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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

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31 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 786859 +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 2023-12-312024-12-31
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 0.60x1.84x
Interest cover 3.17x30.78x

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

  1. METALS EXPLORATION PLC · parent
    1. Metals Exploration Pte Ltd 100% · Singapore · Holding and investment company
    2. FCF Minerals Corporation 100% · Philippines · FTAA licensee, holder of mining rights and gold production
    3. MTL Philippines Ltd 100% · Philippines · To hold exploration rights
    4. Faratuk Exploration and Mining Corporation 100% · Philippines · To hold exploration rights
    5. Yamang Mineral Corporation Pte Ltd 100% · Singapore · Holding and investment company
    6. Yamang Mineral Corporation 70% · Philippines · To hold exploration rights
    7. Yamang Mineral Abra Corporation 79% · Philippines · To hold exploration rights

Significant events

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 PDF
2026-03-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-03-03 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-02-24 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-02-12 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-02-02 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-01-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-12-19 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-12-15 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-11-10 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-10-23 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-09-23 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-07-30 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-07-23 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-07-22 PSC08 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control statement PDF
2025-07-22 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-07-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-06-30 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-06-24 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-06-23 MA incorporation Memorandum articles

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
20

last 12 months

Capital events
12

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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