KABANGA NICKEL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-21 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-07
Watchouts
Cash
£282K
USD 377,012
-84.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£44M
USD 58,889,941
-8.1% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£4M
USD -5,176,319
+33.4% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Board of Directors of Kabanga Nickel Limited has evaluated the appropriateness of the going concern basis in preparing the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 and concluded that a material uncertainty exists at the date of the approval of these financial statements. We draw attention to Note 2 to the financial statements, which indicates that the Group and Parent Company is dependent on the continued financial support from the Ultimate Parent Company which is not guaranteed. The Ultimate Parent Company's consolidated financial statements included a material uncertainty related to going concern which may have a direct impact on the Ultimate Parent Company's ability to provide the required financial support to the Group and Parent Company.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£7,173,671 | -£10,619,282 | -£6,014,203 | -£3,606,004 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£7,333,917 | -£10,498,213 | -£5,807,608 | -£3,869,566 | |
| Net profit | -£1,346,338 | — | -£7,333,917 | -£10,498,213 | -£5,807,608 | -£3,869,566 | |
| Cash | £10,553,943 | — | — | — | £1,843,525 | £281,836 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £11,324,979 | — | — | — | £47,892,846 | £44,023,280 | |
| Equity | £11,324,979 | £10,730,736 | £43,899,543 | £80,901,330 | £47,892,846 | £44,023,280 | |
| Average employees | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £21,546 | £128,574 | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
-84.7%
£1,843,525 £281,836
lowest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
-8.1%
£47,892,846 £44,023,280
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Employees
—
Not reported
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Operating profit
+40%
-£6,014,203 -£3,606,004
highest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+33.4%
-£5,807,608 -£3,869,566
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 15.8% | 52.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.36x | 0.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -44.77x | -92.80x | -42.96x | -13.64x |
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
- KABANGA NICKEL LIMITED 2021-01-20 → present
- LZ NICKEL LIMITED 2019-02-08 → 2021-01-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Board of Directors of Kabanga Nickel Limited has evaluated the appropriateness of the going concern basis in preparing the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 and concluded that a material uncertainty exists at the date of the approval of these financial statements. We draw attention to Note 2 to the financial statements, which indicates that the Group and Parent Company is dependent on the continued financial support from the Ultimate Parent Company which is not guaranteed. The Ultimate Parent Company's consolidated financial statements included a material uncertainty related to going concern which may have a direct impact on the Ultimate Parent Company's ability to provide the required financial support to the Group and Parent Company.”
Group structure
- KABANGA NICKEL LIMITED · parent
- Kabanga Holdings Limited 100%
- Kabanga Nickel Company Limited 100%
- Kagera Mining Company Limited 100%
- Romanex International Limited 100%
- Tembo Nickel Corporation Limited 84%
- Tembo Nickel Mining Company Limited 84%
- Tembo Nickel Refining Company Limited 84%
Significant events
- “Kabanga Nickel Limited (KNL) was formed on 8 February 2019.”
- “On 19 January 2021, KNL entered into the Framework Agreement with the Government of Tanzania.”
- “On 30 April 2021, KNL obtained the mining data of the Kabanga Nickel Project.”
- “On 25 October 2021, TNCL was issued a Special Mining License (SML) by the Government of Tanzania.”
- “BHP has made a $10 million investment and a $40 million investment in KNL pursuant to the T1A Loan Agreement, which was subsequently converted into equity on 1 July 2022.”
- “In October 2022, BHP agreed to invest a further $50 million in KNL in the form of equity under the T1B Subscription Agreement, which investment was consummated on 15 February 2023.”
- “The T2 Option Agreement was entered into between BHP, LZL and KNL in October 2022.”
- “publication of the Kabanga 2024 Mineral Resource Update Technical Report Summary, which has an effective date of 4th December 2024.”
- “On 2 June 2025, the Company filed its Initial Assessment Technical Report Summary for the Kabanga Nickel Project.”
- “In April 2025, KNL announced a new staging plan for the Kabanga Nickel Project.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Spencer | Director | 2023-09-11 | Nov 1977 | British |
| HOFMAIER, Ingo | Director | 2023-09-11 | Dec 1975 | Austrian |
| O'DWYER, Jeff | Director | 2023-09-11 | Aug 1970 | New Zealander |
| SHOWALTER, Christopher Michael | Director | 2019-02-08 | Jun 1975 | American |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIDDELL, Keith Stuart | Director | 2019-02-08 | 2023-09-11 |
| PENNANT-REA, Rupert Lascelles | Director | 2019-02-20 | 2023-08-31 |
| VON CHRISTIERSON, Chris Ingmar | Director | 2019-02-08 | 2023-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifezone Metals Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-06 | Active |
| Keith Stuart Liddell | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2019-02-08 | Ceased 2019-12-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-02-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.