790,311 | +3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £895,452 | £1,797,893 | +100.8% |
Figures converted to GBP from US$ at 0.748 per US$ (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.5% | 28.0% | |
| Net margin | 71.5% | 13.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.7% | 37.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.2% | 23.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.60x | 1.84x | |
| Interest cover | 3.17x | 30.78x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK-adopted international accounting standards
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider the continuing strong operating and financial performance of the Group provides ample evidence that there currently is no material uncertainty surrounding the Company and the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- METALS EXPLORATION PLC · parent
- Metals Exploration Pte Ltd 100%
- FCF Minerals Corporation 100%
- MTL Philippines Ltd 100%
- Faratuk Exploration and Mining Corporation 100%
- Yamang Mineral Corporation Pte Ltd 100%
- Yamang Mineral Corporation 70%
- Yamang Mineral Abra Corporation 79%
Significant events
- “successful acquisitions of Condor Gold Plc ("Condor") and the YMC Group ("YMC")”
- “acquisition of 100% of Condor Gold plc and its Nicaraguan gold assets (which completed in January 2025)”
- “repayment of the Group's external debt in June 2024.”
- “On 28 November 2024, MTL entered into a bridging loan agreement with its second largest shareholder, Drachs Investments No. 3 Limited ("Drachs") whereby Drachs provided a £5,500,000 loan (the "Loan") to be utilised in connection with the acquisition of Condor.”
- “During FY2024, the Company completed the off-market acquisition of 100% of RHL's then 18.6% shareholding in the Company at 5p per share, being 393,513,302 Ordinary Shares for a total outlay of £19,675,665, as part of a wider full and final settlement with RHL.”
- “In April and June 2024, following the exercise of options, the Company issued 19,800,000 new Ordinary Shares. In August 2024, the Company issued 3,785,446 new Ordinary Shares in lieu of a cash bonus to management.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-02-18 | — | — |
| BOWDEN, Darren Patrick | Director | 2019-01-01 | Aug 1969 | Australian |
| CATHER, David Connal | Director | 2024-11-01 | Aug 1959 | British |
| CHUBB, Andrew Howard | Director | 2021-04-22 | Jun 1978 | British |
| LIVESEY, Timothy James | Director | 2022-05-05 | Sep 1967 | British |
| MARSHALL, Robert | Director | 2024-11-01 | Aug 1979 | British |
| SMITH, Steven Miles | Director | 2021-08-31 | Jun 1959 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUDDY, Liam Anthony | Secretary | 2011-04-05 | 2019-02-16 |
| SEMBI, Jaspreet | Secretary | 2008-07-08 | 2011-04-05 |
| SMITH, Steven Miles | Secretary | 2004-07-13 | 2008-07-06 |
| ST JAMES'S SQUARE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-04-08 | 2004-07-13 |
| AYRE, Jeremy William Dowling | Director | 2014-03-06 | 2017-04-07 |
| BARNETT, Philip Charles | Director | 2004-07-13 | 2006-04-25 |
| BEARDSWORTH, Jonathan Paul Bingham | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2012-06-13 |
| CATHER, David Connal | Director | 2021-04-22 | 2023-09-18 |
| DEAN, Timothy James | Director | 2009-01-12 | 2018-05-10 |
| HOLZBERGER, Ian Raymond | Director | 2008-07-08 | 2019-01-24 |
| MAHONEY, Kevin David | Director | 2004-09-29 | 2006-11-06 |
| PARSONS, Edward Foster | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2013-08-01 |
| PEARSON, Jonathan Michael Kuvey | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2010-03-18 |
| POWELL, Gary Raymond | Director | 2004-08-27 | 2009-11-14 |
| SIMOVICI, Lucian Eduard | Director | 2015-01-19 | 2019-02-05 |
| SMITH, Steven Miles | Director | 2004-07-13 | 2008-07-06 |
| STANCLIFFE, Andrew Dean | Director | 2019-02-05 | 2021-08-31 |
| VON SCHIRNDING, Nicholas Kurt | Director | 2024-03-18 | 2025-03-21 |
| WALKER, Guy Redvers | Director | 2011-05-09 | 2024-09-03 |
| WHEELER, Timothy George | Director | 2008-07-08 | 2010-01-08 |
| WHITEHOUSE, Christopher Graham | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2014-12-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Richard Steven | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2012-08-31 |
| WILSON, Julian Graham | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2018-05-10 |
| WRATHALL, Jeremy Bruce Earl | Director | 2021-04-22 | 2022-05-05 |
| ST JAMES'S SQUARE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-04-08 | 2004-07-13 |
| ST JAMES'S SQUARE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-04-08 | 2004-07-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Shamil Anil Chandaria | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-04-03 | Ceased 2024-09-26 |
| Nicholas Anthony Christopher Candy | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2025-06-03 |
| Christian Peter Candy | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2018-05-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 315 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-23 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 12
- 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.