ORIOLE RESOURCES PLC
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Cash
£2.5M
+254% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
21
+16.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£645K
-123.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£2,433,000 | -£1,071,000 | -£634,000 | +40.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,427,000 | -£289,000 | -£645,000 | -123.2% | |
| Net profit | -£2,269,000 | -£304,000 | -£647,000 | -112.8% | |
| Cash | £114,000 | £705,000 | £2,496,000 | +254% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £14,324,000 | £15,867,000 | +10.8% | |
| Net assets | £11,401,000 | £11,881,000 | £12,838,000 | +8.1% | |
| Equity | £11,401,000 | £11,881,000 | £12,838,000 | +8.1% | |
| Average employees | 13 | 18 | 21 | +16.7% | |
| Wages | £440,000 | £809,000 | £862,000 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £213,740 | £546,411 | £480,699 | -12% |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -7.5% | -4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.1% | 18.9% | 21.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.38x | 4.46x | 5.49x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ORIOLE RESOURCES PLC 2018-09-04 → present
- STRATEX INTERNATIONAL PLC 2005-10-24 → 2018-09-04
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
“Notwithstanding the loss incurred during the year under review, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will have sufficient access to funds to provide adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being a period of 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. The Group has therefore continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Annual Report and Financial Statements.”
Group structure
- ORIOLE RESOURCES PLC · parent
- Stratex Exploration Ltd 100%
- Stratex West Africa Limited 100%
- RMC Cameroon (BVI) Corp 56.7%
- Reservoir Minerals Cameroon SARL 51%
- Oriole Cameroon SARL 90%
- OrrCam2 SARL 100%
- Stratex Madencilik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti 100%
- Stratex EMC SA 85%
- Oriole Bibemi Limited 100%
- Oriole Mbe Limited 100%
- Oriole Lithium Limited 100%
- Oriole Mbe SARL 90%
- Oriole Limestone SARL 90%
Significant events
- “On 12 January 2026, 107,925,555 warrants over ordinary shares were exercised by warrant holders, increasing the share capital of the company by 107,925,555 shares and raising funds for the Group of £269,814.”
- “On 20 February 2026, the Group announced the completion by BCM International Limited of the Mbe Earn-in, and the consequent recognition of their 50% ownership of that asset, and reduction of Oriole's interest to 40%, pending completion of a restructuring in Cameroon, that will return Oriole's interest to 50%.”
- “On 13 April 2026 Oriole announced a JORC Inferred resource for the Mbe target MB01-N of 360,000oz contained gold.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMEETON, Robert John | Secretary | 2018-06-04 | — | — |
| BAY, Claire Jenna Louise | Director | 2021-07-09 | Mar 1985 | British |
| CARR, Eileen | Director | 2022-02-17 | Jan 1957 | British |
| PELHAM, David Almgren | Director | 2018-09-03 | Sep 1950 | British |
| ROSSER, Martin Lovatt | Director | 2024-05-01 | Feb 1960 | British |
| SMEETON, Robert John | Director | 2018-06-04 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHWOOD, Perry Colin | Secretary | 2005-10-24 | 2018-06-04 |
| SAMUELS, Jacqueline | Secretary | 2005-10-24 | 2005-10-24 |
| ADDISON, Gerald Peter Lacy | Director | 2008-06-09 | 2018-09-03 |
| ASHWOOD, Perry Colin | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2018-06-04 |
| BURNELL, Gavin John | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2007-01-31 |
| COLE-BAKER, John Richard | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| ENGELBRECHT, Marcus David | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2017-11-01 |
| FOORD, Paul James | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2008-02-20 |
| FOSTER, Robert Peter, Dr | Director | 2017-11-27 | 2018-03-01 |
| FOSTER, Robert Peter, Dr | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2016-09-01 |
| HALL, Christopher Raymond John | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| HALL, David | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2014-10-23 |
| LIVESEY, Timothy James | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| MALIM, Andrew Frederic De Paula | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2007-12-31 |
| MCGLOIN, John Francis Gerald | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2022-02-17 |
| PRIESTLEY, Emma Kinder | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2017-10-17 |
| SAMUELS, Jacqueline | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2005-10-24 |
| WORCESTER, Chris Anthony | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2018-09-03 |
| CITY LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-10-24 | 2005-10-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-29 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.